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Palliative Care Consultation
The palliative care consultation clinic provides treatment and counseling for patients with incurable diseases and their families regarding symptoms and issues that may arise on physical, psychological, social, and/or existential levels related to incurable illnesses.
The treatment of the underlying disease is the responsibility of the specialist physicians in the respective medical departments.
The palliative care consultation clinic operates in addition to standard treatment, with the goal of alleviating symptoms and providing advice on issues and concerns that may arise from an incurable illness—even under appropriate, disease-specific therapy.
The palliative care consultation clinic is available from the first diagnosis of an incurable illness and can be accessed at any time throughout the course of the disease.
Each patient can best assess for themselves whether there is a need for additional palliative counseling and treatment: This need usually arises when symptoms, problems, or questions related to the incurable disease and what may lie ahead in its course have not been adequately addressed or answered. An important exception, however, are any questions that directly concern the treatment of the disease itself, such as questions about potential chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery and their side effects.
Office Hours
You can find the current office hours in the office hours overview at our central entry point.
Contact
To register for a consultation, please use our contact form or the contact details of the central entry point.
Palliative Care Consultation Clinic at UKE and UCC Hamburg
The palliative care consultation clinic offers comprehensive treatment and counseling for patients with advanced, incurable, or life-threatening illnesses. These can include cancer diagnoses as well as other conditions characterized by progressive physical symptoms and/or psychosocial issues.
The palliative care clinic is not only available to patients but also provides advice and support to their family members. The consultation can be attended in person at the clinic, or accessed via video consultation or by phone.
Functions and Services of the Consultation Clinic:
- Assessment of physical and psychosocial symptoms and burdens
- Medication-based and non-medication-based therapies and interventions
- Comprehensive counseling for patients and their families regarding questions related to incurable and/or life-threatening illnesses.
- Providing information and connecting patients with various support services tailored to their needs.
- Assessment of the need for and, if necessary, organization of specialized outpatient or inpatient palliative care.
- Counseling regarding advance directives and power of attorney for patients.
- Proactive planning for future care and support needs.
Possible Support Services:
- Movement and Physiotherapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Social Services
- Psychological Support
- Counseling for Children of Parents with Cancer
- Spiritual Care
- Music Therapy
The team of the palliative care consultation clinic.
Medical Director:
Prof. Dr. Karin Oechsle
Senior Physicians:
Dr. Aneta Schieferdecker, Dr. Jens Weidmann, Dr. Anja Coym
Specialist Physicians:
Dr. Thomas Stübig and other physicians from the Second Medical Clinic and the Department of Anesthesiology, with or in training for additional qualification in Palliative Medicine
Further information
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