
Dr. Kristen G. Schaefer M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist | Hospice and Palliative Medicine
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw Washington DC, 20007About
Dr. Kristen Schaefer is a hospice and palliative care specialist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Schaefer provides care to people who are seriously ill. As a hospice and palliative care specialist, Dr. Schaefer works to relieve the pain and suffering of people who have a severe medical condition and are in a critical state. Hospice and palliative care specialists try to improve the quality of life for a person who may not have much time left to live.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Assessing the quality of pain care in ambulatory patients with advanced stage cancer.
- Missed opportunities to train medical students in generalist palliative care during core clerkships.
- Integrating palliative care into routine care of patients with heart failure: models for clinical collaboration.
- Radiation oncology resident palliative education.
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