What We Do
The Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Program, Southwestern Ontario, provides service providers, in-home care agencies (South West Local Health Integration Network - Home and Community Care and contracted providers), long-term care homes, community support services and doctors, access to palliative pain and symptom management nurse consultant/educator providing consultation, education, mentorship and linkages to palliative care resources across the continuum of care.
Education and consultation to service providers offering end-of-life care sessions including basic and advance palliative-care training consultation regarding pain and symptom management.
The Palliative Pain and Symptom Management consultant:
- Assists service providers in the application of the Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care, assessment tools and best practice guidelines
- Offers consultation to service providers in person, by telephone, by video-conference, or through e-mail regarding care (e.g. assessment and management of pain and other symptoms)
- Provides case-based education and mentoring for service providers
- Helps build capacity amongst front line service providers in the delivery of palliative care
- Links providers with specialized hospice palliative care resources.
The 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.
Programs
Our programs and learning initiatives are designed to increase expertise at all levels of care and scope of practice. Our programs meet professional continuing-education requirements, and certificates will be issued upon successful completion of courses.
Case Based Learning ∷ e-Learning ∷ Practical Application
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Peer-to-Peer Sessions ∷ Tools
Who We Are
Nurse Educators
The Palliative Pain & Symptom Management Consultation Program Nurse Educators for Southwestern Ontario serve the Erie St. Clair and South West Local Health Information Networks (LHINs):
Role of the Nurse Educator as a Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultant (PPSMC)
What is a Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultant (PPSMC)?
- Lorna Coombs, RN, BScN ~ Huron and Perth Counties
- Janet Elder, RN, BScN, CHPCN(C) ~ Windsor and Essex County
- Tiarra Gibbs, RN, BScN ~ Grey and Bruce Counties
- Carina Jacob, RN, BScN, CHPCN(C) ~ London and Middlesex County
- TBD, ~ Oxford and Elgin Counties
- Shannon Richard, RN, BScN, MClSc, CHPCN(C) ~ Lambton and Kent Counties
- Andrea Wappett, RN, BScN, CHPCN(C) ~ London and Middlesex County
Administrative Team
- Amanda Thibeault, Director, Complex Care, Parkwood Institute, St Joseph's Health Care London
- Angela Schaefer, Coordinator, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph's Health Care London
- Betty Tucker, Program Assistant, Palliative Pain & Symptom Management Consultation Program, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph's Health Care London
- Karla Kane, Program Assistant, Palliative Pain & Symptom Management Consultation Program, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph's Health Care London