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10/31/06

 

What is Palliative Care?

    Palliative care is aimed at the relief of suffering and the improvement of the
    quality of life for persons who are living with or dying from advanced illness or are
    bereaved.  Palliative care aims to treat all active issues, prevent new issues from
    occurring and  promote opportunities for meaningful and valuable experiences,
    personal and spiritual growth and self-actualization. (CHPCA 2002)

What is the Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation?

The primary element of the program is a core team of health care professionals who specialize in palliative care and who offer assessment and management of palliative pain and symptoms. The core team includes physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and pastoral staff and a consultant. The team is available to support the consultant who educates an mentors health care providers throughout Peterborough, Northumberland, City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton counties. The overall program is carried out by a collaboration of local hospital and palliative care organizations within these four counties.

Who does the program serve?

The program serves those who are seriously ill by providing specialized palliative care support and consultation to community health care providers such as family physicians, nurses, Access Centre case managers, and staff of long term care facilities.

What is the goal of the service?

The goal of the Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation is to provide a service that is comprehensive and readily available throughout Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton counties.

How does the service help?

  • Linking community health care providers to the core team of palliative care consultants who provide advice and recommendations on palliative cases of a complex nature.
  • Educating health care professionals and community groups through lectures, special publications and presentations.

How is contact established with the service?

The office of the consultant is located at:

  • Hospice Peterborough
    439 Rubidge Street
    Peterborough, Ontario
    K9H 4E4
    Telephone: (705) 742-4042


Program Consultant:

  • Patti Stanton

Office hours:

  • Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Alternative Pain and Symptom Management Resource (anytime):

  • Palliative Care Unit
    Peterborough Regional Health Centre
    Rogers Street Site
    384 Rogers Street
    Peterborough, Ontario
    Telephone - direct line: (705) 740-8050 or fax: (705) 742-7608

    OR
     
  • Palliative Care Nurse Consultant - Theresa Morris
    Telephone:  (705) 743-2121 ext. 2406

The contact numbers for the Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultant are:

The consultation service is funded by the Ministry of Health.  There is no charge for this service.

Regional Palliative Care Resources:  
Hospice Kawartha Lakes hamiltonkhkl@nexicom.net or (705) 324-2811
Hospice Northumberland Lakeshore www.hospicenorthumberland.ca
Palliative Care Services Campbellford cdpcs@on.aibn.com
SIRCH Community Services and Consulting ( Haliburton) www.sirch.on.ca
Northumberland Hills Hospital - Palliative Care Unit (905) 372-6811 ext. 3219
Ross Memorial Hospital - Palliative Care Unit (705) 324-6111 ext. 4918