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James Tulsky

Chair, Department of Supportive Oncology · Mass General Brigham

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History

Department of Supportive Oncology · Mass General Brigham
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Mass General Brigham
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Duke University Hospital
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine
1990–1991
Internal Medicine
University of California-San Francisco
1987–1990
University of Illinois College of Medicine
1983–1987

Research

Factors considered important at the end of life by patients, family, physicians, and other care providers
JAMA · 2000 · Last of 6 authors · 1,743 citations
Efficacy of communication skills training for giving bad news and discussing transitions to palliative care
Archives of Internal Medicine · 2007 · Last of 8 authors · 626 citations
Approaching difficult communication tasks in oncology
Review · Current Anthropology · 2005 · 483 citations

Robert Arnold
45 papers
Charlotta Lindvall
35 papers
Kimberly Johnson
23 papers
Kei Ouchi
22 papers · 2 as a fellow
AB
Anthony Back
21 papers
Joshua Lakin
20 papers
Rowena Dolor
20 papers
Alexi Wright
17 papers
Susan Block
16 papers
Mara Schonberg
15 papers
AA
Amy Abernethy
14 papers
Andrea Enzinger
13 papers

Grants

Administrative Supplement to Improving Advance Care Planning in Oncology: A Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized Trial Integrating Patient Videosand Clinician Communication Training
National Institute on Aging · UH3
Contact PI · $10.1M · Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
2018–2026
Improving Advance Care Planning in Oncology: A Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized Trial Integrating Patient Videos and Clinician Communication Training
National Institute on Aging · UG3
Contact PI · $845.8K · Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
2018–2019
Palliative Care in Heart Failure (PAL-HF)
National Institute of Nursing Research · R01
PI · $1.8M · Duke University
2011–2016
Self-Management Interventions in Life-Limiting Illness
National Institute of Nursing Research · P01
Contact PI · $3.3M · Duke University
2008–2014

Clinical trials

Advance Care Planning: Communicating With Outpatients for Vital Informed Decision
Principal investigator · Completed
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2020–2021
Advance Care Planning: Promoting Effective and Aligned Communication in the Elderly
Principal investigator · Completed
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2020–2024
Improving Communication Between Cancer Patients & Oncologists
Principal investigator · Completed
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2017–2018
Triadic Expectations: Decision Making in the Context of Cancer Treatment
Principal investigator · Completed
Duke University
2013