Crousillat DR, Keeley BR, Buss MK, Zheng H, Polk DM, Schaefer KG
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Palliative Care Education in Cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 03 27; 71(12):1391-1394.
Palliative Care Education in Cardiology.
O'Donnell AE, Schaefer KG, Stevenson LW, DeVoe K, Walsh K, Mehra MR, Desai AS
Social Worker-Aided Palliative Care Intervention in High-risk Patients With Heart Failure (SWAP-HF): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2018 06 01; 3(6):516-519.
Social Worker-Aided Palliative Care Intervention in High-risk Patients With Heart Failure (SWAP-HF): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.
Weingart SN, Cleary A, Stuver SO, Lynch M, Brandoff D, Schaefer KG, Zhu J, Berry DL, Block S, Weeks JC
Assessing the quality of pain care in ambulatory patients with advanced stage cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Jun; 43(6):1072-81.
Assessing the quality of pain care in ambulatory patients with advanced stage cancer.
Desai AS, Schaefer KG, Tulsky JA, Mehra MR
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
Quality of death after left ventricular assist device implantation: More questions than answers. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 04; 38(4):382-384.
Quality of death after left ventricular assist device implantation: More questions than answers.
Miranda SP, Schaefer KG, Vates GE, Gormley WB, Buss MK
Palliative Care and Communication Training in Neurosurgery Residency: Results of a Trainee Survey. J Surg Educ. 2019 Nov - Dec; 76(6):1691-1702.
Palliative Care and Communication Training in Neurosurgery Residency: Results of a Trainee Survey.
Chuzi S, Pak ES, Desai AS, Schaefer KG, Warraich HJ
Role of Palliative Care in the Outpatient Management of the Chronic Heart Failure Patient. Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2019 12; 16(6):220-228.
Role of Palliative Care in the Outpatient Management of the Chronic Heart Failure Patient.
Slavin SD, Allen LA, McIlvennan CK, Desai AS, Schaefer KG, Warraich HJ
Left Ventricular Assist Device Withdrawal: Ethical, Psychological, and Logistical Challenges. J Palliat Med. 2020 04; 23(4):456-458.
Left Ventricular Assist Device Withdrawal: Ethical, Psychological, and Logistical Challenges.
Zehm A, Scott E, Schaefer KG, Nguyen PL, Jacobsen J
Improving Serious Illness Communication: Testing the Serious Illness Care Program with Trainees. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 02; 63(2):e252-e259.
Improving Serious Illness Communication: Testing the Serious Illness Care Program with Trainees.
Gelfand SL, Lakin JR, Sciacca KR, Rivkin ER, Eves JC, Anderson S, Mandel EI, Desai AS, Jain N, Landzberg MJ, Lever NM, Schaefer KG, Leiter RE, Tulsky JA
Specialty-Aligned Palliative Care: Responding to the Needs of a Tertiary Care Health System. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 12; 64(6):e341-e346.
Specialty-Aligned Palliative Care: Responding to the Needs of a Tertiary Care Health System.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Improving Trainees' Confidence and Participation in Serious Illness Communication: Testing the Serious Illness Care Program With Early Learners. Acad Med. 2022 Nov 01; 97(11S):S150.
Improving Trainees' Confidence and Participation in Serious Illness Communication: Testing the Serious Illness Care Program With Early Learners.
Reidy JA, Clark MA, Berman HA, Chan SH, Gawande AA, Streid J, Vesel T, Young ME, Zehm A, Schaefer KG
Paving the way for universal medical student training in serious illness communication: the Massachusetts Medical Schools' Collaborative. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Sep 01; 22(1):654.
Paving the way for universal medical student training in serious illness communication: the Massachusetts Medical Schools' Collaborative.
Zehm A, Smith S, Schaefer KG, Jonas D, Bullock K, Edwards RL, Reville B, Jaramillo C, Webb AC, Rydberg J, Merel SE
Development of Objectives to Inform a National Standardized Primary Palliative Care Curriculum for Health Professions Students. J Palliat Med. 2023 03; 26(3):406-410.
