McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine
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Medical Grand Rounds
Palliative care in advanced heart failure

Palliative care in advanced heart failure

2021-10-15

Khalid Azzam, Yasmin Jajarmi, Tom Mazzetti, Wendy Ye

Dr Wendy Ye, Dr Tom Mazzetti, and Dr Yasmin Jajarmi from McMaster University joined Dr Khalid Azzam to talk about palliative care in patients with advanced heart failure and share their ideas on how to bridge inpatient and community care. The webinar was recorded at the Chair's Medical Grand Rounds on September 30, 2021.

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