2025
Experiences of Simulated Phone Death Notification.
Murtha TD, Johnson RR, Ellman MS, Martin AS, Morrison LJ, Talwalkar JS. Experiences of Simulated Phone Death Notification. Clin Teach 2025, 22: e13846. PMID: 39710510, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of a Virtual and in-Person OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills: Qualitative Insights from Medical Student Debrief Transcripts
Choi A, Murtha T, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. Comparison of a Virtual and in-Person OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills: Qualitative Insights from Medical Student Debrief Transcripts. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2025, 12: 23821205241311961. PMID: 39839303, PMCID: PMC11748068, DOI: 10.1177/23821205241311961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunication skills OSCEIn-person OSCEIn-personThematic analysisVirtual OSCEMedical studentsDebriefing transcriptsCohort of senior medical studentsFaculty-led debriefingCase reviewInductive thematic analysisAdvanced communication skillsSenior medical studentsQualitative themesKolb’s learning theoryVirtual formatSubthemesCommunication skillsOSCEThemesObservation skillsPercentage of commentsCase contentExperiential learningEmotional responses
2024
AAHPM Assessment Workgroup: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Assessment Needs and Directions.
Ketterer B, Dingfield L, Stowers KH, Morrison K, Bailey A, Flint H, Buckholz G, Morrison LJ, Yang H, Berns S. AAHPM Assessment Workgroup: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Assessment Needs and Directions. J Pain Symptom Manage 2024 PMID: 39709136, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTools for Surgical Decision-Making #486
Miller S, Kodadek L, Morrison L. Tools for Surgical Decision-Making #486. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 27: 1267-1269. PMID: 39008409, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual Communication Skills OSCE for Medical Students
Choi A, Murtha T, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. A Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual Communication Skills OSCE for Medical Students. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2024, 11: 23821205241241375. PMID: 38532857, PMCID: PMC10964456, DOI: 10.1177/23821205241241375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunication skills OSCEIn-person OSCEPost-OSCE surveyIn-personVirtual OSCEMedical studentsPost-OSCEInterview contentFaculty-led debriefingFourth-year medical studentsStructured clinical examinationAdvanced communication skillsSenior medical studentsIn-person formatVirtual formatEmotional supportCommunication skillsOSCEChecklistQuantitative surveyAdequate instructionInterviewsBehavior ChecklistInterview processQuantitative data
2023
Bystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggressions in Clinical Environments (INV307)
O'Neill L, Fisher H, Bernacki R, Carey E, Thomas J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Periyakoil V. Bystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggressions in Clinical Environments (INV307). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e533-e534. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (P07)
Yang H, Berns S, Buckholz G, Bailey F, Morrison L, Stowers K, Ketterer B, Flint H. Assessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (P07). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e537. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFaculty developmentCompetency-based medical educationCompetency-based educationCompetence-based assessmentRole of assessmentMental modelsTraining facultyAssessment toolPractice skillsMedical educationSpecific assessment toolsFellowship trainingTraining programEducationFellow assessmentHighlight issuesCurrent landscapeTrainingFellowship directorsFuture stepsFacultySkillsCompetenceInstitutionsWorkshopA Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills for Senior Medical Students (Sci200)
Choi A, Morrison L, Murtha T, Talwalkar J. A Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills for Senior Medical Students (Sci200). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e639-e640. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual objective structured clinical examinationsObjective Structured Clinical ExaminationAdvanced communication skillsSenior medical studentsMedical studentsCommunication skillsVirtual formatEducational valuePost-OSCE surveyFormative objective structured clinical examinationSelf-assessment checklistCommunication workshopInterview contentVirtual learningStudent questionsStudent performanceMedical schoolsStudentsAdequate instructionIn-PersonCOVID-19 pandemicPerson formatVirtual settingSkillsWorkshopCONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions.
