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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Pilot of Embedded Palliative Care Early in COVID-19 Was Well Received by Emergency Clinicians
When surveyed about a pilot program of embedded palliative care early in the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency department clinicians reported a generally positive experience, including a perception of improved patient care.
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Prescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medications to Older Adults Is Common, Costly
Between 2014 and 2018, 43 billion doses of potentially inappropriate medications were dispensed to adults over 65, with spending of $25.2 billion.
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Understanding Injury Risk of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to Globalize Its Benefits
As high-intensity interval training (HIIT) grows in popularity as an exercise method, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are studying the risk of injury, finding that proper coaching and body alignment are crucial to HIIT success.
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
Pilot of Embedded Palliative Care Early in COVID-19 Was Well Received by Emergency Clinicians
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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
Systems Approach to Alerting Hospitalists of Need for Serious Illness Conversations Falls Short -
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
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