What is Advanced Illness and Palliative Care Consultation?
The Advanced Illness Coordinated Care and Palliative Care Consult Programs provide care to veterans with advancing or terminal illness. The specially trained staff from both programs provide guidance and support to and their families during the advancement of a disease or terminal illness. The Advanced illness Coordinated Care Program provides patients and their families’ access to a registered nurse or social worker who can assist them in getting information on their illness and types oft treatment available. Working with patients, their families and the patient’s healthcare team they also provide guidance on treatment, and counseling to patients and their families in coping with advance illness. The Palliative Care Consult Teams includes, physicians, and medical care provider, symptom and pain management specialists, nurses, pharmacists and social workers who can help veterans their families and the patient’s healthcare team with managing pain, assisting with referrals to needed serv
