Update on End-of-Life Care Training During Nephrology Fellowship: A Cross-sectional National Survey of Fellows

摘要

Background: Patients with end-stage renal disease have high mortality and symptom burden. Past studies demonstrated that nephrologists do not feel prepared to care for their patients at the end of life. We sought to characterize current palliative and end-of-life care education received during nephrology fellowship and compare this with data from 2003.