Inside Palliative Care: What YOU should know!

Join me as my guest Tracey Piparo, PA-C takes us into the world of palliative care! Uncover the misconceptions, challenges, and heartwarming aspects of this unique medical specialty. Find out if you truly grasp its importance, and learn which patients can benefit most from palliative care. Also, gain valuable insights into the personalities best suited for this field and the crucial experience needed for success. Don't miss this eye-opening discussion that sheds light on the vital role palliative care plays in healthcare. Watch now to broaden your understanding and perspective!
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NCCPA Palliative Care CAQ: www.nccpa.net/specialty-certi...
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Physician Associates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine: www.pahpm.org/
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:57 Does Palliative Care = Hospice?
02:51 PAs in Palliative
03:31 Referring to Palliative Care
04:08 NPs in Palliative
05:15 Patient Population Seen
06:53 Conditions Seen in Palliative
08:30 Goals of Palliative Care Vs Hospice
12:27 All Providers Should Be Addressing This
13:04 Work Settings in Palliative
14:44 Time & Pt Counts in Palliative
15:50 Type of Provider Best for Palliative
17:09 Is Palliative Depressing?
17:49 Experience Needed to Work in Palliative
20:27 How To Transition Into Palliative Care
22:08 Salary in Palliative
23:46 Palliative Care Social Media
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[@TheMedicineCouch]

Do you have an experience with palliative care? Tell us about it!

[@miryanacolton5674]

As a RN case manager I found that it’s the Palliative Care team that is burdensome. Often the patient is ready for Hospice and PC team keeps them second guessing their decisions. They wouldn’t let the patients go - much like Oncology Dr wouldn’t stop treatments. The patient gets awfully confused. They are ready for end of life and Hospice but the PC team wants to continue palliation of care and didn’t want to talk to the patients about Hospice. Since the “H” word became taboo the hospice grp got pushed out of the inpatient hospital environment and was replaced by the “softer” version of Palliative Care. Before I retired I was trying to get the Hospice grp integrated back in so that patients could truly have a choice and talk to hospice directly themselves so that they could then make a decision how to proceed in their treatment process.

[@TheMedicineCouch]

Thanks for sharing your experiences. That’s too bad that this happens sometimes. I would think it is definitely different among different palliative care teams. I also imagine that it’s a difficult line to walk between being realistic about outcomes, but also not letting patients go to hospice over what could be perceived as some more momentary depression. I totally agree that patients should know all their options, however and decision should be up to them.