MGH Center for Aging and Serious Illness (CASI)
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CASI brings together MGH & the Boston community to improve the well-being of older adults + those with advanced illnesses @MonganInstitute
Boston, MA
Joined July 2021
#FacultyFriday: The Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training program (co-directed by @RitchieCS) held its 4th Institute in Chapel Hill, where 11 scholars including Dr. Jo Paladino, received in-depth training in clinical trials to improve dementia care.
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We are hiring! We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Project Manager for the SPIRE Study, a multi-year comparative effectiveness trial in primary care practices across four health systems. Apply via this link or scan the QR code below: https://t.co/J27fD34pt7…
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Congratulations to Dr. Laura Petrillo @lpetrillz for being selected as an Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholar from the MGB Center for Academic Development and Enrichment!
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#MondayResearchMinute Check out this publication by @LisaRLaRowe on Pain Intensity and Hazardous Cannabis Use https://t.co/fXYRbp7xCw
#pain #cannabis #geriatrics
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although cannabis has gained attention as a potential treatment for chronic pain, hazardous cannabis use (i.e. patterns of use that have harmful consequences) has been linked to negative health...
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For today's #FacultyFriday, we would like to highlight Dr. Laura Petrillo's @lpetrillz feature on the GeriPal podcast! https://t.co/RgTH4eljlO
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#MondayResearchMinute Only 8% of Medicare patients get early #palliativecare but a safety-net hospital in TX achieved 26%. New editorial by CASI Investigator Laura Petrillo explores what this means for equity, access & the future of care delivery. 🔗
ascopubs.org
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#MondayResearchMinute What are the perceived relations between pain and alcohol use? Find out in this recently published article by @LisaRLaRowe
https://t.co/91GGHGAYxr
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This is the first study to examine relationships between perceptions about pain and alcohol use and hazardous drinking. Findings contribute to a growing literature suggesting that perceptions about...
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For this week's #TeamTuesday we want to feature CASI CRC Ayush Thacker, who presented a poster on clinician communication of lecanemab benefits/risks discussions at #AGS2025!
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For today's #TeamTuesday we're highlighting CASI Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ferhat Yildiz, who presented two posters at #AGS2025!
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For today's #FacultyFriday we would like to highlight Dr. Jo Paladino's Physician's Weekly article featuring her diagnostic disclosure communication work! Read more here:
physiciansweekly.com
Research identifies four communication themes that improve dementia diagnosis delivery for clinicians, patients, and caregivers in clinical practice.
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#MondayResearchMinute How should clinicians approach serious illness conversations with American Indian and Alaska Native populations? Find out in this publication by @bethanyrose_d
https://t.co/Lhl32rbASV
#seriousillness #NativeAmerican #indigenous
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Context: Serious illnesses like cancer disproportionately affect American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Peoples. AI/AN patients deserve culturally responsive healthcare at all times, and especi...
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For today's #FacultyFriday we are highlighting @LisaRLaRowe for her publication in (PIBBS): "Chronic Pain Management in an Aging Population: Current Challenges and Policy-Based Solutions" Read the full article here! https://t.co/UDUd1iqeSM
journals.sagepub.com
Chronic pain in older adults is highly prevalent and often more complex to manage. Despite some recent successes in improving chronic pain management in this po...
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For today's #TeamTuesday we're highlighting CASI CRC Ayush Thacker, who presented a poster at the MGH Celebration of Science on the Feasibility and Acceptability of a home-based dementia care intervention for caregivers and homebound people living with dementia!
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#MondayResearchMinute Check out this publication by various CASI investigators on clinician perspectives on the need for an early dyadic coping skills intervention for people living with ALS https://t.co/bbHMIV3fLe
#ALS #coping #dyads
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
RT-ALS program content and structure is acceptable to clinicians. It is imperative to next seek further input from dyads about whether this type of program would be of interest and if yes, to pilot...
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#FacultyFriday Dr. Joanna Paladino presented 'Understanding the Path from Memory Changes to Diagnosis'. The program covered signs & symptoms of dementia, tips to prepare for clinic visits, the importance of early diagnosis, and more. Watch here:
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For today's #TeamTuesday we want to highlight CASI CRC Roshni Sarathy for her presentation on interventions to manage fear of cancer progressing for patients with advanced cancer at #APOS2025!
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#MondayResearchMinute Check out this publication by @bethanyrose_d on cultural adaptation and pilot testing of a Palliative Care Curriculum for physicians and nurses in mainland China! https://t.co/oUzO37iWCr
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: To meet the growing palliative care (PC) needs of China's aging population, we culturally adapted and pilot tested an evidence-based basic PC training program for practicing clinicians....
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#FacultyFriday Check out this article recently published by Dr. Carine Davila! 'Perceptions of Patient-Clinician Communication Among Adults With and Without Serious Illness' https://t.co/TYIVxher9P
jamanetwork.com
This cross-sectional study assesses patient-clinician communication experiences for adults with and without serious illness, focusing largely on relational and identity goals.
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Excited to be guest editing a special issue of Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings on recent advances in psychological pain care! If you're doing research in this space, check out our Call for Manuscripts. DM with any questions! #PainResearch #PainPsychology #NIH
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#MondayResearchMinute Check out this paper by @lpetrillz on a qualitative study of hope and prognostic uncertainty of immunotherapy! https://t.co/OAMOhOgcnL
#immunotherapy #cancer #uncertainty #hope #survivorship
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patients and caregivers held optimistic expectations of immunotherapy, which resulted in heightened disappointment among the subset with progression or toxicity. Clinicians should elicit information...
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