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Thomas J. Smith, MD, on Palliative Care and Outpatient Treatment: Expert Perspective

2017 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium

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Thomas J. Smith, MD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses successful models of integrating palliative care into outpatient oncology.



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