%0 Journal Article %A Denise Sese %A Ahed Makhoul %A Laura Hoeksema %A Laura Shoemaker %T The role of palliative care in COVID-19 %D 2020 %R 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc036 %J Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine %X In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare systems are experiencing an increased demand for palliative care (PC). To meet this challenge, the PC team at Cleveland Clinic designed an enterprise-wide response plan organized around 4 domains: staff (educational resources and tools), stuff (medications and supplies), space (recommendations for optimizing physical space and facilities), and systems to facilitate high-quality PC delivery to patients. To mitigate isolation during end-of-life care, the Clinic offers “compassionate exceptions” to strict visitation policies, provides personal protective equipment to visitors of these patients, and facilitates virtual visitation via electronic devices. %U https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/early/2020/05/20/ccjm.87a.ccc036.full.pdf