Episode 7: Special Guest Interview with Dr. Areej El-Jawahri

In this episode, we interview a special guest -- Dr. Areej El-Jawahri. She is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and is an oncologist specializing in the care of patients with hematologic malignancies and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We talk about her research, the importance of early palliative care, and who should be responsible for providing palliative care on a medical team because...It's Not All About Death!

At the end of the Episode, Dr. Amane Abdul-Razzak mentions a few resources, which are available below:

1. Publication by Dr. Jennifer Temel: Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Available at: https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1000678

2. Publication by Dr. Areej El-Jawahri: Effectiveness of Integrated Palliative and Oncology Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia - A Randomized Clinical Trial. Available at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2773838

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