Creating a Palliative Care Clinic for Patients with Cancer Pain and Substance Use Disorder.
Sachin S KaleGennaro Di TostoLaura J RushJustin KullgrenDeborah RussellMartin FriedBlessing IgboeliJulie TeaterKatie Fitzgerald JonesDevon K CheckJessica MerlinAnn Scheck McAlearneyPublished in: Journal of pain and symptom management (2024)
The formal collaboration with addiction psychiatry and the integration of harm reduction principles and practices into ambulatory palliative care improved our ability to provide treatment to a previously underserved patient population with high symptom burden.