UNM Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic Referral Process Esme Finlay, MD Director, UNM Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic

Palliative Care Clinic Basics STAFF: Esme Finlay, MD and Kim Harlow, DNP – Co-Directors April Lee and Jessica Alle-Corliss, Social Workers; Chaplain prn Additional faculty and fellows: Chris Camarata, Devon Neale LOCATION: 5acc WHEN: Wednesday PM, Thursday PM Late August 2017: Thursday AM

Services: Outpatient Palliative Care “Extra layer of support” for patients / families coping with serious or terminal illness Why do we get referrals? Pain and symptom management Assistance with goals of care, advance care planning Hospice referrals Caregiver support F/U inpatient consults

How do I refer a patient? REFERAL REQUIRED: We provide powerchart, email or telephone recs to referring provider We do not write scripts (few exceptions) Ad-Hoc I have discussed a palliative care referral with my patient If referred from inpatient, the outpatient provider managing their care is … xxx All referrals are screened prior to scheduling (no chronic pain, addiction management) Questions? Esme Finlay 505-382-4690 Kim Harlow 505 239-3653