Cross-sectional study to evaluate patients' medication management with a new model of care: incorporating a pharmacist into a community specialist palliative care telehealth service.

Lorna M Chess-WilliamsAndrew M Broadbent Hendrika Laetitia Hattingh

Published in: BMC palliative care (2024)

This study provided evidence regarding the value of including a pharmacist in palliative care telehealth services. Input from the pharmacist resulted in improved symptom management of community palliative care patients and their overall medication management.

Keyphrases

palliative care
healthcare
end stage renal disease
advanced cancer
mental health
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
quality improvement