Clinical
The Division of Haematology-Oncology, Palliative
Care, and Ethics (of the Department of Medicine)
contains several parts:
- Combined Haematology/Medical Oncology
inpatient unit (Department of Medicine)
described below
- Academic and outpatient clinical
Medical Oncology (Department of Oncology)
described under the Oncology section
- Academic and clinical Palliative
Care (Departments of Medicine, Oncology
and Family Medicine) described separately
- Academic and outpatient clinical
Haematology (Department of Medicine)
This document describes the inpatient unit,
and the functions of the academic and clinical
haematology service.
Inpatient Clinical Services
We provide tertiary inpatient services in
clinical haematology and medical oncology
for the population of Southeastern Ontario.
All services are provided except at the
moment for stem cell transplantation. The
case mix includes malignant disease, benign
haematology, haemostasis and thrombosis.
The service interacts with many of the other
services in the hospital, including internal
medicine, surgery, the clinical laboratories,
radiation oncology, intensive care, palliative
care, the emergency room and surgical and
endoscopy day/night care. The inpatient
service relies heavily on diagnostic haematopathology,
diagnostic imaging, and interventional radiology.
Both Haematology and Medical Oncology provide
a consultation service, which is widely
used by most other clinical services within
the hospital.
Outpatient Clinical Haematology
Ambulatory care in general haematology,
the regional program for the management
of inherited bleeding disorders and a haemostasis/thrombosis
sub-specialty clinic are provided through
the Patient Care Centre. There are specialized
clinics dedicated to phlebotomy and the
autologous blood donation program. Ambulatory
care in malignant haematology is provided
both in the Kingston Regional Cancer Centre
and the Patient Care Centre. The Outpatient
Procedure Units provide supportive care
for patients with bone marrow failure and
other haematological diseases.
Research
Research strengths of the Division of Haematology,
Oncology, Palliative Care and Ethics include
a significant contribution to the Queens
vascular biology, thrombosis and haemostasis
research group, health services and health
risk perception research, epidemiology,
and clinical trials, among others. |
Outstanding care, always.
