What does the PST do?
The Palliative Support Team (PST) provides assistance and support in cases of serious illness or end-of-life and offers advice on palliative care and advance care planning to the treating teams at UZ Leuven, to optimise care for patients with an incurable illness.
The PST supports the treating team at UZ Leuven in delivering palliative care and handling end-of-life decisions. Some of the topics they assist with include:
- Facilitating conversations between the patient, family, doctor, and care team
- Advising the care team on comfort care
- Discussing which therapies are still possible, meaningful, or desired, "what would my wishes be if my illness were to become incurable?", providing guidance on end-of-life decisions
- Organising care during the palliative phase
- Emotional support for the patient and family
- End-of-life care and bereavement support
Team
Nurses
Psychologists
Contact
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Preferably request an appointment through the healthcare providers on the ward where the patient is staying or being followed up.
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+32 16 33 24 22 - during office hours
Location and accessibility
Parking
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The designated car park for this department is parking Oost.