Kidney palliative care can help meet gaps in care   

A care program combining palliative care with nephrology care in an ambulatory setting has the potential to meet gaps in care and achieving patient satisfaction, according to a study in Journal of Palliative Medicine. Jennifer S. Scherer, MD, at New York University School of Medicine, was the lead author of a study involving 55 patients most with stage IV or V chronic kidney disease. Eighty-seven percent of initial visits included an advance care planning conversation, 55.4% included a medication change for symptoms, and 35.5% included a dialysis decision-making conversation.  Link to source>>