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Program:
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Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Services
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Phone Numbers:
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705-472-8050
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Toll-Free:
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1-866-558-3255
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Fax:
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705-495-0571
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Address:
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150 First Ave W
North Bay, ON
P1B 3B9
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Hours vary
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Public Contacts:
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Tara Moffatt - Coordinator
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Service Description:
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Offers education, training, and consultation services to organizations and healthcare professionals providing end-of-life care * services can include:
Case consult - Perform full case reviews or answer case-specific questions to assist service providers in managing pain and other end-of-life symptoms for their clients * may be done through video-conference or telephone if available and appropriate for the situation * works with the organization and professionals involved to use the consult as a means for building and information exchange or on-going mentorship
Topic-specific education - Provide in-services on topics relevant to the organization or professional, content ranging from psychosocial to medical perspectives on end-of-life care
Resource sharing - Connect organizations and professionals with existing evidence-based resources for information on end-of-life care * this includes material that can be passed along to clients and caregivers as part of regular clinical practice or used by professionals for self-study
System development - Consultants regularly engage with various hospice palliative care committees that focus on local and regional planning, clinical issues, advocacy, and integration with other sectors of the healthcare system
Interdisciplinary Education - Consultants support standardized palliative care education with the goal of increasing the number of professionals and volunteers that receive advanced training and certifications in end-of-life care * courses include:
- fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care
- Advanced Hospice Palliative Care Education (AHPCE)
- Comprehensive Advanced Palliative Care Education (CAPCE)
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Fees:
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Free
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Service providers offering end-of-life care
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Languages:
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English ; French
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Language Notes:
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Identified for the provision of French language services
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Area Served:
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Nipissing, Parry Sound, and Timiskaming
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Last Updated:
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9/17/2024
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=103606
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