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J Pain Symptom Manage
; 60(1): e15-e17, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-19793
ABSTRACT
We propose that the palliative care team response will occur in two ways: first, communication and second, symptom management. Our experience with discussing goals of care with the family of a COVID-positive patient highlighted some expected and unexpected challenges. We describe these challenges along with recommendations for approaching these conversations. We also propose a framework for proactively mobilizing the palliative care workforce to aggressively address goals of care in all patients, with the aim of reducing the need for rationing of resources.