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Baycrest - End of Life Volunteer Manual 11 Social Worker. The Social Worker assesses the psychosocial needs of the patient and family. This includes exploring the emotional basis for intractable pain. They assist other team members with interactions with the person and family, and provide the person and family with individual, marital and family counseling if necessary. The Social Worker assists with practical matters: finances, wills, powers of attorney and funeral planning. The Social Worker also provides bereavement support. Palliative Care Physician.The Palliative Care Physician is a medical advisor or consultant to the other members of team. The Physician has in-depth knowledge of all aspects of care of the dying and family, particularly pain and symptom control, patient and family support, community resources and ethics. Pharmacist. The Pharmacist prepares, dispenses and distributes medications and completes a medication assessment and pharmacy care plan. Registered Dietitian. The Registered Dietitian assesses the dying person's nutritional status and develops a nutrition care plan that meets their nutrition needs while optimizing their quality of life. Occupational Therapist. The Occupational Therapist helps the person maintain quality of life by enabling them to do the activities that are most important to them to do, to support safe mobility and implement falls prevention strategies, to measure for and loan wheelchairs and to support comfort in bed. Physiotherapist. The Physiotherapist provides pain management, improves mobility, and helps with respiratory function and maintenance of skin integrity and wound management. Speech-Language Pathologist. The Speech-Language Pathologist assesses the person's communication and swallowing needs and develops a plan to meet his or her changing needs.

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