Providence Hospice
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Rotation Length: 1 month
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Location: Providence Hospice
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Supervising Faculty: Wayne McCormick MD
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Evaluation: Written competency-based evaluation.
Practical Details:
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Rotation Goals and Objectives:
Patient Care
- Improve skills in providing home-based palliative and end-of-life care,
by working directly with hospice physicians, nurses and other providers.
Professionalism
- Interact professionally with the leadership of the hospice, with a view
to building ongoing relationships between the Swedish Geriatrics team
and Prov hospice.
Systems-Based Practice
- Learn the basics of funding, certification, and documentation requirements
for home health and hospice services, with a view to bringing expertise
to the fellow’s own practice.
- Observe the function of the multidisciplinary hospice and home-health care team.
