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Public Perceptions of Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, and Hospice: A Scoping Review by Grant, Marian S, Back, Anthony L, Dettmar, Nicole S

“…Although access to advance care planning (ACP), palliative care, and hospice has increased, public attitudes may still be barriers to their optimal use. To…”
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Building Resilience for Palliative Care Clinicians: An Approach to Burnout Prevention Based on Individual Skills and Workplace Factors by Back, Anthony L., MD, Steinhauser, Karen E., PhD, Kamal, Arif H., MD, MHS, Jackson, Vicki A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract For palliative care (PC) clinicians, the work of caring for patients with serious illness can put their own well-being at risk. What they often do not…”
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Electronic Self-Report Assessment for Cancer and Self-Care Support: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Trial by BERRY, Donna L, FANGXIN HONG, AMTMANN, Dagmar, FORD, Rosemary, HALPENNY, Barbara, PARTRIDGE, Ann H, FANN, Jesse R, WOLPIN, Seth, LOBER, William B, BUSH, Nigel E, PARVATHANENI, Upendra, BACK, Anthony L

“…The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the effect of a Web-based, self-report assessment and educational intervention on symptom distress during cancer…”
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The Critical Care Communication project: Improving fellows' communication skills by Arnold, Robert M., MD, Back, Anthony L., MD, Barnato, Amber E., MD, MPH, MS, Prendergast, Thomas J., MD, Emlet, Lillian L., MD, MS, Karpov, Irina, PhD, White, Patrick H., MD, Nelson, Judith E., MD, JD

“…Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to develop an evidence-based communication skills training workshop to improve the communication skills of critical…”
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Patient-Clinician Communication Issues in Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Cancer by Back, Anthony L

“…The delivery of palliative care to patients with advanced cancer and their families, whether done by oncology clinicians or palliative care clinicians,…”
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Burnout and self-reported patient care in an internal medicine residency program by SHANAFELT, Tait D, BRADLEY, Katharine A, WIPF, Joyce E, BACK, Anthony L

“…Burnout is a syndrome of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and a sense of low personal accomplishment. Little is known about burnout in residents or its…”
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Communication about cancer near the end of life by Back, Anthony L., Anderson, Wendy G., Bunch, Lynn, Marr, Lisa A., Wallace, James A., Yang, Holly B., Arnold, Robert M.

“…Cancer communication near the end of life has a growing evidence base, and requires clinicians to draw on a distinct set of communication skills. Patients with…”
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Hospital Variation and Temporal Trends in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ICU by DeCato, Thomas W, Engelberg, Ruth A, Downey, Lois, Nielsen, Elizabeth L, Treece, Patsy D, Back, Anthony L, Shannon, Sarah E, Kross, Erin K, Curtis, J Randall

“…OBJECTIVES:Although studies have shown regional and interhospital variability in the intensity of end-of-life care, few data are available assessing…”
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Geritalk: Communication Skills Training for Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Fellows by Kelley, Amy S., Back, Anthony L., Arnold, Robert M., Goldberg, Gabrielle R., Lim, Betty B., Litrivis, Evgenia, Smith, Cardinale B., O'Neill, Lynn B.

“…Expert communication is essential to high‐quality care for older patients with serious illness. Although the importance of communication skills is widely…”
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Hope for the best, and prepare for the worst by BACK, Anthony L, ARNOLD, Robert M, QUILL, Timothy E

“…Although it may seem contradictory, hoping for the best while at the same time preparing for the worst is a useful strategy for approaching patients with…”
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REMAP: A Framework for Goals of Care Conversations by Childers, Julie W, Back, Anthony L, Tulsky, James A, Arnold, Robert M

“…Conversations regarding goals of care with patients who have advanced cancer still occur too late, and oncologists say they lack the training to have these…”
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Impact of Hospice Disenrollment on Health Care Use and Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Cancer by CARLSON, Melissa D. A, HERRIN, Jeph, QINGLING DU, EPSTEIN, Andrew J, BARRY, Colleen L, MORRISON, R. Sean, BACK, Anthony L, BRADLEY, Elizabeth H

“…Patients with cancer represent the largest diagnostic group of hospice users, with 560,000 referred for hospice in 2008. Oncologists rely on hospice teams to…”
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Training Clinicians with Communication Skills Needed to Match Medical Treatments to Patient Values by Back, Anthony L., Fromme, Erik K., Meier, Diane E.

“…Most clinicians currently in practice did not receive the evidence‐based communication skills training they need to provide high‐quality communication for…”
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Teaching communication skills to medical oncology fellows by BACK, Anthony L, ARNOLD, Robert M, TULSKY, James A, BAILE, Walter F, FRYER-EDWARDS, Kelly A

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Physicians' and Nurse Practitioners' Level of Pessimism About End-of-Life Care During Training: Does It Change Over Time? by Long, Ann C., MD, MS, Downey, Lois, MA, Engelberg, Ruth A., PhD, Ford, Dee W., MD, MSCR, Back, Anthony L., MD, Curtis, J. Randall, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Context An enhanced understanding of trainee attitudes about end-of-life care is needed to inform interventions to improve clinician communication…”
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Effects of Early Integrated Palliative Care in Patients With Lung and GI Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Temel, Jennifer S, Greer, Joseph A, El-Jawahri, Areej, Pirl, William F, Park, Elyse R, Jackson, Vicki A, Back, Anthony L, Kamdar, Mihir, Jacobsen, Juliet, Chittenden, Eva H, Rinaldi, Simone P, Gallagher, Emily R, Eusebio, Justin R, Li, Zhigang, Muzikansky, Alona, Ryan, David P

“…Purpose We evaluated the impact of early integrated palliative care (PC) in patients with newly diagnosed lung and GI cancer. Patients and Methods We randomly…”
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2017 AAHPM Fellowship Directors Program: Building a Community of Educators (P04) by deLima Thomas, Jane, MD FAAHPM, Back, Anthony L., MD, Gustin, Jillian, MD, Jackson, Vicki A., MD MPH FAAHPM, Jacobsen, Juliet, MD DPH, Landzaat, Lindy H., DO, Levine, Stacie K., MD FAAHPM, Neri, Vanessa, LCSW, Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi, MD, Smith, Christian Nicole, MPA

“…An abstract of the study by Thomas et al building a community of educators through identifying and exchanging funding strategies for fellowship programs, is…”
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Crisis Symptom Management and Patient Communication Protocols Are Important Tools for All Clinicians Responding to COVID-19 by Bowman, Brynn A., Back, Anthony L., Esch, Andrew E., Marshall, Nadine

“…Symptom management and skilled communication with patients and families are essential clinical services in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic…”
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Efficacy of communication skills training for giving bad news and discussing transitions to palliative care by Back, Anthony L, Arnold, Robert M, Baile, Walter F, Fryer-Edwards, Kelly A, Alexander, Stewart C, Barley, Gwyn E, Gooley, Ted A, Tulsky, James A

“…Few studies have assessed the efficacy of communication skills training for postgraduate physician trainees at the level of behaviors. We designed a…”
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United states acculturation and cancer patients' end-of-life care by Wright, Alexi A, Stieglitz, Heather, Kupersztoch, Yankel M, Paulk, M Elizabeth, Kim, Yookyung, Katz, Ingrid T, Munoz, Francisco, Jimenez, Rachel B, Mutchler, Jan, Rivera, Lorna, Back, Anthony L, Prigerson, Holly G

“…Culture shapes how people understand illness and death, but few studies examine whether acculturation influences patients' end-of-life treatment preferences…”
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