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The greatest challenge in palliative medicine is that the system isn't currently set up to deal with patients dying from chronic illnesses, according to KellyAnn Light-McGroary, MD, clinical assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She will be addressing this and other issues at the Meet the Expert Breakfast Session during AMDA's annual conference in Orlando, FL, next March. Set for Saturday, March 19, Dr. Light-McGroary's presentation is entitled “Heart Failure Throughout the Continuum of Care: Where Does Palliative Care Fit In?”
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Source Type: news