TY - JOUR T1 - Healthcare professionals lack confidence and training in approaching advanced care planning discussions during renal inpatient admissions JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 59 LP - 59 DO - 10.7861/fhj.9-2-s59 VL - 9 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Kashif Anwari AU - Antonia Hamilton-Shield AU - Abdul Azeez Lawal AU - Scott Henderson AU - Áine Burns AU - Alex Riding AU - Jo Wilson Y1 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/9/Suppl_2/59.abstract N2 - Renal inpatients often comprise a co-morbid and frail cohort that are vulnerable to clinical deterioration while in hospital.1 Risk factors include higher rates of major adverse cardiovascular events and opportunistic infections, particularly in immunosuppressed patients with glomerulonephritis or in those with a kidney transplant.2–4 Given that renal healthcare professionals frequently care for such a cohort as inpatients, it would seem plausible that they are confident and competent with advanced care planning (ACP) discussions particularly focusing on resuscitation and treatment escalation plans (TEP). We sought to assess attitudes and practices, relating to ACP for inpatients, among healthcare … ER -