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PAMF Palliative Care

Dealing with a serious illness takes a physical and emotional toll on you. Palliative care professionals at Palo Alto Medical Foundation can help. You’ll find relief from the symptoms, pain and stress of your illness so that you can live each day fully.

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    Living Well with Serious Illness

    It’s tough to live with the complex challenges of a serious illness or chronic condition, such as cancer, advanced heart, lung or kidney disease, or dementia. When you need relief from the symptoms, side effects and stress of your diagnosis and treatments, turn to PAMF’s compassionate, effective palliative care teams.

    Palliative care helps you and your loved ones address a wide range of needs. It’s appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness, and you can receive it while you’re also receiving active medical treatments. We treat the entire person, focusing on your physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

    At PAMF, our palliative care professionals provide team-based support that includes:

    • Meaningful conversations to help you identify your goals, understand your care plan and ensure that your values match the treatments you choose.
    • Advanced care planning and help with complex decisions for your medical care.
    • Symptom management alongside curative.
    • Coordination and communication between your primary care providers, specialists, caregivers and family members.
    • Home healthcare services, such as infusion therapy and medical equipment.
    • Education and support regarding your diagnosis and plan of care.
    • Emotional support to ease loneliness, fears, stress, isolation and other issues.

    Your palliative care team may include specially trained doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers , a chaplain, care coordinator and other specialists as needed. In addition to supporting your immediate physical and mental needs, the palliative care team coordinates care with your goals and wishes. Care may be provided at home, in the hospital or in a clinic.

    To participate, please ask your primary care provider or your specialist to submit a referral to palliative care, or contact us at one of our locations for more information.

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    Join Dr. Ramy Salah, Palliative Care Physician, as he discusses advance health care planning and goes through the Advance Health Care Directive form.

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    Advance Healthcare Decisions During COVID-19

    Dr. Ramy Salah, Palliative Care Physician, explains advance healthcare planning, choosing the right person to be your decision-maker, completing an advance directive, and special considerations for COVID-19.

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    If you’re recuperating from a serious illness or facing a chronic condition, get comforting care with home health services in the Sutter Health network. Our visiting nurses, speech and occupational therapists, and other healthcare professionals deliver high-quality, personalized care at home to meet your needs.

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    A patient's daughter describes how PAMF's palliative care program makes comfort a top priority while supporting loved ones.

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    In medicine, pain relates to the perception of a sensation that hurts. Only the person who is experiencing the pain can describe it properly. Research seeks to understand all types of pain, how to stop it or how to lessen it to improve a person’s quality of life.

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    The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
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    Steve R. Lai, M.D.

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    Jill N. Bryon, N.P.

    Jill N. Bryon, N.P.

    • Nurse Practitioner, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

    Amanda Bryner, N.P.

    Amanda Bryner, N.P.

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    Ramy Y. Salah, M.D.

    Ramy Y. Salah, M.D.

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    Michael A. Cohn, M.D.

    Michael A. Cohn, M.D.

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    Michelle R. Dictor, N.P.

    Michelle R. Dictor, N.P.

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    Anya E. Sander, N.P., R.N.

    Anya E. Sander, N.P., R.N.

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