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James A. Tulsky
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 348
Citations - 23545
James A. Tulsky is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 77, co-authored 311 publications receiving 20541 citations. Previous affiliations of James A. Tulsky include Durham University & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Factors Considered Important at the End of Life by Patients, Family, Physicians, and Other Care Providers
Karen E. Steinhauser,Nicholas A. Christakis,Elizabeth C. Clipp,Maya McNeilly,Lauren M. McIntyre,James A. Tulsky +5 more
TL;DR: Although pain and symptom management, communication with one's physician, preparation for death, and the opportunity to achieve a sense of completion are important to most, other factors important to quality at the end of life differ by role and by individual.
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In search of a good death: observations of patients, families, and providers.
Karen E. Steinhauser,Elizabeth C. Clipp,Maya McNeilly,Nicholas A. Christakis,Lauren M. McIntyre,James A. Tulsky +5 more
TL;DR: This study describes the attributes of a good death, as understood by various participants in end-of-life care, and compared the perspectives of different groups of persons who had experienced death in their personal or professional lives.
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Efficacy of communication skills training for giving bad news and discussing transitions to palliative care.
Anthony L. Back,Robert M. Arnold,Walter F. Baile,Kelly Fryer-Edwards,Stewart C. Alexander,Stewart C. Alexander,Gwyn Barley,Ted Gooley,James A. Tulsky,James A. Tulsky +9 more
TL;DR: Oncotalk represents a successful teaching model for improving communication skills for postgraduate medical trainees in changing observable communication behaviors in medical oncology fellows.
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Approaching difficult communication tasks in oncology.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a cognitive map for important communication skills that physicians need over the course of caring for a person with cancer, including "ask-tell-ask," "tell me more," and responding empathetically.
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Families looking back: one year after discussion of withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining support.
TL;DR: Many families perceived conflict during end-of-life treatment discussions in the ICU, and sought comfort in the identification and contact of a “doctor-in-charge” during these discussions.