Blue Devil of the Week: Developing Mobile Apps to Ease Care
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Arif Kamal develops apps to help patients receiving palliative care
Name: Arif Kamal
Position: Associate Professor of Medicine and Business Administration in the Duke University School of Medicine
Years at Duke: 9
What he does at Duke: As a health services researcher, Kamal wants patient experiences to be as best as possible in palliative care when patients are fighting life-limiting illnesses. So, he’s giving patients the tools to help.
Kamal developed three mobile apps that demystify palliative care by explaining supportive care options, finding clinical trials and recommending questions to ask at appointments.
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