Amipal: Palliative Care

In this episode of AmiPal I talk with Dr Hannah Sammut (Renal Physician and Royal College of Physicians post-CCT fellow in Palliative Medicine) about the importance of palliative medicine and palliative care. The prevalence of symptoms in end-stage renal disease: a systematic review. Murtagh FE et al. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2007 Jan;14(1):82-99. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17200048 Is maximum conservative management an equivalent treatment option to dialysis for elderly patients with significant comorbid disease?Carson RC et al.Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Oct;4(10):1611-9. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00510109 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19808244 AmiPal and it's content is copyright of Dr Amara Nwosu, KingAmi Media 2016. www.amaranwosu.com Music by Bensound www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music