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Incorporating A Clinical Pharmacist In An Outpatient Palliative Care Team, Crystal Rim, Sharon Leigh, Linda Desitter, Mary Grant, Dana Nguyen Apr 2020

Incorporating A Clinical Pharmacist In An Outpatient Palliative Care Team, Crystal Rim, Sharon Leigh, Linda Desitter, Mary Grant, Dana Nguyen

Providence Pharmacy PGY1 Program at Providence Milwaukie and Providence Newberg Medical Centers 2020

Title: Incorporating a clinical pharmacist in an outpatient palliative care team

Crystal Rim, PharmD; Sharon Leigh, PharmD, BCPS; Linda De Sitter MD, MPH; Mary Grant, ANP; Dana Nguyen, PharmD

Palliative care is a growing field in medicine that focuses on delivering care that improves quality of life for patients with serious illnesses. Often, the goals of palliative care differ from traditional goals of medicine. Currently, there is limited data demonstrating the integration of pharmacists in the palliative care setting. The purpose of this quality improvement is to evaluate the clinical pharmacist’s role within an outpatient palliative care team when performing …