Impact of an Inpatient Telepalliative Care Consult Service
May 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this presentation the following will be discussed:
- Brief introduction to Palliative Medicine
- Explain the barriers to accessing specialized palliative care in rural hospital settings
- Outline the development and implementation of a telepalliative care program in South Carolina
- Discuss the impact of telepalliative care on patient outcomes in rural hospitals
- Identify key challenges encountered during the rollout of the telehealth palliative care model
- Highlight the benefits and successes of using telehealth to deliver inpatient palliative care services
- Examine lessons learned and future directions for expanding telepalliative care access