Palliative Pain & Symptom Management

Palliative Care Services: Pain & Symptom Management Consultation

The Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Service (PPSMCS) supports contracted service providers with the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), long-term care homes, community support services and primary care by providing access to a Palliative Pain and Symptom Management consultant. This position helps to build capacity among front line service providers through consultation, education, mentoring, networking and linking to palliative care resources.

The service is available throughout the Northeast Cluster (Haliburton and Peterborough Counties, Northumberland and the City of Kawartha Lakes). All healthcare providers may contact the service by completing and faxing the PPSMC Referral Form to 705-742-0064. A physician referral is not necessary.

PPSMC Referral Form (PDF file)

The PPSMC can be contacted by phone at 705-742-4042 x344 or email at ppsmc@hospicepeterborough.org .

The PPSMCS is founded on the belief that:

• Individuals have the right to effective pain and symptom management;
• Pain and distressing symptoms can be alleviated;
• Those who are ill (and their families) benefit from the assistance of a skilled multidisciplinary team.

What does the service offer?

• Onsite or telephone/email/fax/teleconferencing consultation about palliative care and pain and symptom management for healthcare providers in the community or long-term care homes;
• Links to multidisciplinary team members for advice and support;
• Case-based education and mentoring for service providers.
  Note: This service does not provide direct client/patient assessment or care planning. As part of an education/coaching activity with a service provider a client/patient may be present, however, the service provider remains the one responsible for the care;
• Links service providers with specialized hospice palliative care resources (e.g. Pallium Palliative Pocketbook; Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario Long-Term Care Best Practices Toolkit for End-of-Life Care; Pain and Symptom Management Booklet);
• Builds capacity among front line service providers in the delivery of palliative care.