Dr. Susan McClement is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Manitoba, and a Research Associate of the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit at CancerCare Manitoba headed by Dr. Harvey Chochinov. Her research interests psychosocial issues related to food and fluids in advanced illness; ethical issues in palliative care; interventions aimed at supporting patient dignity; and the development and evaluation of palliative care educational initiatives.
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