RT Book, Section A1 Harris, Rev. Pamela S. A2 Mitra, Raj SR Print(0) ID 1159835628 T1 General Topics in End-of-Life Rehabilitation T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071793339 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159835628 RD 2024/03/28 AB At first glance, the fields of rehabilitation medicine and palliative medicine might seem to be diametrically opposed, but, in fact, they have much in common. Both fields provide whole-person care to patients and their families through interdisciplinary teams. Central to palliative care is the development of an individualized patient care plan that focuses attention to pain and symptom control and to maximizing the patient's function, independence, and quality of life. The patient's goals of care direct the plan of care, with the plan modified by change in the patient's condition over the course of time. Palliative care should be part of the treatment plan for every patient of any age who has a serious illness, no matter the stage of illness, and rehabilitation medicine providers often figure prominently in a patient's early palliative care plan. Figure 81–1 demonstrates the role of palliative care through the course of serious illness.1