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Programs & Services


Complex Cancer Palliative Pain and Symptom Team

Provides consultation services for patients with complex cancer-related pain / symptom / palliative issues.

This service operates on a consultative basis in conjunction with patients’ existing oncology and community care teams. Patients are seen by a physician or nurse practitioner. The team will follow the patient's progress until symptoms are stable, and management is then continued by patients’ existing oncology and community-based providers.

Access
Service Providers May Include
doctors, nurse practitioners (NPs), pharmacists
Eligibility

This service is available to current Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre patients. Patients must have symptoms caused by cancer or cancer treatment.

This service does NOT manage chronic or non-malignant pain syndromes.

Service Access

Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.


Service Locations
Also Known As
Previous
Complex Cancer Management Service, Complex Cancer Palliative Pain and Symptom Team
Other
Complex Cancer Management Service Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Pain & Symptom Clinic, Pain and Symptom Clinic, Palliative Consult Team, TBCC