Meena Kalluri
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept
- kalluri@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Symptom assessment and management in ILD/IPF IPF palliative care IPF advance care planning Palliative care delivery model in IPF
About
Dr. Meena Kalluri is an interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary fibrosis expert. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA and fellowships in pulmonary and critical care medicine at MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Leadership and Collaborations:
Dr. Kalluri is the founder and director of the Multidisciplinary Collaborative Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) Clinic at the University of Alberta. The clinic uses a patient and family centered approach with early-integrated palliative care intended to improve health related quality of life and death in fibrotic lung diseases like Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. The clinic provides access to advanced therapies, lung transplantation if needed, participation in clinical trials, symptom self-management and ongoing education. They work with community partners to provide care at home when needed so patients can live in their own homes for as long as possible. Patients can also access ILD specific rehabilitation program, a unique program developed by the clinic. The clinic works closely with several non-profit agencies such as the Edmonton Pulmonary Fibrosis Association, Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Alberta Lung Association and the government to advocate and raise awareness of IPF.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Kalluri’s clinic has been recognized provincially by Alberta Healthcare Services and nationally by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement as an emerging innovation in palliative and end-of-life care. The clinic’s multi-disciplinary team has developed innovative strategies to treat dyspnea and promote better quality of life including patient centric goals in IPF.
Research
Dr. Kalluri’s current research projects focus on assessments and treatments of dyspnea and other symptoms in ILD, developing advance care planning for IPF, educational interventions for patients and caregivers, describing the impact of this care model on health outcomes, and related economic analysis.
Teaching
Dr. Kalluri is an award-winning instructor who supervises students, residents and fellows in classrooms and in clinical settings for pulmonary care. She created a four-week rotation called Multidisciplinary Clinical Teams for general internal medicine residents, that emphasizes collaboration and patient-centric teamwork. This unique rotation is recognized as one of the best ambulatory experiences. She has also created a peer-reviewed online bank of ILD cases; a bank of lectures on various ILDs including symptom management and end of life care for trainees and allied health professionals; biweekly multidisciplinary ILD rounds attended by trainees from different disciplines; and a peer-reviewed endobronchial ultrasound reading curriculum.
Featured Publications
Kalluri M., Orenstein S., Archibald N., Pooler C.
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2022 June; 39 (6):641-651 10.1177/10499091211041724
Gantayet-Mathur A., Chan K., Kalluri M.
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Nature. 2022 June; 9 (1) 10.1057/s41599-022-01221-5
Assessing efficacy of a disease-specific pulmonary rehabilitation program for interstitial lung disease using patient-reported outcomes
Canadian Respiratory Conference, Victoria BC. 2022 April;
van den Bosch L., Wang T., Bakal J.A., Richman-Eisenstat J., Kalluri M.
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2022 January; 10.1177/10499091221096416
McDermott L., Kalluri M., Fox K., Richman-Eisenstat J.
Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2022 January; 36 (1):64-74 10.1080/13561820.2021.1884051
Younus S., Bakal J.A., Richman-Eisenstat J., Alrehaili G., Aldhaheri S., Morales M., Rippon N., Bendstrup E., Harle I., Moran-Mendoza O., Barratt S.L., Adamali H., Kalluri M.
Applied Sciences. 2021 October; 11 (19) 10.3390/app11199028
Palliative Care in Lung Disease. 2021 October; Online ISBN 978-3-030-81788-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81788-6_16
Fong S., Richman-Eisenstat J., Kalluri M.
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2021 August; 38 (8):1046-1052 10.1177/1049909120969126
Kalluri M, Luppi F,Vancheri A, Elisabetta Balestro, Francesco Varone, Nesrin Mogulkoc, Giulia Cacopardo, Elena Bargagli, Elizabeth Renzoni, Sebastiano Torrisi, Maria Rosaria Calvello, Alessandro Libra, Mauro Pavone, Francesco Bonella, Vincent Cottin, Claudia Valenzuela, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Elisabeth Bendstrup
European Respiratory Review. 2021 May; 30 (160) 10.1183/16000617.0026-2021
Kalluri M., Younus S., Archibald N., Richman-Eisenstat J., Pooler C.
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2021 April; 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002831
Advance Care Planning in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Go? Qualitative Study of Patients, Caregivers and Health Care Professionals
Canadian Respiratory Conference. 2021 April;
Luppi F, Kalluri M, Faverio P, Kreuter M, Ferrara G
RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2021 April; 22 (1):109 doi: 10.1186/s12931-021-01711-1
Living with Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Qualitative Study of Positive Attitudes, Adaptive Coping and Personalized Action Plans
Canadian Respiratory Conference. 2021 April;
McDermott L., Kalluri M., Fox K., Richman-Eisenstat J.
Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2021 April; 10.1080/13561820.2021.1884051
Funke-Chambour M., Albera C., Bendstrup E., Costabel U., Grutters J.C., Harari S., Johannson K.A., Kreuter M., Strambu I., Vancheri C., Varone F., Vitulo P., Wuyts W.A., Martinez F., Raghu G; Erice participants; Erice participants.
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021 April; 57 (4) 10.1183/13993003.04219-2020
Real-World Data on Bleeding Risk and Anticoagulation in Patients with IPF Treated with Antifibrotics
DRUG SAFETY. 2020 October; 43 (10):953-955 10.1007/s40264-020-00991-8.