Optimizing the Success of a Palliative Care Consult Service: How to Average Over 110 Consults Per Month Steven Radwany, MD, Hallie Mason, MSN, CRNP,

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Optimizing the Success of a Palliative Care Consult Service: How to Average Over 110 Consults Per Month Steven Radwany, MD, Hallie Mason, MSN, CRNP, John Stephen Clarke, PhD, MD, Lynn Clough, MA, Linda Sims, PhD, Teresa Albanese, PhD Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 37, Issue 5, Pages 873-883 (May 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.05.005 Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Annual palliative care consults during the first five years of service (2003–2007). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2009 37, 873-883DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.05.005) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Trends in time to consult during the first five years of service (2003–2007). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2009 37, 873-883DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.05.005) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 PCCS discharge outcomes. The outcomes represent the advanced illnesses of the referred patients to the PCCS. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2009 37, 873-883DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.05.005) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions