Specialty Geriatrics and Palliative Care
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Advances in Palliative Care and the CORE Program at Mass General Cancer Center
Areej El-Jawahri, MD, explains the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Outcomes Research and Education Program (CORE) and discusses the advances in palliative care at Mass General Cancer Center.
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Combining Claims Data, EHR Best for Identifying Seriously Ill Populations
Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH, of the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, and colleagues found that searching both electronic health records and claims data is optimal for identifying adults of any age with serious illness, operationalized as serious medical conditions.
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Probing Links Between Post-Op Delirium, Sleep and Dementia
Massachusetts General Hospital Anesthetist-in-Chief probes associations between postoperative delirium, sleep, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
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Improved Coping Explains Benefits of Integrated Palliative Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Improvement of coping strategies was a key mechanism of the benefits of integrated palliative care for patients with acute myeloid leukemia who were hospitalized for intensive chemotherapy, Ashley M. Nelson, PhD, and colleagues conclude based on a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
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Palliative Care in the Caribbean: Short Course Improves Self-assessed Competency
There is an immense shortage of palliative care services across the Caribbean. Massachusetts General Hospital faculty joined Caribbean palliative care leaders from the Jamaica Cancer Care Research Institute to provide a week-long training in palliative medicine to 83 clinicians from throughout the region.
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Frailty Assessment May Be Useful for Risk Stratification of Older Adults With IBD
Bharati Kochar, MD, MS, and colleagues have demonstrated that among older adults with new-onset inflammatory bowel disease, a higher risk of frailty is associated with a three-fold higher risk of all-cause mortality and two-fold higher risk of all-cause hospitalization, even after accounting for comorbidities.
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, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
3A Model Helps Clinicians Explore Older Adults' Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacologic Pain Management
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Emily L. Aaronson, MD, MPH
Assistant Chief Quality Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Barriers to Integrating Palliative Care into Emergency Departments Persist Despite Heightened Interest During COVID-19
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Eric L. Krakauer, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine and 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, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Editorial: Bringing Connection and Empathy to the Socially Distant Family Meeting -
Leah B. Rosenberg, MD
Attending Physician, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Group Report: Psychological Aspects of Palliative Care -
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, Division of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Group Report: Psychological Aspects of Palliative Care
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.