Physician Home Visits by Palliative Medicine Fellow

2011/06/10 by Sik Kim Ang, Sik kim Ang, Susan B. LeGrand +4 · 1 citation
Health Professions · Medicine · #Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes #Pain Management and Opioid Use #Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

paper · doi:10.1177/1049909111409740

openalex publication_date 2011/06/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Physician home visits (HVs) are an important model of care for the terminally ill. Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) fellows make a minimum of 25 HVs. OBJECTIVE: To describe HPM fellow hospice HVs in an academic palliative medicine practice. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of HVs conducted by 1 HPM fellow. RESULTS: Twenty-five HVs were made to 21 hospice patients. Nineteen had advanced cancer. Indications for visits were symptom management (22) and education (21). On average 2.8 symptoms (± SD 1) were addressed on each visit, usually pain. Medications were reviewed at every visit. CONCLUSIONS: HVs are an important part for patient care and fellow education, which provided an opportunity for medication revision and symptom education.

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