The Complicated Problems of Complex Patients: Answering the Needs of Palliative Care

• In: D5 - Pharmacy Practice Research: Assessing the evidence and research needs of integrated care for complex patients on Thursday, 5 September 2013, 14:00-17:00
• At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
• Type: Presentations + Posters
• By: O'DWYER, Eimear (Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Pharmacy Department, Dublin, Ireland)
• Co-author(s): Hayden, C. (Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Dublin, Ireland)
  McGrehan, F. (Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Dublin, Ireland)
  Higgins, S. (Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Dublin, Ireland)
  Treacy, V. (St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)
  Henman, M. (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Background:
  The pharmaceutical care of patients with palliative care needs is complicated because of the complexity of patients with multimorbidity, extreme frailty and the development of primary palliative care.
  
  Aims
  : To assess whether a pharmacist-led, specialist advisory service for palliative care addresses the needs of complex patients and to

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