Batt AM, Tavares W, Horsley T, Rich JV, Williams B, CONFERD-HP Collaborators. CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions. Br J Surg 2023, 110: 233-241. PMID: 36413510, DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac394.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
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 hospitalsAdvancing Interprofessional Hospice and Palliative Care Teamwork with Entrustable Professional Activities (SA300)
Lockman K, Landzaat L, Morrison L, Jones B, Atayee R. Advancing Interprofessional Hospice and Palliative Care Teamwork with Entrustable Professional Activities (SA300). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 826-827. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careQuality palliative careEntrustable professional activitiesPalliative medicine physiciansEffective interprofessional teamworkMedicine physiciansInterprofessional Clinical EducationClinical practiceHPM physiciansHospicePhysiciansInterprofessional teamPharmacistsTeam member rolesInterprofessional trainingCareInterprofessional teamworkRole overlapPotential utilitySessionsTraining programClinical educationMember rolesDifferent professionsCase exampleBystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggressions in Clinical Environments (TH150)
O'Neill L, Thomas J, Bernacki R, Kapo J, Morrison L, Carey E, Sanchez-Reilly S, Periyakoil V, Fisher H, Kozelka K, Natarajan S, Mbewe A. Bystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggressions in Clinical Environments (TH150). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 796-797. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManaging Acute Decompensation in Life-Limiting Illness (MADLI): A Novel Simulation Curriculum (S528)
Kozhevnikov D, Wong A, Jubanyik K, Ellman M, Morrison L. Managing Acute Decompensation in Life-Limiting Illness (MADLI): A Novel Simulation Curriculum (S528). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 920-921. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care settingCare settingsEmergency medicineInternal medicineSimulation curriculumPerceived barriersCommunication skillsGoals-of-care conversationsLife-limiting illnessImminent deathIllness communication skillsInadequate physical spaceIll patientsDidactic videoPrognostic awarenessAcute carePatient goalsEnvironmental barriersImpending deathClinical managementCare conversationsEmergency departmentResidents' perspectivesGroup interviewsNovel curriculumAssessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (FR242)
Yang H, Berns S, Bailey F, Buckholz G, Dingfield L, Flint H, Ketterer B, Morrison L, Stowers K. Assessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (FR242). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 816-817. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHPM fellowsEntrustable professional activitiesField of hospiceMedical educationAssessment strategiesPalliative medicineProgram directorsFellowship facultyFellowship trainingTime-based trainingCompetency-based trainingReporting milestonesGraduate Medical EducationAssociate program directorsTraining 2Faculty developmentAccreditation CouncilProfessional activityProgram 3Curricular milestonesInteractive sessionsTraining programAssessment ToolkitAssessment gapAAHPMAfternoon at the Museum: Connection and Meaning at the Frist Art Museum (P07)
Morrison L, Zarrabi A, Hauser J, Reville B, DeSandre P, Zimmermann C, Gundersen E, Thomas J, Wood G. Afternoon at the Museum: Connection and Meaning at the Frist Art Museum (P07). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 779. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careClose observationClinical workParticipants' homesHospiceHome settingDaily practicePatientsInterprofessional groupCareClinical demandMedical studentsObservational skillsSessionsTraineesPainSimilar sessionsInterdisciplinary facultyAttendeesCliniciansCommunication skillsNursesSettingVariety of strategiesThe Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530)
Soliman A, Akgün K, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Blatt L, Schulman-Green D, Feder S. The Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 921-922. PMCID: PMC9001042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPC consultationDiscussion of goalsPalliative carePandemic surgeSerious illnessFamily understandingCOVID-19 pandemic surgeLarge hospitalsInitial pandemic surgeInpatient PC consultationsQuality of telehealthPercent of patientsPalliative care servicesPrimary cancer diagnosisAssessment of patientsEarly COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 infection ratesCOVID-19 ratesElectronic health recordsMedian timePC servicesMean ageInitial consultationInterdisciplinary carePatients
2021
An Advanced Communication Skills Workshop Using Standardized Patients for Senior Medical Students
Talwalkar JS, Fortin AH, Morrison LJ, Kliger A, Rosenthal DI, Murtha T, Ellman MS. An Advanced Communication Skills Workshop Using Standardized Patients for Senior Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL 2021, 17: 11163. PMID: 34124349, PMCID: PMC8155077, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification
Murtha T, Johnson R, Ellman M, Martin A, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification. Pediatrics 2021, 147: 451-452. DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3ma5.451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification
Murtha T, Johnson R, Ellman M, Martin A, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification. 2021, 451-452. DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3_meetingabstract.451.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 sessions