Palliative Community Consult Team

Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone

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Description
The Edmonton Zone Palliative Community Consult Team (EZPCCT) offers specialized palliative care consultation for adults diagnosed with a life limiting illness.

EZPCCT is a team of consultants that consist of palliative care physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses. The EZPCCT consultants assess persons in their homes, supportive and facility living settings, other community-based facilities, and the Edmonton Zone suburban/rural hospital sites. The palliative care consultants collaborate with the person's current medical providers to manage symptoms and to assist the person on their illness journey. The person's Primary Health Care Provider remains the Most Responsible Provider.
Once a referral is received, the EZPCCT consultants contact the person / caregiver(s) to set up an appointment; usually between 1-3 business days.

Consults may be requested by physicians or nurse practitioners. Examples of services include:

  • Complex symptom assessment and management advice (e.g., pain, anxiety, shortness of breath, psychosocial and emotional distress)
  • Conversations to help clarify conflicting wishes and future and end of life care planning
  • Type C Care Home (formerly known as hospice) assessments and information about Type C Care Home admission
  • Palliative care consultants also assist when a person needs to be admitted to an Edmonton Zone Type C Care Home from another part of Alberta

Key Provider: doctors, nurse practitioners (NPs), registered nurses (RNs)
Eligibility
Yes, Life limiting diagnosis.
Application Process
Service Access: Professional Referral Required, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Referral Process: No


Waiting Period: Yes,

The EZPCCT consultants contact the person / caregiver(s) to set up an appointment; usually between 1-3 business days.


Telephone
780-613-7000
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services; use of interpreters as needed
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: No


Membership Fee: N/A
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A -
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Agency Information
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Last Verified On
July 23, 2024
Location
Edmonton
Hours of Operation
Mon
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Tue
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Wed
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Thu
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Fri
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM

The Palliative Community Consult Nurses work Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM
The CCEZ Palliative Community Consult physicians vary in hours during the weekdays.

Palliative consult physicians across acute / community rotate evenings and weekends.