On the issue of outpatient palliative medical care organisation
The article presents the core tasks of a palliative medical care (PMC) outpatient office at a local polyclinic as one of the main forms of outpatient specialist PMC and the functions of its staff. Detailed analysis of the office organization, the interaction of PMC doctor with various medical professionals as well as the patients’ routing is described. The authors emphasize that the life quality improving in patients suffering from pain is impossible without effective pain control. To provide adequate pain control quality training of the doctor and the organization of timely and full providing patients with non-invasive forms of needed drugs are required. For PMC development it is advisable to establish regional PMC center/department for organization and methodological work under the leadership of Chief PMC Specialist in the region