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Emma Murphy

Emma Murphy PhD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Nephrology
Southampton, England, United Kingdom

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Dr Murphy graduated with a PhD in nephrology and palliative medicine from the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London. Dr Murphy leads a programme of research at the interface between nephrology and palliative medicine, with particular focus on improving outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease. Following completion of her PhD she was subsequently successful in being awarded a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Lectureship in March 2016 where she continues to study the palliative and end of life care needs of people with chronic kidney disease on dialysis. She has published on the palliative and end-of-life care needs of renal patients, including on symptoms, dialysis withdrawal, survival and conservative kidney management.
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