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Scott Halpern

Founding Director, Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center · University of Pennsylvania Health System

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History

Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center · University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics · University of Pennsylvania Health System
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University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2006–2009
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2003–2006
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
1999–2003
M.Be Bioethics University of Pennsylvania
1999–2002
Duke University
1991–1995

Research

Approximately One In Three US Adults Completes Any Type Of Advance Directive For End-Of-Life Care
Review · Health Affairs · 2017 · 443 citations
Comparison of Site of Death, Health Care Utilization, and Hospital Expenditures for Patients Dying With Cancer in 7 Developed Countries
JAMA · 2016 · 399 citations
The continuing unethical conduct of underpowered clinical trials
JAMA · 2002 · First of 3 authors · Corresponding · 370 citations

Meeta Kerlin
37 papers
Gary Weissman
35 papers
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Rachel Kohn
34 papers · 8 as a resident
Katherine Courtright
31 papers · 1 as a fellow
Kevin Volpp
29 papers
David Asch
26 papers
George Anesi
24 papers · 5 as a fellow
Catherine Auriemma
17 papers · 9 as a resident
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Elizabeth Cooney
17 papers
Joanna Hart
16 papers · 3 as a fellow
Jason Karlawish
13 papers
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Mark Mikkelsen
13 papers

Grants

Training in Critical Care Health Policy Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · T32
Contact PI · $5.7M · University of Pennsylvania
2010–2030
Patient-Oriented Research and Training to Accelerate Learning (Penn PORTAL)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · P30
Contact PI · $2M · University of Pennsylvania
2024–2028
Improving the Fairness of RCTs Among Patients with Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · K24
Contact PI · $1.1M · University of Pennsylvania
2018–2028
Identifying Patient Subgroups and Processes of Care That Cause Outcome Differences Following ICU vs. Ward Triage Among Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure and Sepsis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2.9M · University of Pennsylvania
2023–2027

Clinical trials

Comparing Optimized Models of Primary And Specialist Services for Palliative Care
Principal investigator · Enrolling by invitation
University of Pennsylvania
2026–2030
Comparing Optimized Models of Primary And Specialist Services for Palliative Care: Pilot Feasibility Trial
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pennsylvania
2024–2025
Comparing Smoking Cessation Interventions Among Underserved Patients Referred for Lung Cancer Screening
Principal investigator · Completed
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
2021–2025
Study of Therapeutic Exercise in Acute Respiratory Failure to Improve Neuromuscular Disability Trial
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pennsylvania
2019–2020