2021
Palliative Care Always: Hepatology—Virtual Primary Palliative Care Training for Hepatologists
DeNofrio JC, Verma M, Kosinski AS, Navarro V, Taddei TH, Volk ML, Bakitas M, Ramchandran K. Palliative Care Always: Hepatology—Virtual Primary Palliative Care Training for Hepatologists. Hepatology Communications 2021, 6: 920-930. PMID: 34719137, PMCID: PMC8948550, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEnd Stage Liver DiseaseGastroenterologistsGastroenterologyHospice and Palliative Care NursingHumansPalliative CareConceptsEnd-stage liver diseasePalliative carePrimary palliative carePalliative care skillsPalliative care trainingRoutine patient carePsychological symptom managementPC skillsLiver diseaseSymptom managementPractice patternsPost-knowledge assessmentSerious illnessCare skillsHepatologistsPatient carePsychosocial supportCare trainingPatientsCareCompletion of courseworkKnowledge assessmentCourseHepatologyIllness
2020
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Palliative Care Management in Cirrhosis: Expert Review
Tandon P, Walling A, Patton H, Taddei T. AGA Clinical Practice Update on Palliative Care Management in Cirrhosis: Expert Review. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2020, 19: 646-656.e3. PMID: 33221550, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHospice and Palliative Care NursingHospice CareHumansLiver CirrhosisPalliative CareQuality of LifeConceptsBenefits of PCPalliative care managementHigh symptom burdenPalliative care principlesManagement of symptomsCourse of diseaseStandard of careEvidence-based reviewLife-limiting illnessAdvance care planningQuality of lifeCirrhosis populationSymptom burdenDisease courseTransplant eligibilityFunctional statusCare discussionsCare planningHospice careCirrhosisCare managementClinical practiceCare principlesCaregiver supportGuidance statements
2019
Introducing Palliative Care within the Treatment of End-Stage Liver Disease: The Study Protocol of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Verma M, Kosinski AS, Volk ML, Taddei T, Ramchandran K, Bakitas M, Green K, Green L, Navarro V. Introducing Palliative Care within the Treatment of End-Stage Liver Disease: The Study Protocol of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2019, 22: s-34-s-43. PMID: 31486722, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseQuality of lifePalliative careESLD patientsLiver diseaseMulticenter cluster-randomized trialPatients' QOLPatient-caregiver dyadsRoutine outpatient careComparative effectiveness trialHealth care utilizationGoal-concordant careCluster-randomized trialUnit of randomizationPrinciples of PCEligible patientsPC interventionsNew onsetAcute episodeSecondary outcomesSymptom burdenConcordant carePrimary outcomeCare utilizationCaregiver burden
2018
Palliative care in decompensated cirrhosis: A review
Langberg KM, Kapo JM, Taddei TH. Palliative care in decompensated cirrhosis: A review. Liver International 2018, 38: 768-775. PMID: 29112338, DOI: 10.1111/liv.13620.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPalliative carePatient populationProspective randomized control trialIncidence of cirrhosisPalliative care consultationAdvanced care planningPatient-reported outcomesSmall observational studiesPotential treatment optionCost of careRandomized control trialQuality of lifeLiver transplantSymptom controlICU utilizationLiver diseaseCare consultationsTreatment optionsPatient satisfactionHospital costsObservational studyCirrhosisCare planningControl trialOnly cure
2016
Balancing quality with quantity: The role of palliative care in managing decompensated cirrhosis
Langberg KM, Taddei TH. Balancing quality with quantity: The role of palliative care in managing decompensated cirrhosis. Hepatology 2016, 64: 1014-1016. PMID: 27388118, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28717.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters