RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The role of palliative care in COVID-19
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
DO 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc036
A1 Denise Sese
A1 Ahed Makhoul
A1 Laura Hoeksema
A1 Laura Shoemaker
YR 2020
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2020/05/20/ccjm.87a.ccc036.abstract
AB 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.