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Integrative Palliative Care

Consultation: (904) 244-8821

UF Health Integrative Palliative Care is an inpatient consultative service that provides an integrated multidisciplinary team, including representatives of the professions of medicine, nursing, social work and chaplaincy.

What is the role of the Palliative Care Team?

The Palliative Care Team addresses the physical, emotional, spiritual and existential needs of any patient with severe or life-limiting illness, from the point of diagnosis to the end of life and helps patients of any age find relief from the physical pain, symptoms and stress of any serious illness.

The goal is to improve the quality of life for both the patient and the family. The Palliative Care Team works alongside the patient's primary medical care team as well as specialists to provide additional support, customize care to meet specific needs and define care goals.

When is palliative care available to patients?

Palliative care is most effective when considered early in the diagnosis of serious, chronic, and/or life-limiting illness. Patients who also have multiple comorbidities benefit from early engagement. The Palliative Care Team can help patients at any stage of an illness, as well as those seeking curative treatment.

Care team members:

  • Address physical symptoms such as:
    • Pain
    • Anxiety
    • Fatigue
    • Shortness of breath
    • Constipation
    • Nausea
    • Loss of appetite
    • Agitation
    • Trouble sleeping
  • Provide symptom management recommendations and collaboration with medical teams to ensure optimal patient care outcomes
  • Help patients and their loved ones understand the illness they're facing and their treatment options
  • Provide the tools, education and coordination of services that help patients carry on with daily life
  • Provide spiritual guidance and arrange for counseling and support to help patients and loved ones cope with the illness
  • Assist patients and loved ones with making important choices, such as advance directives to respect their goals and values
  • Protect the patient’s autonomy and respect the decisions made by the patient — to allow them to maintain control of their medical care

Your physician can request a consultation for palliative care. Ask your doctor if palliative care is right for you or call 904-244-8821.

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