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Tele-Palliative Care

  • Season: Season 3
  • Posted On:
  • Featuring: Sean Collins, Dr. Gregg VandeKieft, Dr. Kevin Murphy, & Dr. Adie Goldberg

Twenty percent of Americans live in a rural setting and full access to some medical care is limited: often requiring long drives or temporary relocations. That includes specialty palliative care -- the interdisciplinary services of physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains aimed at helping patients control symptoms of a serious illness.

On today's podcast, we explore a demonstration project underway in rural Stevens County, Washington undertaken by the Palliative Practice Group at the Providence Institute for Human Caring.

The in-person nursing and chaplaincy providers in two rural hospitals are being joined by physicians and social workers through a Tele-PC video connection or by phone, allowing patients to avoid 70-100 mile drives to seek consultations. And the Tele-PC connection allows far-flung family members to be involved in bedside conversations about the goals of care.

Gregg VandeKieft, M.D., MA, FAAFP, FAAHPM 

Executive Medical Director, 

Palliative Practice Group and Tele-PC

Providence Institute for Human Caring

Olympia, Wash.

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Kevin Murphy, M.D., MSW 

Executive Director, 

Palliative Practice Group

Providence Institute for Human Caring

Seattle, Wash.

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Adie Goldberg, Ph.D., LICSW 

Palliative Care Social Worker

Spokane, Wash.

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Amber Moody, RN

Palliative Care Nurse

Providence Mount Carmel Hospital

Colville, Wash.

(LISTEN to extended conversation)

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Kelly Corcoran

Chief Mission Officer

Providence Mount Carmel Hospital

Colville, Wash.

(LISTEN to extended conversation)

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Matthew Gonzales, M.D., FAAHPM 

Associate Vice President, 

Chief Medical and Operations Officer

Providence Institute for Human Caring

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Ira Byock, M.D., FAAHPM

Founder/Senior Vice President for Strategic Innovation

Providence Institute for Human Caring

CONTRIBUTORS

  • Kevin Murphy MD LSW
  • Adie Goldberg PhD LICSW
  • Amber Moody RN
  • Kelly Corcoran
  • Gregg VandeKieft MD
  • Seán Collins
  • Matthew Gonzales MD
  • Ira Byock MD

KEYWORDS

  • rural health
  • tele palliative care
  • remote palliative care
  • stevens county washington
  • rural healthcare
  • palliative care
  • tele-pc