Research

The Division of Palliative Medicine research section helps faculty and learners contribute to and advance scholarship in the field of hospice and palliative medicine.

Here are some recent scholarly publications by members of our division:

Jersak TH, Steinfeldt L, Ellis KL, Brooks JV, Linebarger J, Statland JM, Sinclair CT. A formal needs assessment in palliative care clinic development for adolescent/young adults (AYAs) with neuromuscular disease. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025;69(5):e325-e329. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.02.006. PMID: 39984064
Keirns C. Incorporating the social and structural determinants of health into clinical practice: risks of race-based medicine. FP Essent. 2025;550:6-10. PMID: 40233013
Hill E, Stoltzfus K, Brooks J. Hospice care in the emergency department: an evolving landscape. J Palliat Med. 2025;28(4):513-516. doi:10.1089/jpm.2024.0237. PMID: 39876714
Baird CE, Wulff-Burchfield E, Egan PC, et al. Predictors and drivers of end-of-life Medicare spending among older adults with solid tumors: a population-based study. Cancers (Basel). 2025;17(6):1016. doi:10.3390/cancers17061016.
Moran H., Spoozak L., Brooks J.V. (2024) "A Mission and Purpose to Make Some Sense out of Everything That was Happening to Me:" A Qualitative Assessment of Mentorship in a Peer-to-Peer Gynecologic Cancer Program. Journal of Cancer Education. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38691304/
Rathert C., Simmons D., Mittler J., Enard K., Brooks J.V. (2024) Good therapeutic connections and patient psychological safety: A qualitative survey study. Health Care Manage Rev. 49(4):263-271. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39039631/
Skoch BM. (2024). Fresh Air. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 68(3):228-229. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37716481/
Batten, J. N., Blythe, J. A., Wieten, S. E., Dzeng, E., Kruse, K. E., Cotler, M. P., Porter-Williamson, K., Kayser, J. B., Harman, S. M., & Magnus, D. (2023). “No Escalation of Treatment” Designations: A Multi-institutional Exploratory Qualitative Study. Chest, 163(1), 192–201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2022.08.2211
Brooks, J. V, Zegers, C., Sinclair, C. T, Wulff-Burchfield, E., Thimmesch, A. R, English, D., Nelson-Brantley, H. V (2023). Understanding the Cures Act Information Blocking Rule in cancer care: a mixed methods exploration of patient and clinician perspectives and recommendations for policy makers" BMC health services research, 23(1), 216. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9990332/
Bassette E., Salyer C., McCammon S., Brooks J.V., Spoozak L. (2023) Value of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship After Surgical Training: Bridging the Gap for Improved Patient Care. American Journal Hospice and Palliative Care. 40(7), 711-719. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36154697/
Salyer, C., McCammon, S., Bassette, E., Landzaat, L. H, Spoozak, L., Brooks J. V. (2023). Facilitators and Barriers to Recruiting Surgeons into Hospice and Palliative Medicine Training. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 65(5): 409-417. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36682672/
Shalev D., Robbins-Welty G., Sinclair C.T. (2023). Omitting the Fifth Largest Subspecialty From the Medical Residents Survey? JAMA Internal Medicine. 184(3): 332-333. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38190124/
Finlay, E, Goodlev, E., Biewald M., Skavinski K., Sinclair, C. T. (2023) An Educational Needs Assessment for Outpatient Palliative Care Clinicians. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 26(4):464-471. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36260354/
Hugar, L. A., Yabes, J. G., Filippou, P., Wulff-Burchfield, E. M., Lopa, S. H., Gore, J., Jacobs, B. L. (2021). High-intensity end-of-life care among Medicare beneficiaries with bladder cancer. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, 39(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.02.008
Moran, H. K., Brooks, J. V., & Spoozak, L. (2021). “There’s somebody like me”: perspectives of a peer-to-peer gynecologic cancer mentorship program. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(12). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06348-w
Wulff-Burchfield, E., Spoozak, L., & Finlay, E. (2021). Palliative Chemotherapy and the Surgical Oncologist. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2021.02.008
Rowe, J. G., Potts, M., McGhie, R., Dinh, A., Engel, I., England, K., & Sinclair, C. T. (2021). Palliative Care Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Palliative Care Clinicians. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 62(6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.06.013
Salyer, C. V., Brooks, J. V., McCammon, S. D., Bassette, E., & Spoozak, L. (2021). Perspectives of Physicians with Dual Certification in a Surgical Specialty and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 233(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.07.448
Cao, T., Johnson, A., Coogle, J., Zuzelski, A., Fitzgerald, S., Kapadia, V., & Stoltzfus, K. (2020). Incidence and Characteristics Associated with Hospital Readmission after Discharge to Home Hospice. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0246
Spoozak, L., Wulff-Burchfield, E., & Brooks, J. V. (2020). Rallying Cry From the Place in Between. JCO Oncology Practice, 16(8). https://doi.org/10.1200/op.20.00183
Dhawan, N., Prommer, E., Sinclair, C. T., & Subbiah, I. M. (2020). Development of a Patient-Centered Framework for Oncology Clinicians to Address Uncertainty in Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Current Treatment Options in Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-020-00795-z