Implementation issues relevant to outpatient neurology palliative care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing interest in the application of palliative care principles to improve care for patients and families affected by neurologic diseases. We developed an interdisciplinary outpatient clinic for patients and families affected by neurologic disorders to better address the problems faced by our highest need patients. We have developed and improved this program over the past three years and share several of our most important lessons as well as ongoing challenges and areas where we see our clinic evolving in the future.

Methods

We provide a description of our clinic logistics, including key steps in the initiation of the clinic, and provide descriptions from similar clinics at other institutions to demonstrate some of the variability in this growing field.

SUBMITTER: Kluger BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12926899 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature