50 Pharmacotherapy Studies Every Palliative Practitioner Should Know

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Mary Lynn McPherson PHARMD MA MDE BCPS CPE is the Professor and Executive Director of Advanced Post-Graduate Education in Palliative Care at the University of Maryland Baltimore. She is a member of the Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research and has years of experience in pain management and palliative care. Mellar P. Davis MD FCCP FAAHPM is the Section Head of the Palliative Care Department at Geisinger Medical System. In his role as Section Head Dr. Davis is responsible for developing palliative care services throughout the Geisinger Medical System including outpatient and inpatient services. Alexandra L. McPherson PHARMD MPH is a Palliative Care Pharmacy Specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She was a PGY2 Pain/Palliative Care Resident at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy as well as Boston University's School of Public Health. Ryan Costantino PharmD MS is the Director of a Data Innovation for the Enterprise Intelligence and Data Solutions Program Management Office within the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Program. He is a graduate of the PATIENTS Program in the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Dr. Costantino holds academic appointments as an affiliate Assistant Professor for the University of Maryland School Of Pharmacy and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University. Eduardo Bruera MD FAAHPM is chair of Palliative Care Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He has led numerous research studies aimed at improving the quality of life for cancer patients. He developed and validated the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) decades before patient-reported outcome measurements became fully accepted. Bruera has authored more than 1075 papers in top peer-reviewed journals and has delivered over 900 invited lectures to major cancer centers and supportive and palliative care congresses.