2022
Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Soliman AA, Akgün KM, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison LJ, Hopkinson E, Schulman-Green D, Feder SL. Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 65: 6-15. PMID: 36206949, PMCID: PMC9532267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly COVID-19 pandemicGoals of carePC consultationElectronic health record reviewCOVID-19 pandemicQuality of telehealthUnmet PC needsInpatient palliative careHealth record reviewPalliative care servicesPatients' social needsRate of assessmentNew England hospitalsCOVID-19 infection ratesSymptom controlRecord reviewPalliative carePC servicesMean agePC needsFamily burdenCare servicesInfection ratePsychological symptomsEngland hospitals
2020
Impact of a Novel Goals-of-Care Communication Skills Coaching Intervention for Practicing Oncologists
Annadurai V, Smith CB, Bickell N, Berns SH, Kelley AS, Lindenberger E, Morrison LJ, Yuen JK, Egorova N, Franco R, Back AL, Gelfman LP. Impact of a Novel Goals-of-Care Communication Skills Coaching Intervention for Practicing Oncologists. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 24: 838-845. PMID: 33155862, PMCID: PMC8147509, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGOC discussionsElicit patient valuesUsual carePatient valuesAdvanced cancer patientsYears of ageBaseline visitCancer patientsCare discussionsLife careBlinded codersOncologist's abilityOncologistsCare communicationPatientsInteractive training sessionsLack of differenceInterventionCareSignificant differencesSignificant increaseJoint visitsIntensive trainingCommunication skillsTraining sessionsAssessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors
Talwalkar JS, Murtha TD, Prozora S, Fortin AH, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2020, 32: 294-307. PMID: 32141335, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2019.1704763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Primary Palliative Care
Moyer KM, Morrison LJ, Encandela J, Kennedy C, Ellman MS. A New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Primary Palliative Care. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2019, 37: 117-122. PMID: 31213089, DOI: 10.1177/1049909119855612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary palliative care educationPrimary palliative careEducational interventionPalliative care competenciesPalliative care educationResidents' knowledgeResident competencyGraduate Medical EducationInternal medicine residentsPsychometric propertiesSymptom managementPalliative careSelf-Efficacy InventoryTerminal careCare competenciesPC principlesKnowledge testCompetency-based instrumentStandard item analysisCronbach's αCare educationMedicine residentsPromising psychometric propertiesCareInternal consistencyDevelopment of Curricular Milestones for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the U.S.
Gustin JL, Yang HB, Radwany SM, Okon TR, Morrison LJ, Levine SK, Hwang JM, Buckholz GT, Barnett MD, Verbeck N, Landzaat LH. Development of Curricular Milestones for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the U.S. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2019, 57: 1009-1017.e6. PMID: 30790721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Advance Care Planning in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
Thomas J, Sanchez‐Reilly S, Bernacki R, O'Neill L, Morrison LJ, Kapo J, Periyakoil VS, Carey EC. Advance Care Planning in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1469-1474. PMID: 30277566, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15471.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdvance care planningCognitive impairmentOlder adultsCare planningFuture careRates of ACPSite of careSystem-related factorsOwn health careCognitive impairment progressesAdvanced dementiaIllness trajectoryArtificial hydrationHospice careAnticipatory guidanceDecision-making capacityCareCliniciansHealth careImpairmentHealthcare challengesAdultsImportant outcomesSpecial considerationIndividualsPalliative Care Competencies and Readiness for Independent Practice: A Report on the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Review of the U.S. Medical Licensing Step Examinations
Carey EC, Paniagua M, Morrison LJ, Levine SK, Klick JC, Buckholz GT, Rotella J, Bruno J, Liao S, Arnold RM. Palliative Care Competencies and Readiness for Independent Practice: A Report on the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Review of the U.S. Medical Licensing Step Examinations. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2018, 56: 371-378. PMID: 29935969, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPC itemsHeart diseasePC knowledgeEnd-stage heart diseasePalliative care competenciesPalliative care contentSubstance use disordersSurrogate decision makersMultimorbid illnessesPC competenciesPain managementMedicine ReviewsSymptom managementPC physiciansCare competenciesUse disordersAmerican AcademyCare contentMultiple-choice questionsCompetency domainsLicensed physiciansExamination formPatient autonomyPatientsOne-third
2017
Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the United States
Landzaat LH, Barnett MD, Buckholz GT, Gustin JL, Hwang JM, Levine SK, Okon TR, Radwany SM, Yang HB, Encandela J, Morrison LJ. Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the United States. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2017, 54: 609-616.e1. PMID: 28729009, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Preclinical Medical Students’ Diverse Educational and Emotional Responses to a Required Hospice Experience
