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Pain and Palliative Care Consultation Service

Here to allay psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual suffering

Palliative care provides skilled management of symptoms from the burden of disease and treatments and allay suffering (psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual). Examples of these symptoms may include pain, constipation, anxiety, depression, loss of appetite to name a few. Our aim is to improve patient and family quality of life while allowing medical providers to continue to focus on the clinical trial. Please explore this page to learn more about our program and the specialty of palliative care.

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Pain and Palliative Care Service Highlights

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A Psycho-Social-Spiritual Measure of Healing

NIH Healing Experience of All Life Stressors

Healing Experience of All Life Stressors was developed by the NIH Clinical Center Pain and Palliative Care Service as a psycho-social-spiritual measure of healing that assesses positive transformation in response to challenging life events. 

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Caring for patients with common and rare diseases in research and community settings

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

This fellowship program is designed for candidates who have academic and clinical career goals in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Fellows gain hospice and palliative medicine expertise as they provide consultations for medical, psychological, and spiritual concerns and coordinate team-based, holistic integrative approaches. 

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Simple Practice, Powerful Tool

Mindfulness Based Self Care 10-Day Audio Program

The mindfulness program we are offering is designed to help cultivate and strengthen your innate ability to be mindful. It consists of 10 audio recordings from 10-25 minutes. These audio recordings focus on learning and practicing mindfulness basics. 

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Pain and Palliative Care at NIH

Treat symptoms caused by diseases or treatments that negatively affect quality of life.

The Team

Meet our team of dedicate healthcare professionals.

Truths and Myths

Learn the truths and dispel the myths of pain and palliative care.

Patient and Family Resources

Review this list of resources available to patients and their families.

Recent Publications and Educational Resources

Read some of the publications and educational resources from the NIH Pain and Palliative Care team.

Labyrinth at NIH

Learn more about this ancient practice of circling to the center.