What is palliative care?
Is it synonymous to hospice? Does it mean terminal care alone ?
Palliative
care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their
families facing the problem associated
with life threatening illness, through
the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early
identification and impeccable assessment
and treatment of pain and other problems
physical, psychosocial and spiritual.
Palliative
care is a patient centered approach . It
is death accepting but also life
enhancing, and offers a support system
to the patient to live as actively as possible until death. 54
lakhs of people in India require palliative care. Palliative care comprises of co-ordinated services in home and hospital, as
day care and specialized centers extending till bereavement. Malabar area has
set a role model for community based,
palliative service in the world.
At
MIMS MOC, we opened a pain and
palliative clinic on 07-07-12. Palliative services are extended on a OP and IP basis. Extended support
is provided to patients even at the point when active cancer treatment
ceases. Thus active medical care
continue to palliate the patient from
his symptoms.
Collaborative Clinics
✗
Pain
clinic -In associate with Anesthesiology
and Radiation Oncology Departments.
✗
Counseling
Clinic - Psychiatric social worker
✗
Lymphoedema
Clinic - In association with the physiotherapy Department
✗
Rehab
Clinic - In association with the physiotherapy Department & rehabilitation.
Services
1. Symptom
management in advanced cancer[Aiming for highest measure of patient comfort.
2. Pain
management
3. Op
/IP/Day care services
4. Terminal
care/Sedation for terminally distressed patient
5. Abdominal
paracentesis/Thoracentesis/Wound care.
6. Counseling
sessions /Breaking bad new sessions
We
strive to bring quality care to cancer and beyond at, MOC, palliative clinic.
Home care services will be our upcoming facility in the near future.
By
Dr.Vineetha Rijju (MBBS, BCCPM, FPM) has specialization in Palliative Oncology.
About MIMS Hospital:The Malabar institute of Medical sciences Ltd (MIMS), the first NABH Accredited multi specialty Hospital in India, is situated in the heart of Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala, India. It is a pioneer hospital in India renowned for its excellent medical expertise, nursing care and quality of diagnostic services. For more details : Visit http://www.mimsindia.com
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