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2Palliative Care Consult Service – Community (Urban)
Phone 403.944.2304
Fax 403.270.9652
Guidelines for Palliative Care Consult Service – Community (Urban)
Consult Requests
The Palliative Care Consult Service provides support to patients, families, Home Care clinicians and family
practitioners with concerns regarding the management of adult patients with palliative symptoms and/or issues
related to his/her life-limiting disease. The team is comprised of palliative physicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists
and a Clinical Specialist in End-Stage Pulmonary Disease.
The Palliative Care Consult Service – Community (Urban) can be consulted for the following
Palliative pain and symptom management for patients with a life-limiting disease.
Psychosocial and spiritual concerns that relate to end of life care.
Educational support for patients and families regarding disease progression, prognosis and the goals
of palliative care.
To support the management of palliative patients in the community, access to palliative community
resources and/or facilitating transitions to hospice.
Some patients seen by the Consult Service may not require transfer to Palliative Home Care. Patients
recommended for transfer have palliative symptom issues that require ongoing assessment and management.
Prognosis is anticipated to be within 6 months and the goal of care is comfort and symptom management.
How to make a request for a Palliative Consult in the Community (Urban)
The patient must be on Home Care to be seen by the Consult Team (exceptions are made by the team).
Complete the Palliative Care Consult Service – Community (Urban) Consult Request Form
Fax the completed form to the Clinical Program Assistant at 403.270.9652.
If the consult is urgent, please call 403.944.2304. An urgent referral is appropriate when pain or
symptom management recommendations are needed within 24-48 hours.
If an in-person visit is not possible, then a phone consult may be provided.
If consult requests are emergent (same day), the patient’s physician can obtain immediate phone
advice from a Palliative Care Physician Consultant by contacting RAAPID at 403-944-4486
The referral will be sent to the appropriate Consult team member. You will be contacted by the team
member to discuss the patient further with a joint visit preferred. If you have not been contacted within
7 business days, please call 403.944.2304 to inquire regarding the consult.
What to expect from a Palliative Consultation:
The completed Consult Note with recommendations will be faxed to the patient’s Community Care Coordinator
to be placed in the working fi le. The consult note will also be sent to appropriate health care professionals
involved with the patient (i.e. ALS clinic, TBCC, Family Physician).
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