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Katherine Courtright

Assistant Professor of Medicine · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Credentials: · · · · ·

History

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Present

Pulmonary Disease
2013–2015
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
2012–2013
University of Pennsylvania Health System
2011–2012
University of Pennsylvania Health System
2008–2011
Temple University School of Medicine
2004–2008

Research

Approximately One In Three US Adults Completes Any Type Of Advance Directive For End-Of-Life Care
Review · Health Affairs · 2017 · Last of 9 authors · Corresponding · 443 citations
Family-Centered Care During the COVID-19 Era
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2020 · Last of 4 authors · 224 citations
Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2022 · 118 citations

Scott Halpern
31 papers
Catherine Auriemma
10 papers · 1 as a fellow
Dustin Krutsinger
7 papers · 5 as a fellow
Gary Weissman
7 papers
Lindsay Haines
5 papers
Scott Manaker
5 papers
AS
Anne Song
4 papers
Erin Kross
4 papers
Niels Martin
4 papers
Ravi Parikh
4 papers · 2 as a resident
ST
Stephanie Taylor
4 papers
AB
Alexander Bain
3 papers · 3 as a fellow

Grants

Improving the Delivery of Inpatient Palliative Care: A Hybrid Type I Pragmatic Cluster Trial
National Institute on Aging · R01
Contact PI · $2M · University of Pennsylvania
2024–2029
Leveraging the Electronic Health Record and Behavioral Nudges to Promote Primary and Specialist Palliative Care for Inpatients with Serious Illness: A Pragmatic Trial
National Institute on Aging · R01
Contact PI · $3.3M · University of Pennsylvania
2022–2027
Identifying Palliative Care Needs Among Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · K23
Contact PI · $808.8K · University of Pennsylvania
2018–2023
A Trial of Expanded Choice Sets in Advance Directives for Hemodialysis Patients
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · F32
Contact PI · $68.7K · University of Pennsylvania
2016

Clinical trials

Comparing Optimized Models of Primary And Specialist Services for Palliative Care
Principal investigator · Enrolling by invitation
University of Pennsylvania
2026–2030
Nudging Effective and Equitable Delivery of Specialty Palliative Care
Principal investigator · Enrolling by invitation · Phase 3
University of Pennsylvania
2025–2029
Comparing Optimized Models of Primary And Specialist Services for Palliative Care: Pilot Feasibility Trial
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pennsylvania
2024–2025
A Pragmatic Trial of an Active Choice Nudge for Generalist or Specialist Palliative Care for Seriously Ill Inpatients
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pennsylvania
2023–2026