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Nancy Chan Ambulatory Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic

Caregiver Support, End of Life Care / Palliative Care, Healthcare Providers, and Mental Health - Adult

Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides specialist consultation to clients and families who are living with a serious illness and may be experiencing symptoms and distress which may be affecting their quality of life
Support includes:
  • Palliative specialty consultation by Physician, Nurse, Social Worker and/or Spiritual Care Practitioner
  • Symptom assessment and management
  • Care planning, documentation, and communication to referral source (specialists, outpatient clinics, home health and GPs)
  • Treatment (rarely; mostly related to wounds)
  • Disease-specific client education and intervention strategies (including medication consultation)
  • Counselling and individualized education
  • Spiritual care and counselling
  • Self-management support and coaching – clients set goals and participate in action planning for ongoing and crisis-management planning
  • Multi-system service coordination
  • Caregiver support/education
  • Bereavement risk assessment and follow up
  • Referral to other services health, community and social services and resources such as mental health, transportation resources, volunteer agencies

Eligibility:
  • Clinical status: Have a diagnosis of a life-limiting illness with an approximate prognosis of less than 1 year (this may include malignancies or non-malignant disease processes), Have had a Goals of Care discussion, and the client is accepting of a palliative approach to care, Have a clinical complexity that is beyond the scope of the client's medical specialist(s), family physician and/or Community Health Nurse's practice
  • Client must have a current GP
  • Client is willing to participate
  • Client is able to attend the clinic independently (or with a caregiver), as organized by the client/caregiver
  • Client is 19 years or older (less than 19 years old to be considered by exception)
  • Client must currently reside in the catchment area of Vancouver City

604-659-1160

Public email: nancychanclinic@vch.ca

Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/location...

Nancy Chan Ambulatory Palliative Care Clinic - #200, 4088 Cambie St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 2V8

Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (closed for lunch from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Wheelchair accessible.

Service is available in English.

Referral options:

  • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
  • Health professional referral

Details: Call the Hospice Palliative Care Access Line in your community (not the facility) if you or a family member wants to access the services

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Availability

Service area: Vancouver Coastal Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Bowen Island, Gibsons, Lions Bay, North Vancouver, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Powell River, Richmond, Sechelt, Squamish, Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Whistler

Service Types Provided
Caregiver Support
End of Life Care / Palliative Care
Healthcare Providers
Mental Health - Adult
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided in a group in-person

The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.

Pathways does not provide medical advice. If you have an emergency please call 9-1-1. If you require assistance navigating services please call 8-1-1.

For general inquiries or for assistance, please email us:

community-services@pathwaysbc.ca

If you are requesting clinical access to medical Pathways, please provide the following information via the email above:

  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Email
  4. In which city/town do you work?
  5. What is your role? E.g. Family Physician, Office Staff, Medical Resident
  6. Employer Name (for office staff)
  7. Office Phone

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