Developing a physicians' palliative care pain hotline in Maryland |
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Authors: | Gloth F M Schwartz J |
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Institution: | Division of Geriatrics, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. |
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Abstract: | Physicians have had relatively little formal training in pain management and palliative care. For this reason, a telephone consultation service was offered, the physicians' palliative care pain hotline, that would allow physicians to call a toll-free number and, within 15 minutes, speak to a board-certified physician in hospice and palliative medicine. To our knowledge, this is the first program of its kind. This article describes the process involved in creating such a pain hotline and reports on some data collected on its use in the first 10 months. This report should help others who have an interest in establishing a similar program. |
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