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  1. Palliative Care for Patients Dying in the Intensive Care Unit with Chronic Lung Disease Compared with Metastatic Cancer

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, May 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  2. Inadequate palliative care is a disparity issue

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, March 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  3. Medical Student Training on Code Status Discussions: How Far Have We Come?

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, March 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  4. Potential Influence of Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care Consultation on ICU Costs for Patients With Chronic and Serious Illness

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  5. Using Nurse Ratings of Physician Communication in the ICU To Identify Potential Targets for Interventions To Improve End-of-Life Care

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, March 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  6. Using technology to improve palliative care delivery in an ICU setting

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, February 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox, Dr J. Randall Curtis

  7. Randomized Trial of Communication Facilitators to Reduce Family Distress and Intensity of End-of-Life Care

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, January 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  8. Time to Death after Terminal Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation: Specific Respiratory and Physiologic Parameters May Inform Physician Predictions

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, December 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  9. Integrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Neurocritically Ill Patients

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  10. Improving palliative care for patients with COPD

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, August 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  11. Palliative Care

    Article • Stroke, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  12. Palliative Care Needs in the Neuro-ICU

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  13. Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients Meeting Palliative Care Consultation Triggers in Neurological Intensive Care Units

    Article • Neurocritical Care, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  14. Estimating the Effect of Palliative Care Interventions and Advance Care Planning on ICU Utilization

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, May 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  15. Integration of Palliative Care in the Context of Rapid Response

    Article • CHEST Journal, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  16. The Changing Role of Palliative Care in the ICU

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, November 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  17. Integrating Palliative Care Into the PICU

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  18. Association between Physician Trainee Self-Assessments in Discussing Religion and Spirituality and Their Patients' Reports

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, April 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  19. Race, Income, and Education: Associations with Patient and Family Ratings of End-of-Life Care and Communication Provided by Physicians-in-Training

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, April 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  20. Education About Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit: Rediscovering Opportunity

    Article • Journal of Graduate Medical Education, March 2014, Journal of Graduate Medical Education

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  21. Interprofessional Communication Skills Training for Serious Illness: Evaluation of a Small-Group, Simulated Patient Intervention

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, February 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  22. Training and Career Development in Palliative Care and End-of-Life Research: Opportunities for Development in the U.S.

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  23. Palliative care in the ICU: relief of pain, dyspnea, and thirst—A report from the IPAL-ICU Advisory Board

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  24. Cost Savings Vary by Length of Stay for Inpatients Receiving Palliative Care Consultation Services

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, October 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  25. Choosing and Using Screening Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation in the ICU

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, October 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  26. MEASURING AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATION ABOUT PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE

    Article • BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, June 2013, BMJ

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  27. The Transition to End-of-Life Care in End-Stage Liver Disease

    Article • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, June 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  28. Hospital Variation and Temporal Trends in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ICU*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, June 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  29. Examining Palliative Care Team Involvement in Automatic Consultations for Children on Extracorporeal Life Support in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, May 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  30. Barriers to Optimal Palliative Care of Lung Transplant Candidates

    Article • CHEST Journal, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  31. What Is Chronic Critical Illness and What Outcomes Can Be Expected?

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  32. Palliative Care in the Pediatric ICU: Challenges and Opportunities for Family-Centered Practice

    Article • Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  33. Palliative and end-of-life care research: Embracing new opportunities

    Article • Nursing Outlook, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  34. Internal Medicine Trainee Self-Assessments of End-of-Life Communication Skills Do Not Predict Assessments of Patients, Families, or Clinician-Evaluators

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, April 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  35. Integrating palliative care in the surgical and trauma intensive care unit

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, April 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  36. Physician Reimbursement for Critical Care Services Integrating Palliative Care for Patients Who Are Critically Ill

    Article • CHEST Journal, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  37. Palliative Care in the ICU

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, February 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  38. Integrating Palliative and Critical Care: Development and Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Intervention (510)

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  39. Discussing Religion and Spirituality Is an Advanced Communication Skill: An Exploratory Structural Equation Model of Physician Trainee Self-Ratings

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, January 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  40. Comparing clinician ratings of the quality of palliative care in the intensive care unit*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, May 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  41. Development of a Web-Based Educational Intervention to Improve Cross-Cultural Communication Among Hospice Providers

    Article • Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  42. Models for structuring a clinical initiative to enhance palliative care in the intensive care unit: A report from the IPAL-ICU Project (Improving Palliative Care in the ICU)*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, September 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  43. Nurses' Identification of Important yet Under-Utilized End-of-Life Care Skills for Patients with Life-Limiting or Terminal Illnesses

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, June 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  44. Comparing Clinician Ratings Of The Quality Of Palliative Care In The Intensive Care Unit

    Article • May 2010, American Thoracic Society

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  45. Integrating Palliative And Critical Care: Results Of A Cluster Randomized Trial

    Article • May 2010, American Thoracic Society

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  46. Improving Social Work in Intensive Care Unit Palliative Care: Results of a Quality Improvement Intervention

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, March 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  47. Determinants of Medical Students' Perceived Preparation To Perform End-of-Life Care, Quality of End-of-Life Care Education, and Attitudes Toward End-of-Life Care

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, March 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  48. The Challenge of Selection Bias and Confounding in Palliative Care Research

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, February 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  49. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  50. The Future of Funding for Palliative Care Research: Suggestions for Our Field

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, January 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  51. Palliative and end-of-life care for patients with severe COPD

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, September 2008, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  52. Integrating Palliative and Critical Care

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, August 2008, American Thoracic Society

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  53. Transitions Regarding Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Advanced Cancer: Themes Identified by Patients, Families, and Clinicians

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, May 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  54. An Approach to Understanding the Interaction of Hope and Desire for Explicit Prognostic Information among Individuals with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Advanced Cancer

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, May 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  55. Rebuttal from Dr. Curtis

    Article • CHEST Journal, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  56. Social Workers in Palliative Care: Assessing Activities and Barriers in the Intensive Care Unit

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, August 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  57. Prognosis in End-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease #141

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, June 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  58. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in critical and palliative care settings: Understanding the goals of therapy*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, March 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  59. Palliative care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • Respiratory Medicine COPD Update, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  60. Integrating palliative and critical care: Description of an intervention

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, November 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  61. Proposed quality measures for palliative care in the critically ill: A consensus from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Critical Care Workgroup

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, November 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  62. Psychometric Characteristics of a Quality of Communication Questionnaire Assessing Communication about End-of-Life Care

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, October 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  63. Integrating Palliative Care for Liver Transplant Candidates

    Article • JAMA, May 2006, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  64. Manualized Communication Interventions to Enhance Palliative Care Research and Training: Rigorous, Testable Approaches

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, April 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  65. Interventions to Improve Care during Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, December 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  66. Communication about End-of-Life Care between Language-Discordant Patients and Clinicians: Insights from Medical Interpreters

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, October 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  67. Improving Palliative Care For Patients In The Intensive Care Unit

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, August 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  68. Expressions of Nonabandonment During the Intensive Care Unit Family Conference

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, August 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr J. Randall Curtis

  69. Improving Palliative Care for Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr J. Randall Curtis