Development of Objectives to Inform a National Standardized Primary Palliative Care Curriculum for Health Professions Students.
Improving Trainees' Confidence and Participation in Serious Illness Communication: Testing the Serious Illness Care Program With Early Learners. Acad Med. 2022 11 01; 97(11S):S150.
Reidy JA, Chan SH, Boelitz KM, Chavez M, Clark MA, Epstein SK, Gosline A, Healy R, Livne E, Peirce H, Schaefer KG, Streid J, Vesel T, Young ME, Zehm A, Garg PS
A Call to Action: Using Curriculum Mapping at Four Medical Schools in Massachusetts to Advance Serious Illness Communication Training in Undergraduate Medical Education. J Palliat Med. 2024 01; 27(1):39-46.
A Call to Action: Using Curriculum Mapping at Four Medical Schools in Massachusetts to Advance Serious Illness Communication Training in Undergraduate Medical Education.
Missed Opportunities Training Third Year Medical Students to Care for Seriously Ill Patients
Schaefer KG, Griffin L, Smith C, May CW, Stevenson LW
An interdisciplinary checklist for left ventricular assist device deactivation. J Palliat Med. 2014 Jan; 17(1):4-5.
An interdisciplinary checklist for left ventricular assist device deactivation.
Jain N, Santo EC, Lehto HR, Schaefer KG, Manning KA, Landzberg MJ, Warraich HJ, Givertz MM, Mehra MR, Tulsky JA, Desai AS
Implementing HeartPal: Design and Early Results of a Specialized Care Delivery Model for Advancing Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Disease Populations. J Card Fail. 2025 Oct 06.
Implementing HeartPal: Design and Early Results of a Specialized Care Delivery Model for Advancing Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Disease Populations.
Khanna GJ, Schaefer KG, Willis KD, Morris SE, Stern TA
The primary care companion for CNS disorders
Managing Grief and Bereavement. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2026 Jan 29; 28(1).
Schaefer KG, Chittenden EH, Sullivan AM, Periyakoil VS, Morrison LJ, Carey EC, Sanchez-Reilly S, Block SD
Raising the bar for the care of seriously ill patients: results of a national survey to define essential palliative care competencies for medical students and residents. Acad Med. 2014 Jul; 89(7):1024-31.
Raising the bar for the care of seriously ill patients: results of a national survey to define essential palliative care competencies for medical students and residents.
Missed opportunities to train medical students in generalist palliative care during core clerkships. J Palliat Med. 2014 Dec; 17(12):1344-7.
Missed opportunities to train medical students in generalist palliative care during core clerkships.
A Qualitative Evaluation of Student and Patient Perceptions of a Palliative and End-of-Life Care Curriculum taught in the Nursing Home
End-of-Life Care Training in Cardiology Fellowships
Cohen RA, Jackson VA, Norwich D, Schell JO, Schaefer K, Ship AN, Sullivan AM
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
A Nephrology Fellows' Communication Skills Course: An Educational Quality Improvement Report. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 08; 68(2):203-211.
A Nephrology Fellows' Communication Skills Course: An Educational Quality Improvement Report.
Integrating palliative care into routine care of patients with heart failure: models for clinical collaboration. Heart Fail Rev. 2017 09; 22(5):517-524.
Integrating palliative care into routine care of patients with heart failure: models for clinical collaboration.
Cheung WY, Schaefer K, May CW, Glynn RJ, Curtis LH, Stevenson LW, Setoguchi S
Enrollment and events of hospice patients with heart failure vs. cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013 Mar; 45(3):552-60.
Enrollment and events of hospice patients with heart failure vs. cancer.
Krishnan M, Racsa M, Jones J, Chittenden E, Schaefer KG, Spektor A, Enzinger A, Wei R, Balboni T
Radiation oncology resident palliative education. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017 Nov - Dec; 7(6):e439-e448.
Radiation oncology resident palliative education.
Physician communication with families in the ICU: evidence-based strategies for improvement. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009 Dec; 15(6):569-77.
Physician communication with families in the ICU: evidence-based strategies for improvement.