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Jennifer Kapo, MD

Sherwin B. Nuland and Michael K. Vlock Associate Professor of Palliative Medicine; Chief, Palliative Medicine, Palliative Care Program

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Jennifer Kapo, MD

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  • Geriatrics

    PO Box 208025, LMP 1072

    New Haven, CT 06520-8025

    United States

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Research Summary

As the Chief of the Palliative Care Program, Dr. Kapo leads a service that includes an interdisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, a social worker and a chaplain. This team provides comprehensive palliative care that aims to address all sources of suffering including physical, spiritual, and psychosocial suffering to patients with complex and life-threatening illnesses. In her role, Dr. Kapo guides the development of the clinical, educational, and research program at Yale New-Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine.

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Medical Oncology; Palliative Care; Palliative Medicine

Selected Publications

  • Patterns of Opioid Prescribing among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Pain and Cardiopulmonary Conditions.Feder SL, Canavan ME, Wang S, Kent EE, Kapo J, Presley CJ, Ross J, Davidoff AJ. Patterns of Opioid Prescribing among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Pain and Cardiopulmonary Conditions. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2021, 24:195-204.
  • Mobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience.Krystal JH, Alvarado J, Ball SA, Fortunati FG, Hu M, Ivy ME, Kapo J, Olson KD, Rohrbaugh RM, Sinha R, Tebes JK, Vender RJ, Yonkers KA, Mayes LC. Mobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience. General Hospital Psychiatry 2021, 68:12-18.
  • Consensus-based approach to managing opioids, including opioid misuse and opioid use disorder, in patients with serious illness: protocol for a modified Delphi process.King C, Arnold R, Dao E, Kapo J, Liebschutz J, Meier D, Paice J, Ritchie C, Czajkowski K, Khodyakov D, Merlin J. Consensus-based approach to managing opioids, including opioid misuse and opioid use disorder, in patients with serious illness: protocol for a modified Delphi process. BMJ Open 2021, 11:e045402.
  • An observational case series of targeted virtual geriatric medicine and palliative care consults for hospitalized older adults with COVID-19.Ouellet JA, Prsic EH, Spear RA, Blatt L, Kukulka S, Cronin-Ozyck R, Kapo JM, Lai JM. An observational case series of targeted virtual geriatric medicine and palliative care consults for hospitalized older adults with COVID-19. Annals Of Palliative Medicine 2021, 10:6297-6306.
  • NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2021.Dans M, Kutner JS, Agarwal R, Baker JN, Bauman JR, Beck AC, Campbell TC, Carey EC, Case AA, Dalal S, Doberman DJ, Epstein AS, Fecher L, Jones J, Kapo J, Lee RT, Loggers ET, McCammon S, Mitchell W, Ogunseitan AB, Portman DG, Ramchandran K, Sutton L, Temel J, Teply ML, Terauchi SY, Thomas J, Walling AM, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Ogba N, Campbell M. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2021. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2021, 19:780-788.
  • Patterns of pain medication use associated with reported pain interference in older adults with and without cancer.Davidoff AJ, Canavan ME, Feder S, Wang S, Sheinfeld E, Kent EE, Kapo J, Presley CJ. Patterns of pain medication use associated with reported pain interference in older adults with and without cancer. Supportive Care In Cancer : Official Journal Of The Multinational Association Of Supportive Care In Cancer 2020, 28:3061-3072.
  • Severe functional limitation due to pain & emotional distress and subsequent receipt of prescription medications among older adults with cancer.Presley CJ, Canavan M, Wang SY, Feder SL, Kapo J, Saphire ML, Sheinfeld E, Kent EE, Davidoff AJ. Severe functional limitation due to pain & emotional distress and subsequent receipt of prescription medications among older adults with cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2020, 11:960-968.
  • Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency.Tolchin B, Latham SR, Bruce L, Ferrante LE, Kraschel K, Jubanyik K, Hull SC, Herbst JL, Kapo J, Moritz ED, Hughes J, Siegel MD, Mercurio MR. Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2020, 31:303-317.
  • Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus nurse-led telephonic palliative care of older adults with advanced illness.Grudzen CR, Shim DJ, Schmucker AM, Cho J, Goldfeld KS, EMPallA Investigators.. Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus nurse-led telephonic palliative care of older adults with advanced illness. BMJ Open 2019, 9:e025692.
  • Development of an Outpatient Palliative Care Protocol to Monitor Fidelity in the Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access Trial.Grudzen CR, Schmucker AM, Shim DJ, Ibikunle A, Cho J, Chung FR, Cohen SE, EMPallA Outpatient Investigators.. Development of an Outpatient Palliative Care Protocol to Monitor Fidelity in the Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access Trial. J Palliat Med 2019, 22:66-71.
  • Managing Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: A National Survey of Ambulatory Palliative Care Providers.Merlin JS, Patel K, Thompson N, Kapo J, Keefe F, Liebschutz J, Paice J, Somers T, Starrels J, Childers J, Schenker Y, Ritchie CS. Managing Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: A National Survey of Ambulatory Palliative Care Providers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2019, 57:20-27.
  • Palliative care in decompensated cirrhosis: A review.Langberg KM, Kapo JM, Taddei TH. Palliative care in decompensated cirrhosis: A review. Liver International : Official Journal Of The International Association For The Study Of The Liver 2018, 38:768-775.
  • Advance Care Planning in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults.deLima 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.
  • NCCN Guidelines Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2Kapo, JM
  • Chaplains Working in Palliative Care: Who They Are and What They Do.Jeuland J, Fitchett G, Schulman-Green D, Kapo J. Chaplains Working in Palliative Care: Who They Are and What They Do. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2017, 20:502-508.
  • NCCN Guidelines Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2017.Dans M, Smith T, Back A, Baker JN, Bauman JR, Beck AC, Block S, Campbell T, Case AA, Dalal S, Edwards H, Fitch TR, Kapo J, Kutner JS, Kvale E, Miller C, Misra S, Mitchell W, Portman DG, Spiegel D, Sutton L, Szmuilowicz E, Temel J, Tickoo R, Urba SG, Weinstein E, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Scavone JL. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2017. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2017, 15:989-997.
  • Integrating palliative care into self-management of breast cancer: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Schulman-Green D, Linsky S, Jeon S, Kapo J, Blatt L, Chagpar A. Integrating palliative care into self-management of breast cancer: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2016, 48:133-8.
  • Palliative Care Version 1.2016.Levy M, Smith T, Alvarez-Perez A, Back A, Baker JN, Beck AC, Block S, Dalal S, Dans M, Fitch TR, Kapo J, Kutner JS, Kvale E, Misra S, Mitchell W, Portman DG, Sauer TM, Spiegel D, Sutton L, Szmuilowicz E, Taylor RM, Temel J, Tickoo R, Urba SG, Weinstein E, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Scavone JL. Palliative Care Version 1.2016. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2016, 14:82-113.
  • Integrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer.Kapo JM, Akgün KM. Integrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer. Cancer Journal (Sudbury, Mass.) 2015, 21:434-9.
  • Critical Care at the End of Life.Akgün KM, Kapo JM, Siegel MD. Critical Care at the End of Life. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 36:921-33.
  • From the guest editor: the search for sleep and energy: addressing the needs of cancer patients who suffer from insomnia and fatigue.Kapo J. From the guest editor: the search for sleep and energy: addressing the needs of cancer patients who suffer from insomnia and fatigue. Cancer Journal (Sudbury, Mass.) 2014, 20:297-8.
  • Caring for oneself to care for others: physicians and their self-care.Sanchez-Reilly S, Morrison LJ, Carey E, Bernacki R, O'Neill L, Kapo J, Periyakoil VS, Thomas Jde L. Caring for oneself to care for others: physicians and their self-care. The Journal Of Supportive Oncology 2013, 11:75-81.
  • Penguins and palliative care: facilitating cultural change in the ICU.Kapo J, Siegel MD. Penguins and palliative care: facilitating cultural change in the ICU. Critical Care Medicine 2013, 41:2443-4.
  • Tracheostomy care #250.Kozin E, Straton J, Kapo J. Tracheostomy care #250. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15:359-60.
  • Carotid blowout management #251.Kozin E, Kapo J, Straton J, Rosielle DA. Carotid blowout management #251. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15:360-1.
  • Vital communication skills at the end of life.Bauman J, Kapo J. Vital communication skills at the end of life. Current Problems In Cancer 2011, 35:310-6.
  • Advance care planning and hospice enrollment: who really makes the decision to enroll?Hirschman KB, Corcoran AM, Straton JB, Kapo JM. Advance care planning and hospice enrollment: who really makes the decision to enroll? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2010, 13:519-23.
  • EPEC for Vets Curriculum Veteran's Administration and Robert Wood Johnson FoundationKapo, JM
  • Identifying the factors that facilitate or hinder advance planning by persons with dementia.Hirschman KB, Kapo JM, Karlawish JH. Identifying the factors that facilitate or hinder advance planning by persons with dementia. Alzheimer Disease And Associated Disorders 2008, 22:293-8.
  • Palliative care for the older adult.Kapo J, Morrison LJ, Liao S. Palliative care for the older adult. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2007, 10:185-209.
  • Prognosis in Chronic Disease. Annals of Long Term Care 2006; 14(2):Kapo J, Casarett D
  • Why doesn't a family member of a person with advanced dementia use a substituted judgment when making a decision for that person?Hirschman KB, Kapo JM, Karlawish JH. Why doesn't a family member of a person with advanced dementia use a substituted judgment when making a decision for that person? The American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal Of The American Association For Geriatric Psychiatry 2006, 14:659-67.
  • Hospice in Longterm Care Annals of Long Term CareHirschman, K, Jennifer Kapo, Joseph Straton, Neville Strumpf, and David Casarett.2005; 13(10): 25-29
  • Appropriate use of artificial nutrition and hydration--fundamental principles and recommendations.Casarett D, Kapo J, Caplan A. Appropriate use of artificial nutrition and hydration--fundamental principles and recommendations. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2005, 353:2607-12.
  • Is the palliative performance scale a useful predictor of mortality in a heterogeneous hospice population?Harrold J, Rickerson E, Carroll JT, McGrath J, Morales K, Kapo J, Casarett D. Is the palliative performance scale a useful predictor of mortality in a heterogeneous hospice population? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2005, 8:503-9.
  • Are we referring patients to hospice too late? Patients' and families' opinions.Kapo J, Harrold J, Carroll JT, Rickerson E, Casarett D. Are we referring patients to hospice too late? Patients' and families' opinions. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2005, 8:521-7.
  • "Lost to follow-up": ethnic disparities in continuity of hospice care at the end of life.Kapo J, MacMoran H, Casarett D. "Lost to follow-up": ethnic disparities in continuity of hospice care at the end of life. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2005, 8:603-8.
  • Timing of hospice referral and families' perceptions of services: are earlier hospice referrals better?Rickerson E, Harrold J, Kapo J, Carroll JT, Casarett D. Timing of hospice referral and families' perceptions of services: are earlier hospice referrals better? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53:819-23.
  • Working to improve palliative care trials.Kapo J, Casarett D. Working to improve palliative care trials. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2004, 7:395-7.
  • Palliative care in phase 1 trials: an ethical obligation or undue inducement?Kapo J, Casarett D. Palliative care in phase 1 trials: an ethical obligation or undue inducement? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2002, 5:661-5.
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