The Quality of Life Program                           

At Emory Winship Cancer Institute, we believe in taking a unified approach in treating mind, body and spirit in a holistic way.  Winship's Quality of Life Program is a unified effort to give patients and their friends and families everything we can to support their efforts to fight cancer. This includes:
 
Patient and Family Resource Center. Located on the first floor of Winship, the Center offers a library, hospitality lounge and computers for patients and families to access the Internet.
 
Support Groups. Patients, families, friends, and caregivers are all welcome to participate in Winship's monthly support groups. Please refer to the monthly support group link.

Psychiatric Services. Michael Burke, MD and the Social Services Team provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients who are experiencing depression, anxiety or other changes in their mental health that may be having a negative effect on quality of life. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, please obtain a referral through your oncologist, nurse practictioner or social worker from your oncology team.

Pain Management.  Michael Byas-Smith, MD, is director of the Emory Winship Cancer Pain Management Clinic, which provides patients with pain management services. Offering interventional approaches, such as analgesic pump implantations, cryoablation (freezing) therapy and facilitating adjustments to medicines to optimize pain relief and minimize pain, the clinic's specialists work closely with each cancer patient as an integral part of the healthcare team.

Pastoral Services. Pamela Butts, MDiv. serves as Winship's chaplain.  She provides one-on-one counseling and gives emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, and staff.

Financial Services.  Winship's team of Oncology Resource Coordinators works with patients and families to help alleviate the financial anxiety that can sometimes occur with cancer treatment. 
 
Patient Counseling. The Institute has professionally licensed social workers on staff led by Jim Hankins, MSW, LCSW.  The team of social workers facilitates support groups and provides individualized counseling and support to patients and families.
 
Nutrition Services.  Nutritional needs change during stages of treatment. Winship's staff nutritionist, Tiffany Barrett, MS, RD, LD, is a licensed dietician who is dedicated to creating and tailoring nutrition plans to meet a patient's specific needs.