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Renal Palliative Care DNT Meeting March 28 2011 Frank Brennan Palliative Care Physician Department of Renal Medicine St George Hospital, Sydney

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Renal Palliative Care

DNT Meeting ‐March 28 2011

Frank BrennanPalliative Care PhysicianDepartment of Renal MedicineSt George Hospital, Sydney

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• What is Palliative Care ?

• The potential role of Palliative Care in Nephrology

• A developing model

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What is Palliative Care ?

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WHO definition (2002)

Palliative Care is an approach which improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing life‐threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.  

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What possible role does Palliative Care play in End Stage Renal Failure ?

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In Australia – the mean age of commencement on Renal Replacement therapy is 60.4 years (ANZDATA Registry 2009 Report)

Increasing number of patients returning to dialysis after transplant failure.

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The age cohort that has the greatest prevalence is the 65‐84 year old group.

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ESRD patients

Overall patients with ESRD with or without RRT have a reduced life expectancy compared to age‐matched controls.

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DIALYSIS

For patients on dialysis 15.4 % die each year (ANZDATA Registry 2008 Report) 

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For those aged 75 years and older that figure is 25 % 

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The circumstances in which patients with ESRD die varies considerably 

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If it is an expected death (eg. after the cessation of dialysis) the management of the dying phase is crucial 

and the manner of that dying will be remembered forever by the family

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Patients with ESRD have a significant  symptom burden related to both the disease itself and other co‐morbidities

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Overall QoL is very resistant to significant change

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Palliative Care/ a palliative approach can play an important role throughout the course of ESRD

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Timing of involvement

• Purely Conservative Management 

• Pre‐Dialysis

• Dialysis

• Withdrawal from Dialysis

• Terminal phase 

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Realistically, given issues of manpower,it may not be possible for a Palliative Care health professional to be present in everyRenal Unit    

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What are the core competencies in a “Palliative approach” to patients with ESRD ?

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4 Pillars of a Palliative approach

• Communication

• Symptom management

• Psychosocial support

• Care of the dying patient

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Conservative management of ESRD

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If this is being raised as an option :

What does a Conservative pathway mean ?

What is its content ?

Can we make predictions about theircourse ?

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Challenge is  to ensure that this pathway of management is not seen as “second best” or inadequate

but is thorough, systematic and evidenced‐based

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Renal Medicine               Palliative approach

Calcium/Phosphate                        Symptom management   Anaemia                                                                                                              Fluid balance                                  Psychosocial support

Care of the dying

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What would be nature and shape of a collaboration between the Renal Medicine and Palliative Medicine ?

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One Model

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St George Hospital, Sydney

Collaboration between the Renal Medicine and Palliative Medicine Departments.

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1. Formation of a Renal Medicine – Palliative Care Working Group

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2. Formation of a Renal Supportive Care Clinic

March 2009 

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• Held every week

• Held in the Renal Unit

• Palliative Care Consultant, Advanced Trainee in Renal Medicine, Renal Clinical Nurse Specialist and Renal Social Worker

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All patients with ESRD according to needs

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Main categories of patients who are referred to the clinic :

• Patients who are on a conservative pathway 

• Patients who need assistance in decision making around choosing dialysis or not

• Patients who are on dialysis and have cancer or other terminal conditions.

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• Patients on dialysis who are experiencing symptoms which are difficult to manage 

• Patients on dialysis who need assistance in decision making regarding withdrawing or continuing with dialysis

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• Focus on symptom management

• Psychosocial support

• Preliminary discussions on ACP

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3. Research

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4. Twice weekly ward rounds of in‐patient   Renal patients according to needs

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5. Teaching programme for Junior Medical Staff, including Nephrology   Trainees on all aspects of Renal‐Supportive Care

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6. Advance Care Planning

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7. Preparation of documents :

(a) End of Life Pathway for Renal Patients

(b) Commonly used Palliative medications in the context of CKD

(c) A Renal‐Palliative Care Reader 

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8. Annual Renal Memorial Service

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Conclusion

• A “palliative approach” may be adopted at any stage in the course of CKD

• There are several aspects to that approach

• One model of collaboration