Specialty Geriatrics and Palliative Care
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Geriatrics Research Focuses on Evidence-based Care Models
Mass General's geriatrics and dementia research identifies care gaps and the need for effective models and tools for the treatment of chronically ill seniors.
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Continuum Project Trains Clinicians in Serious Illness Care
A Massachusetts General Hospital palliative care training program offers training and resources to prompt and document more conversations about serious illness.
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Age-Friendly Health System Framework Advances Geriatric Care
Massachusetts General Hospital is now an age-friendly health System, incorporating evidence-based practices to elevate what matters most to older adults and improve outcomes.
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Specialty Palliative Care Underutilized for Patients with Cervical Cancer
Alexandra S. Bercow, MD and Whitfield B. Growdon, MD, of the Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and colleagues found that even in large institutions with ample resources, 53% of patients who died of cervical cancer were never referred to palliative care services.
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COVID-19 Prompted Integrating Palliative Care into Emergency Departments
In a national qualitative study, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers identified innovations in palliative care delivery, staffing, technology and training within emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hospice Patient Preferences for Full Code, Intensive Treatment Produces Ethical Dilemmas
Mass General researchers have documented that when hospice patients/families choose full-code status and/or intensive treatment, staff can experience ethical dilemmas about balancing the needs to respect those wishes, avoid harm and alleviate suffering.
Geriatrics and Palliative Care contributors
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Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Director of Research, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
COVID-19 Prompted Integrating Palliative Care into Emergency Departments
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Eric L. Krakauer, MD, PhD
Director, Global Palliative Care Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine and of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Addressing Global Palliative Care Disparities
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Juliet Christine Jacobsen, MD, DPH
Attending Physician, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Continuum Project Trains Clinicians in Serious Illness Care -
Leah B. Rosenberg, MD
General Internist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Editorial: Assess a Seriously Ill Patient's "Prognostic Awareness" Before Transfer to Tertiary Center -
Margarita Alegria, PhD
Chief of the Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Community-based Psychosocial–Exercise Intervention Benefits Racial/Ethnic Minority Older Adults -
Vicki Jackson, MD
Chief, Palliative Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Pilot of Embedded Palliative Care Early in COVID-19 Was Well Received by Emergency Clinicians
Geriatrics & Palliative Care
The Division of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital offers a wide range of clinical expertise including inpatient services, outpatient programs and home based programs.Resource Links
