Building a Transdisciplinary Approach to Palliative Care in an Acute Care Setting

Bibliographic Data

ID13630305
AuthorsDonnelle Daly (Clinical Resource Management, Palomar Health, corresponding author), Stephen Chavez Matzel (Clinical Resource Management, Palomar Health)
Year2013
Volume67
Issue1-2
Pages43-51
Publication date2013-06-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/om.67.1-2.e
PMID23977778
OpenAlexW2332723697
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited6

A transdisciplinary team is an essential component of palliative and end-of-life care. This article will demonstrate how to develop a transdisciplinary approach to palliative care, incorporating nursing, social work, spiritual care, and pharmacy in an acute care setting. Objectives included: identifying transdisciplinary roles contributing to care in the acute care setting; defining the palliative care model and mission; identifying patient/family and institutional needs; and developing palliative care tools. Methods included a needs assessment and the development of assessment tools, an education program, community resources, and a patient satisfaction survey. After 1 year of implementation, the transdisciplinary palliative care team consisted of seven palliative care physicians, two social workers, two chaplains, a pharmacist, and End-of-Life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC) trained nurses. Palomar Health now has a palliative care service with a consistent process for transdisciplinary communication and intervention for adult critical care patients with advanced, chronic illness

Acute care · Health care · Palliative care · Political science · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy

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