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Palliative Care = Supportive Care

Palliative Care = Supportive Care. NOT synonymous with end of life care. Palliative Care…. “ is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided together with curative treatment. ”. VALUE OF EARLIER PALLIATIVE CARE. Clinical

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Palliative Care = Supportive Care

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  1. Palliative Care = Supportive Care NOT synonymous with end of life care

  2. Palliative Care….. • “is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided together with curative treatment.”

  3. VALUE OF EARLIER PALLIATIVE CARE • Clinical • Better symptom control- ↑ Quality of Life • ↑ Understanding of prognosis & Treatment goals • Economic • ↓ Overall Rx costs by ~ 33% per patient • Political • More legislative initiatives prioritizeQof L and survivorship

  4. Early Specialty Palliative Care –Translating Data in Oncology Ravi B. Parikh, A.B., Rebecca A. Kirch, J.D., Thomas J. Smith, M.D., and Jennifer S. Temel, MD N Engl J Med 2013; 369:2347-2351 / December 12, 2013. DOI: 10. NEJMsb1305469

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