Patient Care

The main focus of the patient care in the day care units is the coordination of clinical trials and therapy schemes, from port puncture and infusion management to specialized aftercare and individualized counseling on care. This also includes naturopathic treatment methods.

Due to the intensive contact to the patients during their therapies, the nursing services function as a central point of contact at the interface between physicians, nurses, and counseling services at NCT.

Staff: day care units

The Central Office for Patient Management is responsible for the organization of further diagnostics and treatment times in the day care units.

Staff: Central Office for Patient Management (ZPM) in the NCT day care units

Head of ZPM: Heike Wachow
Deputy Head of ZPM: Cedric Sauer

Many cancer patients experience pain. Possible reasons are tumors itself or the results of therapy. Stressful situations additionally increase pain. You may reach out to our pain nurses personally or ask the nursing/patient services at NCT to get in touch with us. The pain counseling is located at day care unit 1 and 2 at NCT.

Who are we?

Healthcare nurses with additional training in algesiology assistance qualified according to the guidelines of the German Pain Society (Deutschen Schmerzgesellschaft e.V.), Pain Nurse (Pain experts in nursing).

What we do?

Pain anamnesis (How does the pain feel?:

• Taking record of location of pain, strength of pain, length of pain, quality of pain

Guidance and information in close cooperation with the physicians in charge of the day unit concerning:

• The intake of pain relievers in accordance with your current medication
• Handling of your pain relievers
• Non-medicinal measures to relieve pain
• Handling of pain with peripheral polyneuropathy, mucositis and others
  

Additional treatment options:

• Application of natural medicine

Training of:

• Intake and handling of pain relievers
• Pain diary, pain recording
• Application of natural medicine (heat, cold, compresses and pads, inunction)

Providing contact with:

• Nursing experts
• Counseling
• Pain ambulance

Specialized outpatient palliative care

Our team consists of physicians and care staff with a special qualification in palliative care and has extensive experience in caring for severely ill patients. We assist in cases with complex, debilitating symptoms such as pain, breathing difficulties, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, and other issues which can severely impact your quality of life. We can provide care in your surroundings at home as well as in-patient care facilities. We provide care in the city of Heidelberg and the surrounding Rhein-Neckar area.

Contact

Coordination of the Palliative-Care-Team SAPHIR
Phone: +49 6221 56-35610
Fax: +49 6221 56-7203
E-mail: NCT.SAPHIR@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Monday – Thursday: 9:00 – 15:00
Friday: 9:00 – 13:00

To broaden specialist knowledge for oncology staff at NCT Heidelberg, the Heidelberg University Hospital and their cooperative institutions, the specialist training circle „Oncology“ at the NCT Heidelberg has developed training events. The aim of the oncological patient care training (OPIN) is to maintain and expand the oncological expertise at NCT Heidelberg and in the region and to advance oncological networking with regional partners.

All dates are listed in the NCT event calendar: www.nct-heidelberg.de/events