Journal of Palliative Medicine
Published in Association with Mary Ann Liebert
The Official Journal of: Australia New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
The Official Journal of: Canadian Society of Palliative Medicine
The Official Journal of: Center to Advance Palliative Care
An Official Journal of: Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association
An Official Journal of: European Association for Palliative Care
An Official Journal of: Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
Other Titles in:
Palliative & Hospice Nursing | Palliative Medicine | Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care
Palliative & Hospice Nursing | Palliative Medicine | Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care
eISSN:
15577740 | ISSN:
10966218 | Current volume: 28 | Current issue: 7
This premier peer-reviewed journal covers medical, psychosocial, policy, and legal issues in end-of-life care and relief of suffering for patients with intractable pain. The journal presents essential information for professionals in hospice/palliative medicine, focusing on improving quality of life for patients and their families, and the latest developments in drug and non-drug treatments.
Journal of Palliative Medicine is the premier peer-reviewed journal covering medical, psychosocial, policy, and legal issues in end-of-life care and relief of suffering for patients with intractable pain. The Journal presents essential information for professionals in hospice/palliative medicine, focusing on improving quality of life for patients and their families, and the latest developments in drug and non-drug treatments.
Journal of Palliative Medicine coverage includes:
The latest medical advances in pain and symptom management
Evidence-based protocols
Model palliative care programs
Clinical case reports
Guidance for working with patients and their families
Psychological and spiritual aspects of end-of-life care
Roundtable discussions with leading experts in the field
Journal of Palliative Medicine is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Christopher A. Jones, MD, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, Duke University School of Medicine, and other leading investigators.
Audience: Physicians and pediatricians, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, pain medicine specialists, and hospice and nursing home staff, among others.
Editor-in-Chief
| Christopher Jones, MD, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM | Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA |
Senior Associate Editors
| Margaret Campbell, FPCN | Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA |
| David C Currow, MPH, FRAC | Flinders University, Alexandria, Australia |
| Irene Higginson | Kings College London, London, United Kingdom |
| Diane Meier | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA |
| R. Sean Morrison, MD | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA |
| Vyjeyanthi S Periyakoil, MD | Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA |
Associate Editors
| Emily Chai, MD | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA |
| Karen Cross, MD | Hospice And Palliative Care Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA |
| Stacy M Fischer, MD | University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA |
| Laura C Hanson, MD, MPH | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| Dio Kavalieratos | Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Ian B Kwok, MD | Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA |
| Cari Levy | University Of Co Health Science Center, Denver, CO, USA |
| Hillary Lum, MD, PhD | Univ Of Colorado Anschutz Med Campus, Aurora, CO, USA |
| Staffan Lundstrom | Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation, Sjukhem, Sweden |
| Christine S Ritchie, MD, MSPH | Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA |
| Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MS | Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Mathias C Schlogl, MD, MPH | University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Katie H Stowers, DO, FAAHPM | Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA |
| Thomas Strouse | University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Christina Ullrich, MPH, MD | Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA |
| Deborah Witt Sherman, PhD | Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA |
Managing Editor
| Lisa Pelzek-Braun, MHA | Westerville, OH, USA |
Editorial Board Members
| Melissa D Aldridge, PhD, MBA | Icahn Sch Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA |
| Robert Arnold | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Daniel Azevedo | Gerontological Air Force Center, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
| Craig D Blinderman, MD, MA, FAAHPM | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA |
| Susan Block | Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA |
| Eduardo Bruera | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA |
| Sofia Bunge, MD | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Ira Robert Byock | Emeritus, Missoula, MT, USA |
| Iraida V Carrion | University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA |
| Carlos Centeno, MD, PhD | University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain |
| Kwok Ying Chan, MD, FHKCP, FHKAM | Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Harvey M Chochinov, PhD, MD | Cancercare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
| Agnes Csikos | University Of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary |
| James Downar, MDCM, MHSC, FRCPC | University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| John Ellershaw | University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Mary Ersek, PhD, RN | Pennsylvania University School Of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Betty R Ferrell | City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr, Duarte, CA, USA |
| Marilene Filbet, MD | Hospices Civils De Lyon, Pierre Benite Lyon, France |
| Carl Johan Furst | Lund University, Lund, Sweden |
| Javier Gomez-Batista | University Of Vic, Vic, Spain |
| James Hallenbeck | Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| Pamela S Hinds, PhD, RN | Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA |
| Noelle Marie Javier, MD | Icahn Sch Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA |
| Abdul Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH | King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences, Riyadh Kingdom, Saudi Arabia |
| Arif H. Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS, FACP, FAAHPM | Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA |
| Yoshiyuki Kizawa, MD, PhD | Kobe University Graduate School Of Med, Hyogo, Japan |
| Linda Kristjanson, RN, PhD | Swinburne University, Hawthorn Vic, Australia |
| Pramita Kuruvilla, MD, FAAFP, HEC | University Of California San Francisco, Walnut Creek, CA, USA |
| Jung Hye Kwon, PhD, MD | Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea |
| Natalie Lanocha, MD | Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA |
| Philip Larkin, RN, PhD | Iufrs, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Matthew T Maddocks, MCSP, PhD | Kings College London, New Rochelle, NY, USA |
| Joan Marston | International Childrens Palliative Network, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Masanori Mori, MD | Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan |
| Tatsuya Morita | Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Daniela Mosoiu, MD, PhD | Transilvania University, New Rochelle, NY, USA |
| Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, MA, ACSW, LCSW, OSW-CE, FNAP, FAOSW | Collaborative Caring, Toluca Lake, CA, USA |
| Gayatri Palat, MD | Mnj Institute Of Oncology/Regional Cancer Ctr, Hyderabad Ap, India |
| Sheila Payne | Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom |
| Holly G Prigerson | Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA |
| Lukas Radbruch | University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany |
| Dr M R Rajagopal, MD | Pallium India, Thiruvananthapuram, India |
| Jennifer Reidy, MD | Umass Memorial Health&Umass Chan Med Sch, Worcester, MA, USA |
| Drew A Rosielle, MD | University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| Joan Teno | Brown University, Barrington, RI, USA |
| James A Tulsky, MD | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA |
| Camilla Zimmermann, MD, PhD | University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Founding Editor
| David Weissman, MD | San Diego, CA, USA |
Editor Emeritus
| Charles F Von Gunten, MD, PhD, FAHPM, FAACE | University of California, San Diego, CA, USA |