Addressing Racial Injustice, Developing Cultural Humility, and Fostering Rapport-Building Communication Skills to Improve Disparities in End-of-Life Planning

Affiliations

¹ Departments of medicine and Public Health, Divisions of Nephrology and Palliative Care (F.S.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA. Electronic address: fahad_saeed@urmc.rochester.edu.
² Fresenius Medical Care, Global Medical Office (A.E.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ School of Behavior and Natural Science (R.J. A.), Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
⁴ Division of Nephrology (M.K.T.), Stanford University and Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center Veterans Affairs Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California, USA.
⁵ Department of Family Medicine and Center for Center for Communication and Disparities Research (K.A.F.), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA.

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Fahad Saeed et al. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;66(3):e451-e453.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.05.019. Epub 2023 Jun 22.

¹ Departments of medicine and Public Health, Divisions of Nephrology and Palliative Care (F.S.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA. Electronic address: fahad_saeed@urmc.rochester.edu.
² Fresenius Medical Care, Global Medical Office (A.E.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ School of Behavior and Natural Science (R.J. A.), Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
⁴ Division of Nephrology (M.K.T.), Stanford University and Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center Veterans Affairs Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California, USA.
⁵ Department of Family Medicine and Center for Center for Communication and Disparities Research (K.A.F.), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA.

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Patients' perspectives on dialysis decision-making and end-of-life care .
Saeed F, Sardar MA, Davison SN, Murad H, Duberstein PR, Quill TE. Saeed F, et al. Clin Nephrol. 2019 May;91(5):294-300. doi: 10.5414/CN109608. Clin Nephrol. 2019. PMID: 30663974 Free PMC article.
Racial Disparities in Health Beliefs and Advance Care Planning Among Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis.
Saeed F, Ladwig S, Allen RJ, Eneanya ND, Tamura MK, Fiscella KA. Saeed F, et al. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Apr;65(4):318-325. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.12.002. Epub 2022 Dec 12. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023. PMID: 36521766 Free PMC article.