Being in Two Places at Once: Utilizing Clinical Video Telemedicine Technology to Provide Remote Hospice/Palliative Care Services (FR418)

An important trend in palliative medicine is integration early in the course of chronic, serious, life limiting or life-threatening illnesses. There are, however, several barriers to accessing palliative care including: Workforce shortage, distance to travel to medical centers where these services are available (especially for rural or physician underserved areas), progressive disease processes, frailty and functional decline, mobility challenges, symptom burden, and even psychiatric symptoms (agoraphobia).

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