2018
History and Perspectives on Nutrition and Hydration at the End of Life.
Marcolini EG, Putnam AT, Aydin A. History and Perspectives on Nutrition and Hydration at the End of Life. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2018, 91: 173-176. PMID: 29955221, PMCID: PMC6020733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of lifeLegal contributionsArtificial nutritionBeliefs of patientsPhysiologic underpinningsCompassionate careTerminal illnessHealth care professionalsHealth care providersQuestionsIssuesPertinent considerationsLifeCare providersPerspective pieceCare professionalsBeliefsUnderpinningsConsiderationDiscussionANHPerspectiveProspective trialReadersHistory
2017
Nausea and Vomiting
Putnam A.T., Nausea and Vomiting. In UNIPAC 4 Nonpain Symptom Management Eds. Shega JW, Paniagua MA. AAHPM, Chicago, Il, 2017.Chapters
2016
Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New Objective Structured Clinical Examination Station
Ellman MS, Putnam A, Green M, Pfeiffer C, Bia M. Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New Objective Structured Clinical Examination Station. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2016, 19: 706-711. PMID: 27249323, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary palliative care competenciesPalliative care competenciesPalliative careCare scoresInter-rater reliabilityCare competenciesModerate internal consistencyObserved structured clinical examinationPalliative care curriculumFourth-year medical studentsInternal consistencyHistory itemsClinical examinationHigh inter-rater reliabilityInternal consistency reliabilityClinical examination stationMedical studentsStructured Clinical ExaminationCare curriculumClinical competencyCronbach's alphaHistory scoreScoresMedical student competencyConsistency reliabilityImplementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Students
Ellman MS, Fortin AH, Putnam A, Bia M. Implementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Students. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2016, 28: 229-239. PMID: 27064725, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2016.1146601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObserved structured clinical examinationSelf-reported preparednessTeaching strategiesMedical studentsCare educationStudents' self-reported preparednessBlended learning strategyInterprofessional learning opportunitiesReviews of studentsLife care curriculaInteractive online modulesEOL care educationLife care educationStructured Clinical ExaminationSkill-building activitiesCurriculum purposesInterprofessional learningStudent competenciesStudents' skillsCurricular componentsCurricular structureLearning opportunitiesStudent surveysBasic competenciesFaculty resources
2015
Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New “OSCE” Station (S779)
Putnam A, Bia M, Pfeiffer C, Green M, Ellman M. Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New “OSCE” Station (S779). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2015, 49: 448. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.11.258.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Symptom management at the end of life.
Putnam A. Symptom management at the end of life. Am Fam Physician 2009, 79: 1050-1. PMID: 19530633.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2006
Palliative Medicine
Dahlin CM, Putnam A.T., Billings, JA, Palliative Medicine. In The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Pain Management 3rd ed., eds. Ballantyne J, Abdi S, Fishman SM, Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.ChaptersThe Care of the Terminal Patient
4. Putnam A.T., The Care of the Terminal Patient. In Oncology; An Evidence-Based Approach, eds. Chang AE, Ganz PA, Hayes DF, Kinsella T, Pass HI, Schiller JH, Stone R, Strecher V. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, 2006.Chapters
2004
Pain Management and Palliative Care
Putnam A.T., Pain Management and Palliative Care. In Moral Issues in Catholic Health Care. ed. McMahon KT, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, 2004.Chapters
2003
Do I have to resuscitate this patient against her wishes?
Putnam A. Do I have to resuscitate this patient against her wishes? American Family Physician 2003, 67: 2025-6, 2028. PMID: 12751667.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
A one-day, hospital-wide survey of dying inpatients.
Billings JA, Gardner M, Putnam AT. A one-day, hospital-wide survey of dying inpatients. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2002, 5: 363-74. PMID: 12133242, DOI: 10.1089/109662102320135252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative Medicine
Putnam A.T., Billings, JA Palliative Medicine. In The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Pain Management 2nd ed., eds. Ballantyne J, Abdi S, Fishman SM, eds., Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA 2002.Chapters