If you would like to submit a survey to the APM Membership, please contact Compleat Secretariat.
All surveys will be subject to the APM Ethics, Science and Executive Committee’s approval.
APM Member Survey Requests
Calciphylaxis Pain Management Survey
Calciphylaxis is a rare (<1%) but extremely painful condition occurring in patients with end stage renal failure, the majority of whom will be on dialysis. Calcium deposition is the small vessels supplying the skin leads to ischaemia and necrosis. Patients with this condition have a mortality rate of 60 – 80%. Background and incident pain are experienced often with a painful prodrome.
The authors of the survey are interested in understanding the experience and expertise held by palliative, pain and renal physicians. Based on your response we will interrogate and develop our guidelines to help manage the troublesome pain of Calciphylaxis.
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Dr Mary Miller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Aoife Lowney, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Sinha Smeeta, Consultant Renal Physician, Salford Royal NHS Trust
Motor Neurone Disease Research
Researchers at the University of Southampton are looking to recruit healthcare professionals working with people with MND to their study to develop a web-based patient decision aid (DA). The DA will be designed to support people with MND, and their carers, in making the decision on whether to have a gastrostomy feeding tube. For more information or if you are interested in taking part, please contact the study team or via telephone 02380 597939.
Follow their progress on Twitter: @DiaMoNDstudy_
Closing date: Friday 04 October 2019
APM Assisted Suicide/Dying
Many thanks to all of the membership who completed the APM survey on Assisted Suicide. The quantitative results are now available for viewing on the APM website.
The Ethics Committee
APM Workforce Survey Analysis