1. Palliative Care = Supportive Care NOT synonymous with end of life care

2. Palliative Care….. “is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided together with curative treatment.”

3. VALUE OF EARLIER PALLIATIVE CARE Clinical –Better symptom control- ↑ Quality of Life –↑ Understanding of prognosis & Treatment goals Economic –↓ Overall Rx costs by ~ 33% per patient Political –More legislative initiatives prioritize Qof L and survivorship

4. Early Specialty Palliative Care –Translating Data in Oncology Ravi B. Parikh, A.B., Rebecca A. Kirch, J.D., Thomas J. Smith, M.D., and Jennifer S. Temel, MD N Engl J Med 2013; 369:2347-2351 / December 12, 2013. DOI: 10. NEJMsb1305469