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Palliative Care. Our journey is just beginning Palliative Care Talking Points Palliative Care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It is focused on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain and


  1. Palliative Care…. Our journey is just beginning

  2. Palliative Care Talking Points • Palliative Care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. • It is focused on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain and stress of serious illness – whatever the diagnosis 2

  3. Palliative Care Talking Points • The goal of Palliative Care is to relieve suffering, enhance communication and provide the best possible quality of life for both the patient and family • Utilizing a team approach of medical specialists, Palliative Care provides patients and physicians with additional resources for support 3

  4. Palliative Care Team Vincent Balestrino, MD Charlene Amato, LCSW plus a physician extender, yet to be determined 4

  5. Palliative Care Committee Rodney Rutkowski, chair Charlene Amato Vincent Balestrino Lora Cox-Vance Iris Douglas Eric Griffin Amy Haugh Richard Hoffmaster Marjorie Jacobs Kim Klamut Trish Klatt Cindy Paner Michelle Reiss Zeina Saliba Denise Stahl John Tychonievich 5

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