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Nurse Fellowship in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Overview
A one-year pain medicine and palliative care clinical practicum is offered
to master's prepared nurses with a minimum of five years experience in clinical
nursing. A multidisciplinary team, under the direction of Dr. Russell K. Portenoy,
integrates education, research, and clinical programs into the delivery of
patient and family care. Preceptors focus on pharmacological and nonpharmacologic
approaches to pain and symptom management, end-of-life care, research, education,
and quality improvement.
Fellows will rotate through each of the areas of the Pain Medicine and Palliative
Care Department. These include:
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Inpatient Palliative Care |
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Hospice Home Care |
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Consultation Service |
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Ambulatory Practice Pain Management |
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Ambulatory Practice Palliative Care |
Schedule
| Month |
Activity |
Goal |
| 1
(week) |
Introduction
to Continuum Health Partners and Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Department
(PPC)
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PPC
Team Members |
| • |
Institute
for Education and Research |
| • |
Clinical
and educational resources |
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Practicum:
Using tools to assess pain and other symptoms |
| • |
Proposal
for special project in PPC |
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Become
familiar with hospital environment, campuses; policies
and procedures; roles, functions, and rotations of members;
and clinical and educational opportunities and resources |
| 1-2 |
Preceptorships
with PMPC Team
| • |
Jacob
Perlow Hospice: Home Care
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Preceptor:
Cheryl Avellanet, RN, MSN |
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Conduct
two case studies |
| • |
Psychosocial
counseling
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| • |
Multidisciplinary
care planning
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Experience
the role and function of PMPC team members |
| 3-4 |
| • |
Consultation
Team (BI Petrie)
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| • |
Conduct
two case studies |
| • |
Pharmacology
focus
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Preceptor:
Ray Schwartz, Pharmacy |
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Apply
knowledge and problem-solving techniques in the daily
management of patients on the PMPC service. |
| 5-6 |
| • |
Inpatient
Palliative Care Unit
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| • |
Conduct
two case studies |
| • |
Non-pharmacologic
approaches to pain and symptom management
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Relaxation |
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Guided
imagery |
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Therapeutic
Touch |
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Music
Therapy |
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Spirituality |
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Physical
Therapy |
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Combine
pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches in patients'
pain and symptom management |
| 7-8 |
| • |
PACC
Palliative Care
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| • |
Conduct
two case studies |
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Develop
competence in establishing goals of care and end-of-life
care with patients and families. |
| 9-10 |
| • |
PACC
Palliative Care
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| • |
Conduct
two case studies |
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Develop
competence in managing complex pain and symptom management |
| 11-12 |
Integration and specialization
| • |
Analgesic
studies, QOL research
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Preceptors:
Jean Lapin, Lorraine Scimone |
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| • |
Quality
Improvement studies, Nursing Research
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Preceptor:
Marilyn Bookbinder |
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Special
project: Presentation and report |
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Program
Evaluation
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For More Information
For more information and to learn how to apply, please contact:
Marilyn Bookbinder, RN, PhD
Director of Nursing
Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center
1st Avenue at 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
Tel:(212) 844-1462
Fax: (212) 844-1503
Email: stoppain@chpnet.org
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