Specialty Geriatrics and Palliative Care
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Palliative Care Benefits Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found that even apart from medication for symptom control, palliative care has benefits for patients facing the prolonged hospitalization required for hemopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Black, Hispanic Patients with Dementia More Likely to Be Disenrolled from Hospice
A study found that Black or Hispanic patients with dementia may receive lower-quality hospice care than white patients with dementia.
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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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Massachusetts Trainings Facilitated Nursing Home Staff Resilience, Peer Support During COVID-19
During the second surge of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital helped lead a 16-week virtual, interactive educational series for nursing home staff as part of a nationwide effort. An unanticipated major benefit was that participants created peer-to-peer supportive connections.
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Mass General Assists Veterans Affairs in Selecting Quality Measures for Palliative and End-of-Life Cancer Care
Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, and Anne M. Walling, MD, PhD, of the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, served as advisors to a project of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that aims to improve palliative and end-of-life care for cancer patients.
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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.
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
Mass General Assists Veterans Affairs in Selecting Quality Measures for Palliative and End-of-Life Cancer Care
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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
Editorial: Bringing Connection and Empathy to the Socially Distant Family Meeting -
Leah B. Rosenberg, MD
General Internist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Editorial: Bringing Connection and Empathy to the Socially Distant Family Meeting -
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
Massachusetts Trainings Facilitated Nursing Home Staff Resilience, Peer Support During COVID-19
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
