This month we will return to a topic we last covered in 2015 - Palliative Care. We will once again be joined by Christian Sinclair (@ctsinclair), a palliative and hospice medical care physician, editor of Pallimed and founder of the #hpm community on Twitter.
More people are familiar with palliative care now, although there is still confusion as to what palliative care is versus hospice. Did you know that some are providing palliative care through Telemedicine? Did you know that ASCO issued a guideline on the Integration of Palliative Care on Standard Oncology Care? Join us as we discuss these topics.
T1: What do you think of when you hear the term "palliative care"? What does it mean to you?
T2: What is the technical definition of "palliative care"? How is it related to yet different from hospice care? Is there still a lot of confusion between the two?
T3: When do cancer patients tend to get referred to a palliative care specialist? Do you find this to be a tricky conversation? Patients - Did anyone on your care team discuss palliative care with you?
T4: Why is knowledge of and access to palliative care throughout cancer treatment important? Does Medicare/Insurance cover palliative care? Are there specialists in rural areas?
T5: What are medical and advocacy organizations doing to promote palliative care for cancer patients? How can patients advocate for themselves?
T6: What do you wish you knew about palliative care at the beginning of your experience with a cancer-related diagnosis? For those who have worked with a palliative care specialist, what was most helpful? most challenging?
You can learn more about palliative care by checking these resources:
- NCI https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/advanced-cancer/care-choices/palliative-care-fact-sheet
- Cancer.net https://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/how-cancer-treated/palliative-care/caring-symptoms-cancer-and-its-treatment
See you at 9pm ET ( 8pm CT, 6pm PT) on May 9, 2018!
Dee
#gyncsm co-founder
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