Telehealth – Pain and Symptom Control / Palliative Radiotherapy Clinic
Real-time support in your community
The Telehealth Pain and Symptom Control/Palliative Radiotherapy Clinic helps patients with the pain and symptoms associated with cancer. The program provides real-time support to physicians caring for cancer patients in rural and remote communities.
High-definition televisions link the remote care centre to a multi-disciplinary team at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton. The multi-disciplinary team can then assess the patient without the patient leaving his or her home community. The patient may still require travel to Edmonton during their care, but many parts of the care can be provided to the patient through Telehealth.
Telehealth has the potential to increase access to care, reduce travel time and reduce costs.
Multi-disciplinary team
The multi-disciplinary team may consist of:
- Radiation Oncologist
- Nurse Practitioner
- Pharmacist
- Physical Therapist
- Occupational Therapist
- Dietician
- Respiratory Therapist
- Social Worker
- Psychologist
- Registered Nurse
- Speech Pathologist
- Spiritual Care Provider
- Pain & Symptom Control Physician
Where is Telehealth Available?
This program is available to patients throughout northern and central Alberta, and to British Columbia Northeast Health Region patients served by the Grande Prairie Associate Cancer Centre or the Peace River Community Cancer Centre Patients usually attend the program at the Cancer Centre located closest to their home.
How to Participate
Complete and fax in the Referral Form.
Download the Telehealth Brochure to help explain the process to the patient.
For more information, please contact:
Patricia Borgersen
Telehealth RN
Phone: 780-432-8350
Fax: 780-432-8419
Patricia.Borgersen@albertahealthservices.ca