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Katherine “Kate” Courtright
Faculty, Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center Kate Courtright, MD, MSHP is an Innovation Faculty member at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I), Assistant Professor of Medicine…
George Demiris
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI, is an Innovation Faculty member at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I) and a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor. Dr. Demiris has been at…
Jasmine Zheng
Program Director, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medication and Rehabilitation Jasmine Zheng, MD, CLT, FAAPMR is an Innovation Faculty member at the Penn…
Default EHR Orders to Increase Palliative Care Referrals In a Large Community Oncology Network
Project Description For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care can holistically improve their quality of life through pain relief, symptom management, and psychosocial support. Palliative care also provides support…
Connected Health Approaches to Improve Serious Illness Communication Among Patients with Incurable Cancer
Project Description Many patients with incurable cancer undergo treatment and acute care utilization that is discordant with their preferences, particularly near the end of life. Early conversations about prognosis…
Use of Social Incentives to Change Behaviors, Improve Ambulation and Health Outcomes After Major Abdominal Surgeries for Cancer
Project Description Major surgeries for cancer bear significant risks, especially for an at-risk elderly population. For cystectomies (removal of the bladder for bladder cancer), 67% of patients will have…
Nudges Informed by Behavioral Economics to Reduce Lower Value Cancer Care
Project Description This project assessed the effect of introducing a Behavioral Ecnomics informed “nudge”, or an electronic medical record default order, designed to alter physician ordering of unnecessary daily…