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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Special Report: Furthering Palliative Care Training in Latin America
Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD, Mark Stoltenberg, MD, MPH, MA, and colleagues designed an advanced diploma course in palliative care (PC) in Chile that improved participants' PC knowledge, behaviors, and self-efficacy and leveraged the train-the-trainer model to increase PC educational leadership in Latin America.
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Geriatric Care for Populations That Have Been Disadvantaged in Service Delivery: Q&A With Margarita Alegría, PhD
As older patients in minority populations can be particularly disadvantaged in healthcare, the Disparities Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital is working to generate research that reduces these disparities. Unit Chief Margarita Alegría, PhD, discusses how her team improves care for these populations.
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Help-seeking by Older Adults for Mental Health Symptoms Varies by Race/Ethnicity
With data collected at organizations and clinics serving low-income older people, Margarita Alegría, PhD, Liao Zhang, MD, PsyaD, and team found no difference between Black and white adults in mental health service use. Still, white people were more likely than older adults of color to seek care at lower levels of need.
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Non-home Discharge Likely for Older Adults After Elective Diverticulitis Surgery
Christy E. Cauley, MD, MPH, Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH, and colleagues found 19% of adults ages 70 and older who had elective colectomy for diverticulitis were discharged somewhere other than home, and across age groups the risk was 28 times higher for patients with any level of preoperative functional dependence.
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
Non-home Discharge Likely for Older Adults After Elective Diverticulitis Surgery
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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
Geriatric Care for Populations That Have Been Disadvantaged in Service Delivery: Q&A With Margarita Alegría, PhD -
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.