Q&A: Addressing palliative care in dialysis settings
05/22/25 at 03:00 AM
Q&A: Addressing palliative care in dialysis settings
Physician's Weekly; interview with Jane O. Schell, MD; 5/20/25
Jane O. Schell, MD, discusses factors that impact use of palliative care in dialysis settings for patients in the United States, as well as potential solutions.
- Are any strengths or limitations especially noteworthy? ...
- How does palliative care address the needs of patients on dialysis? ...
- What are the greatest barriers to integrating palliative care in this setting? ...
- How do cultural or socioeconomic factors impact access to such care? ...
- What role do patients and families have in decisions about palliative care? ...
- What could improve nephrologists’ ability to provide palliative care? ...
- What further research is needed? ...