Palliative Care Committee
Who We Are
This committee provides resources and guidance to members and the board of directors in regards to the development of palliative care competence relevant to emergency physicians across all levels of experience.
Leadership
Jessica Fleischer-Black, MD FAAEM
Chair
Margaret Putman, DO FAAEM
Vice Chair
Tom Scaletta, MD MAAEM FAAEM
Board Liaison
Tom Derenne
Staff Liaison
Our Projects
COVID-19 Palliative Care Conversation Resources
- Vital Talk – Trains clinicians in effective communication methods
- Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) – Provides tools, training and technical assistance for all clinicians caring for people with serious illness
- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Association – Shared Decision-Making Tool (COVID-specific)
- California Health Care Foundation
- Honoring Choices. Pacific Northwest – With links to archived webinars. COVID-specific
Other Resources
- Rapid Goals of Care-Communication Workshop-Delivering Bad News (Video)
- NJEM: Who Decides When a Patient Can’t? Statutes on Alternate Decision Makers
- Palliative Care in EM – Numerous topics, articles and guidelines
- Palliative Tool for EM Docs
- 10-Minute Goals of Care Procedure – AAEM19
- ED Comfort Care Transitions – AAEM18
Statements
Common Sense Articles
- CPR is Not Resuscitation by Tara Shapiro, DO FAAEM, March/April 2023
- End of Life in the Emergency Department by Maggie Putman, DO FAAEM, Jessica Fleischer-Black, MD FAAEM, and Bruce Gutierrez, MD, January/February 2023
- Oxygen is for the Weak by Robyn Hitchcock, MD FAAEM, July/August 2022
- My Journey from ER to Palliative Care by Alexa Gale, MD FAAEM, May/June 2022
- A View from the Middle of My Mid-Career Fellowship by Jessica Fleischer-Black, MD FAAEM, May/June 2021
- Hospital Associated Disability: Is Hospital Admission Really the Safest Disposition for Our Elderly Patients? by Diana Huynh, MD and Austin J. Causey, MD, May/June 2021
- Agnes S. (1918-2020): Great Grandma by Mary Jane Brown, MD FAAEM, March/April 2021
How to Join
If you are interested in joining our committee, apply today!
Apply to Join a CommitteeAppointments are confirmed on a quarterly basis (January, April, July, October).