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Research

Active Studies

Adapting Serious Illness Communication and Care Planning for Community-Dwelling Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers

Joanna Paladino, MD

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Addressing the chronic pain-early cognitive decline comorbidity among older adults: The Active Brains study

Ana-Maria Vraneanu, PhD and Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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Anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies: treatment decision making for older adults and their clinicians

Sachin Shah, MD

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Characteristics and impact of chronic pain and pain management in older adults

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH and Christine Miaskowski, PhD

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Development of a Tailored Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Protocol for Older Adults with Chronic Pain

Lisa LaRowe, PhD

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How cultural actors influence communication needs and experiences for hospitalized Latino Spanish-speaking patients: a qualitative study

Carine Davila, MD, MPH

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Individualizing Anticoagulant use in Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation

Sachin Shah, MD

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Longitudinal Impact of Chronic Pain and its Management on Patient-Centered Outcomes in Older Adults

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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Optimizing Supportive Care for Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer in the Era of Precision Oncology

Laura Petrillo, MD

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Pain Medication Use and Discontinuation: Understanding Patient Perspectives and Experiences

Lisa LaRowe, PhD

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Palliative Care for Persons with Late-stage Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias and their Caregivers: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Laura Hanson, MD, MPH

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Project Hope: Achieving Home Discharge for Institutionally - bound patients with PROMs, AI, and the EHR

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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Structural Racism and Engagement of Family Caregivers in Serious Illness Care

Joanna Paladino, MD

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Addressing the chronic pain epidemic among older adults in underserved community center; The GetActive+ study.

Ana-Maria Vraneanu, PhD and Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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Annual Wellness Visits vs. GRACE-augmented Annual Wellness Visits for Older Adults with High Health Needs

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH and Jennifer Perloff, PhD

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Caring for caregivers and people living with dementia under home-based primary care (HBPC CG-MemCare): a pilot study

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH and Bruce Leff, MD

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Characterizing Electronic Health Record Documented Serious Illness Conversations for Individuals with Cognitive Impairment

Joanna Paladino, MD

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Evaluating Substance Use-Related Outcomes in Opioid Deprescribing among Older Adults with Chronic Pain: A Mixed Methods Study

Lisa LaRowe, PhD

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Improving Communication and Care for Individuals Affected by Memory Conditions

Joanna Paladino, MD

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Listening to Many Voices: What Matters Most During Serious Illness

Carine Davila, MD, MPH

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Opioid therapy for pain in individuals with metastatic cancer: benefits, harms, and stakeholder perspectives

Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA and Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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Optimizing care for older surgical patients: a theory-guided implementation science approach

Sevdenur Cizginer, MD

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Palliative Care Intervention (POISE) in Improving Quality of Life in Patients with Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Laura Petrillo, MD

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Practice Certification in Home-Based Primary Care

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH and Bruce Leff, MD

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Skilled Nursing Facility Care at Home for Adults Discharged From the Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial

David Levine, MD, MPH and Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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Supporting our Caregivers in ADRD Learning: Reducing Stress for Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, and Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD

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Active Studies

Completed Studies

Completed Studies

A Layered Examination of the Patient Experience to Elucidate the Role of Palliative Care in Surgical Care for Seriously Ill Older Adults.

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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TEND: Co-developing a bio-experiential approach and intervention to support the mental health and well-being of dementia patients and their caregivers

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH and Ana-Maria Vraneanu, PhD

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Developing an Evidence-Based Behavioral Change Intervention to Improve Serious Illness Communication for Latino Spanish-speaking Patients and Caregivers

Carine Davila, MD, MPH

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Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Rehabilitation Needs and Challenges among Older Adults Hospitalized for Advanced Heart Failure

Tamra Keeney, PhD, DPT

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Frailty, Rehabilitation, and Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized for COVID-19

Tamra Keeney, PhD, DPT

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Optimizing Quality of Care for Homebound Older Adults Receiving Home-Based Primary Care

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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Developing a Palliative Care Educational Program for Community Health Workers on American Indian Tribal Lands in South Dakota

Bethany Rose (BR) Daubman, MD

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Effect of COVID-19 on Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH & Karen Donelan, ScD

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Partnering with Patients to Refine LiveWell-HF: a Home-Based Physical Therapy Intervention for Older Adults Hospitalized with Advanced Heart Failure

Tamra Keeney, PhD, DPT

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Function and Symptom Burden among Older Adults Hospitalized for Advanced Heart Failure

Tamra Keeney, PhD, DPT

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Research Trainings

Research Trainings

Bridging the Science-to-Service Gap in Aging Care: Prevention, Optimization and Living Well with Persistent or Serious Illnesses

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH and Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD

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Diversifying and Strengthening Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials (DEM-PCCT)

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD, Jean Kutner, MD, MPH Kathryn Pollak, PhD

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Active Organizations

Active Organizations

Creating a Culture of High-Quality Care: The National Home-Based Primary Care Learning Network

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH and Bruce Leff, MD

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Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (MADRC)

Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core Co-Directors: Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH and Ana-MAria Vranceanu, PhD

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