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What
is "HPC
Consultation Services"
in Waterloo Region and Wellington County?
Effective
April 2007, the Ministry of Health
and Long Term Care changed the
program
name from “Pain & Symptom
Management
Coordinator ” to:
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Palliative
Pain & Symptom Management Consultants
(PPSMC)
Our
Mandate is to:
- offer consultation
to service providers in person,
by telephone, by videoconference
or through e-mail regarding
care, e.g., assessment and
management of pain and
other symptoms
- provide case-based education
and mentoring
for service providers
- help build capacity
amongst
front line service providers
in the delivery
of palliative
care
- link providers with
specialized hospice
palliative care
resources
Provincially, all the PPSMC programs belong
to the PCC Network
Palliative Care Consultation Network (PCC Network)
Vision
A society where death is viewed as part of the
human life experience; where equitable
and timely hospice palliative care
is delivered with respect,
dignity and compassion
to all people.
Mission
Our mission is to be a positive agent for change
in hospice palliative care in Ontario
To achieve this we will:
- Develop, support and strengthen the PPSMC
role and the PCC Network
- Advocate for a united voice for
quality hospice palliative
care
- Support excellence in education
based on the CHPCA model
- Work collaboratively with
other provincial and national
organizations and associations
Values
Pillars of the Network:
P – Passion
C – Commitment
C – Collaboration
N – Neutrality of perspective
Terms of Reference
PCC Network Terms of Reference
Logic Model
Model
Committees
Members of
the PCC Network participate on provincial
committees including:
- Board of the Ontario Palliative
Care Association
- Board of Hospice Association
of Ontario
- RNAO Best practice Guidelines
and Position Paper
- College of Nurses of Ontario
End-of-Life Care
Guidelines
- OHRS Advisory Committee
for CSS Sector
- Canadian Nurses
Association
Palliative Care Certification
- Provincial
Coalition
for Quality Palliative
Care
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