Abstract
Some terminally ill patients arrive to the ED seeking interventions to alleviate their symptom burden,not to endure aggressive testing to be informed that their disease has progressed. The poster aims to educate ED providers regarding patients who meet the eligibility for palliative care consultation through the use of trigger tool.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Emergency Department, Palliative Care, Trigger Tool
Recommended Citation
Tigere, Caroline, "Triggering and increasing palliative care in the emergency department" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 86.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/posters_2019/86
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Review Type
None: Event Material, Invited Presentation
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Triggering and increasing palliative care in the emergency department
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Some terminally ill patients arrive to the ED seeking interventions to alleviate their symptom burden,not to endure aggressive testing to be informed that their disease has progressed. The poster aims to educate ED providers regarding patients who meet the eligibility for palliative care consultation through the use of trigger tool.