Palliative Care

Recent Publications

  • Barbarbaro M, Blinderman CD, Iwamoto FM, Kreisl TN, Welch MR, Odia Y, Donovan LE, Joanta-Gomez AE, Evans KA, Lassman AB. Causes of Death and End-of-Life Care in Patients With Intracranial High-Grade Gliomas: A Retrospective Observational Study. Neurology.
  • Tong W, Kapur S, Fleet A, Russo S, Khedagi A, Blinderman CD, Nakagawa S. Perspectives of Remote Volunteer Palliative Care Consultants during COVID: A Qualitative Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021;4:S0885-3924(21)00481-4.
  • Golob S, Zilinyi R, Godfrey S, DeFilippis EM, Fried J, Sayer G, Blinderman CD, Uriel N, Nakagawa S. The Prevalence of Palliative Care Consultation in Deceased COVID-19 Patients and Its Association with End-of-Life Care. J Palliat Med. 2021 Jun 30. doi: 10
  • Blinderman CD. Psychologically Informed Palliative Care and Beyond. J Palliat Med. 2021;24(9):1266-1267. 
  • Callahan ME, Brant EB, Mohan D, Norman MK, Arnold RM, White DB. Leveraging Technology to Overcome the “Scalability Problem” in Communication Skills Training Courses. ATS Scholar. 2021 Aug https://doi.org/10.34197/ats-scholar.2020-0164PS
  • Carey MR, Tong W, Godfrey S, Takeda K, Nakagawa S. Withdrawal of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Capacity. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Oct 22:S0885-3924(21)00589-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.10.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34688829. 
  • Ito K, Uemura T, Yuasa M, Onishi E, Shiozawa Y, Ishikawa H, Ouchi K, Nakagawa S. The Feasibility of Virtual VitalTalk Workshops in Japanese: Can Faculty Members in the US Effectively Teach Communication Skills Virtually to Learners in Japan? Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Sep 8:10499091211044477. doi: 10.1177/10499091211044477. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34493061. 
  • Sladen RN, Shulman MA, Javaid A, Hodgson C, Myles PS, Mcgiffin D, Nakagawa S, Amlani AM, Hupf J, Takeda K, Naka Y, Takayama H, Bergin P, Buckland MR, Yozefpolskaya M, Colombo PC. Postdischarge Functional Capacity, Health-Related. Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients Receiving a Long-term Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Card Fail. 2021 Aug 20:S1071-9164(21)00337-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.07.019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34425221. 
  • Tong W, Kapur S, Fleet A, Russo S, Khedagi A, Blinderman CD, Nakagawa S. Perspectives of Remote Volunteer Palliative Care Consultants During COVID: A Qualitative Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Aug 4:S0885-3924(21)00481-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.07.028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34363952; PMCID: PMC8337011. 
  • Golob S, Zilinyi R, Godfrey S, DeFilippis EM, Fried J, Sayer G, Blinderman CD, Uriel N, Nakagawa S. The Prevalence of Palliative Care Consultation in Deceased COVID-19 Patients and Its Association with End-of-Life Care. J Palliat Med. 2021 Jun 30. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0049. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34191603. 
  • Asprec L, Blinderman CD, Berlin A, Callahan ME, Widera E, Periyakoil VS, Smith AK, Nakagawa S. Virtual Interinstitutional Palliative Care Consultation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City. J Palliat Med. 2021 Sep;24(9):1387-1390. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0208. Epub 2021 Jun 30. PMID: 34191591; PMCID: PMC8590147. 
  • Grubb CS, Truby LK, Topkara VK, Bohnen MS, Yuzefpolskaya M, DeFilippis EM, Kleet A, Nakagawa S, Haythe JH, Axsom K, Colombo P, Takeda K, Uriel N, Sayer G, Garan H, Naka Y, Farr M. Advanced heart failure patients supported with ambulatory inotropic therapy: What defines success of therapy? Am Heart J. 2021 Sep;239:11-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.05.001. Epub 2021 May 10. PMID: 33984317. 
  • Onishi E, Nakagawa S, Uemura T, Shiozawa Y, Yuasa M, Ito K, Kobayashi Y, Ishikawa H, Ouchi K. Physicians' Perceptions and Suggestions for the Adaptation of a US-Based Serious Illness Communication Training in a Non-US Culture: A Qualitative Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Aug;62(2):400-409.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.11.035. Epub 2020 Dec 5. PMID: 33290856; PMCID: PMC8244824. 
  • Godfrey S, Sahoo A, Sanchez J, Fried J, Masoumi A, Brodie D, Takayama H, Ariel N, Takeda K, Nakagawa S. The Role of Palliative Care in Withdrawal of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiogenic Shock. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Jun;61(6):1139-1146. doi:
  • 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.10.027. Epub 2020 Nov 1. PMID: 33137423. 
  • Halle B. Ellison, MD, FACS; LeeAnn Lau, MD, FACS; Allyson C. Cook, MD; Red Hoffman, MD, ND, FACS; Ana Berlin, MD, MPH, FACS.  Surgical Palliative Care: Considerations t=for Career Development in Surgery and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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