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The
Erie St. Clair End-of-Life Care Network enables the
shared expertise, experience and resources of formal
health care provicers across the region, working towards
a high quality, collaborative and consistent continuum
of care
What is Hospice Palliative
Care?
HPC provides physical,
psychological, social, spiritual and practical support to
people living with progressive, life-threatening illnesses
and their loved ones. Q & A
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About
Us
Integrated System of Hospice Palliative Care
Objectives/Outcomes
Objectives/Outcomes of an integrated system:
- To improve access to effective palliative care for patients at
the end of life in ESC, including expert pain and symptom management.
- To improve integration across sectors through common regional
processes, structures, education and personnel that connect
the sectors, thereby
reducing duplication of services (enhancing efficiency).
- To improve primary care providers’ knowledge, skills
and confidence in reducing the severity and distress associated
with
end-of-life
symptoms.
- To improve patient/family and provider satisfaction with the
end-of-life care and quality of dying.
- To improve the overall standard and quality of care delivered
to patient/families at the end of life through
the integration of standardized clinical
assessment, service provision guidelines, and
quality monitoring tools.
- To build an innovative model of care that synergistically
leverages current provider systems and strengths
and is robust and versatile
enough to be maintained in the event of changes in personnel.
- To enhance concordance between patients’ preference and place
of death.
(Adapted from Niagara region consultation team project)
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