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Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah is a palliative care physician and medical oncologist in the Division of Cancer Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. She is uniquely qualified for this role, having completed training at MD Anderson, not only in medical oncology but also in Phase 1 drug development and Palliative Medicine. With all this training she sees patients in the palliative care clinic and also conducts clinical research that focuses on symptom management and patient centered supportive care that is driven by patient-reported outcomes (PROs) with an emphasis on older adult participation on clinical trials. She also works on developing palliative care initiatives and PROs on the national and international level.

You can find Dr. Subbiah on social media including twitter where she is very active.
 
In this episode we discuss
defining palliative care
what interested Dr. Subbiah in palliative care
the difference between palliative care and hospice care
benefits of palliative care
why palliative care is critical to cancer care
breadth of palliative care team
caregiver experience
the future of palliative care
 

Image credit National Cancer Institute

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