Tele-Palliative Care
- Season: Season 3
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- Featuring: Sean Collins, Dr. Gregg VandeKieft, Dr. Kevin Murphy, & Dr. Adie Goldberg
Twenty percent of Americans live in a rural setting and full access to some medical care is limited: often requiring long drives or temporary relocations. That includes specialty palliative care -- the interdisciplinary services of physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains aimed at helping patients control symptoms of a serious illness.
On today's podcast, we explore a demonstration project underway in rural Stevens County, Washington undertaken by the Palliative Practice Group at the Providence Institute for Human Caring.
The in-person nursing and chaplaincy providers in two rural hospitals are being joined by physicians and social workers through a Tele-PC video connection or by phone, allowing patients to avoid 70-100 mile drives to seek consultations. And the Tele-PC connection allows far-flung family members to be involved in bedside conversations about the goals of care.
Gregg VandeKieft, M.D., MA, FAAFP, FAAHPM
Executive Medical Director,
Palliative Practice Group and Tele-PC
Providence Institute for Human Caring
Olympia, Wash.
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Executive Director,
Palliative Practice Group
Providence Institute for Human Caring
Seattle, Wash.
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Palliative Care Social Worker
Spokane, Wash.
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Palliative Care Nurse
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Colville, Wash.
(LISTEN to extended conversation)
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Chief Mission Officer
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Colville, Wash.
(LISTEN to extended conversation)
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Matthew Gonzales, M.D., FAAHPM
Associate Vice President,
Chief Medical and Operations Officer
Providence Institute for Human Caring
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Founder/Senior Vice President for Strategic Innovation
Providence Institute for Human Caring
CONTRIBUTORS
- Kevin Murphy MD LSW
- Adie Goldberg PhD LICSW
- Amber Moody RN
- Kelly Corcoran
- Gregg VandeKieft MD
- Seán Collins
- Matthew Gonzales MD
- Ira Byock MD
KEYWORDS
- rural health
- tele palliative care
- remote palliative care
- stevens county washington
- rural healthcare
- palliative care
- tele-pc