Kathleen Elizabeth Bickel, MD, MPhil, on Defining High-Quality Palliative Care in Oncology Practice
2015 Palliative Care in Oncology SymposiumKathleen Elizabeth Bickel, MD, MPhil, of the White River Junction VA Medical Center, discusses the ASCO/AAHPM Guidance Statement, which will help oncology providers enhance their delivery of palliative care (Abstract 108).
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