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Palliative Care

Understanding the medical, social and emotional challenges that come with a serious illness.

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The goal of Tanner’s complex disease management program is to improve the quality of life for patients and their loved ones. We can give you meaningful support, regardless of your age and the stage of your illness.

Our multidisciplinary team

Tanner has assembled a multidisciplinary care team to help patients and their families make difficult decisions regarding care and disease progression. Our team includes:

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Social workers
  • Pharmacists
  • Nutritionists
  • Chaplains
  • More

How we help

Through our complex disease management program, Tanner helps patients and their loved ones:

  • Understand a disease and various treatment options
  • Weigh the risks and benefits of treatments
  • Navigate difficult transitions, such as to a nursing home, comfort care or hospice program
  • Designate surrogate decision makers or next of kin
  • Approach the tough process of advanced care planning

To learn more

Call 770-812-9929 to learn more about Tanner’s complex disease management program.

Three Goals

Download the Three Most Common Goals of Care in Medicine (.pdf) to learn about the goals for Complex Disease Management.

 

More Info

Learn more about our Complex Disease Management program (.pdf)

 

 

 

Plan Ahead

Download Advance Directive forms and learn more about your rights.

 

 

 

Events

Diabetes 101 - Webinar
Diabetes 101 - Webinar

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Nutrition for Diabetes - Webinar
Nutrition for Diabetes - Webinar

Thursday, December 14, 2023

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Blogs

Braces and Splints for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Braces and Splints for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

From intricate art creations to work-related tasks to those everyday repetitive motions of scrolling through your phone — our hands do more delicate work than we realize. While most of these activities seem relatively safe, they can actually lead to the development of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Members of the Caregiving Cycle: The Family Caregivers
Members of the Caregiving Cycle: The Family Caregivers

Acting as a caregiver for a family member can be a rewarding experience, allowing you to spend time and care for someone you love. Caregiving covers a range of situations from those who just need a little extra help caring for themselves to those who are undergoing things such as surgery recovery, cancer treatment and terminal illness. No matter what your role is, one important factor that is often overlooked is who takes care of the caregiver.

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