Tse CS, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Preclinical Medical Students’ Diverse Educational and Emotional Responses to a Required Hospice Experience. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2016, 34: 704-712. PMID: 27235456, DOI: 10.1177/1049909116652574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreclinical medical studentsHospice care experiencesPreclinical studentsMedical studentsEmotional responsesMedical students' knowledgeStudents' knowledgePreclinical exposureReflective responsesStudentsAcademic cohortHospice sitesEmotional promptsNegative emotionsMixed emotionsEmotional reactionsSad/Hospice experienceSalient themesSkillsCore aspectsEleven themesEmotionsPromptsAttitudes
2015
Functional Trajectories in the Year Before Hospice
Stabenau HF, Morrison LJ, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories in the Year Before Hospice. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2015, 13: 33-40. PMID: 25583890, PMCID: PMC4291263, DOI: 10.1370/afm.1720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesDisability EvaluationDisease ProgressionFemaleFrail ElderlyHospice CareHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNeeds AssessmentNeoplasmsNeurodegenerative DiseasesPalliative CareProspective StudiesRespiratory Tract DiseasesTime FactorsConceptsDistinct functional trajectoriesFunctional trajectoriesUnmet palliative care needsOlder personsNeurodegenerative diseasesCourse of disabilityPalliative care needsCommunity-living personsMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyHospice diagnosisEnd of lifeCohort studyMedian survivalHospice admissionLate admissionCare needsCumulative burdenSevere disabilityHospiceTelephone interviewsSubsequent outcomesCancer diagnosisDemographic characteristicsHigher likelihood
2014
Raising the Bar for the Care of Seriously Ill Patients
Schaefer KG, Chittenden EH, Sullivan AM, Periyakoil VS, Morrison LJ, Carey EC, Sanchez-Reilly S, Block SD. Raising the Bar for the Care of Seriously Ill Patients. Academic Medicine 2014, 89: 1024-1031. PMID: 24979171, PMCID: PMC4077186, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care competenciesPalliative care expertsCare competenciesCare expertsPain/symptom managementFM residentsPalliative care specialistsNational cross-sectional surveySeriously Ill PatientsPalliative care curriculumLife-threatening illnessQuality of careCross-sectional surveyNational surveyFamily medicine residentsMedical studentsPain managementIll patientsSymptom managementCare specialistsInternal medicineMedicine residentsCare curriculumResident competencyPatients
2013
The Utility of Reflective Writing after a Palliative Care Experience: Can We Assess Medical Students' Professionalism?
Braun UK, Gill AC, Teal CR, Morrison LJ. The Utility of Reflective Writing after a Palliative Care Experience: Can We Assess Medical Students' Professionalism? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2013, 16: 1342-1349. PMID: 23937062, PMCID: PMC3822362, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudent reflective writingReflective writingStudent professionalismProfessionalism competenciesProfessional attitudesMedical education leadersMedical student professionalismEducation leadersStudent progressStudent reflectionsClinical experienceSummative assessmentReflective essaysMedical schoolsMedical studentsProfessional practiceCompetency domainsAssessment strategiesProfessionalismMore rich informationStudentsWritingCompetenciesThematic categoriesPalliative care experience
2012
A Required Third-Year Medical Student Palliative Care Curriculum Impacts Knowledge and Attitudes
Morrison LJ, Thompson BM, Gill AC. A Required Third-Year Medical Student Palliative Care Curriculum Impacts Knowledge and Attitudes. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 784-789. PMID: 22686121, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care curriculumPatient experiencePalliative care educational interventionCare curriculumBetter patient outcomesClinical palliative carePalliative care workshopLife care trainingPain knowledgeMedical students' knowledgePalliative carePatient outcomesThanatophobia ScaleCrossover designCare workshopCare trainingIntervention componentsTime pointsEducational interventionMeasures ANOVAMeaningful outcomesThird-year medical studentsSignificant increaseSignificant interaction effectMonths
2010
Managing Cardiac Devices Near the End of Life: A Survey of Hospice and Palliative Care Providers
Morrison LJ, Calvin AO, Nora H, Porter Storey C. Managing Cardiac Devices Near the End of Life: A Survey of Hospice and Palliative Care Providers. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2010, 27: 545-551. PMID: 20713422, DOI: 10.1177/1049909110373363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorEnd of lifeCare providers' attitudesProvider communication skillsPalliative care providersEventual deathSurvey of HospiceProtocols/guidelinesIll patientsInstitutional protocolCardioverter defibrillatorCare providersProvider attitudesTerminal patientsProlong lifeCardiac devicesPatientsPacemakerHospiceVoluntary surveySuch casesLimited involvementCommunication skillsDefibrillatorNurses