Frieda Wolf, M.D.

Dr. Wolf is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.

Within the past 12 months, Dr.Wolf reports no commercial conflicts of interest.

Release Date: 03/19/2007
Termination Date: 03/19/2010

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• Describe the increasing burden of comorbidities faced by geriatric patients with ESRD
• Discuss the withdrawal/withholding of therapy and its consequences -- many symptoms and ultimately death for ESRD patients
• Incorporate principles of end-of-life care into the care of the dialysis patient in order to improve their quality of life and quality of death.

 

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