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Palliative Care
Sheila Vogel, LMSW Julie Wilson, MSN
Palliative Care Coordinator Palliative Care Case Manager
313-576-3203 313-576-1000 ext. 65254
Sheila.Vogel@va.gov Julie.Wilson2@va.gov
About the Program
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2002.
Palliative Care Options
Outpatient Clinic
- Pain management
- Emotional and spiritual support
- Practical guidance
- Bereavement counseling
Inpatient Consultation
- Guidance with treatment options
- Complex medical decisions
- Psychosocial and spiritual support
Inpatient Hospice Unit
- Veterans for whom end-of-life care needs cannot be met in the home
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