Development of a Rural Palliative Care Program in the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services  Ron Spice, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Linda Read Paul, RN, MN, CHPCN(C), Patricia D. Biondo, PhD  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 43, Issue 5, Pages 911-924 (May 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.05.019 Copyright © 2012 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Number of consultations and mean duration of consultation by yearly quarter, October 2005 to September 2009. Panel A depicts the number of new consultations and total number of patients on caseload per yearly quarter. The total number of patients on caseload per quarter was calculated as the number of patients remaining on caseload at end of the previous quarter plus the number of new consultations during current quarter. Panel B depicts the mean duration of consultation (in days) for those patients who were discharged from the program within each yearly quarter. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2012 43, 911-924DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.05.019) Copyright © 2012 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Care setting at time of death for those patients who died in a rural setting, October 2005 to September 2009. Program patients were followed until consultation was no longer required (n=22), until they were discharged out of the rural area (n=150), or until their death in a rural setting (n=413; shown in the figure). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2012 43, 911-924DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.05.019) Copyright © 2012 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions