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h-index: 58
Works: 217
Citations: 15K

Most-cited papers

Effects of Early Integrated Palliative Care in Patients With Lung and GI Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
J. Temel, J. Greer, A. El-Jawahri, W. Pirl +12 more
2017Journal of Clinical Oncology715 citations Open access
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Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer
R. Epstein, P. Duberstein, J. Fenton, K. Fiscella +21 more
2016JAMA Oncology383 citations Open access
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REMAP: A Framework for Goals of Care Conversations.
J. Childers, A. Back, J. Tulsky, R. Arnold
2017Journal of Oncology Practice258 citations Open access
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Effect of a Patient and Clinician Communication-Priming Intervention on Patient-Reported Goals-of-Care Discussions Between Patients With Serious Illness and Clinicians: A Randomized Clinical Trial
J. Curtis, L. Downey, A. Back, E. Nielsen +6 more
2018JAMA Internal Medicine225 citations Open access
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Electronic self-report assessment for cancer and self-care support: results of a multicenter randomized trial.
D. Berry, F. Hong, B. Halpenny, A. Partridge +8 more
2014Journal of Clinical Oncology181 citations Open access
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Effects of Early Integrated Palliative Care on Caregivers of Patients with Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial
A. El-Jawahri, J. Greer, W. Pirl, E. Park +13 more
2017The Oncologist176 citations Open access
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Training Clinicians with Communication Skills Needed to Match Medical Treatments to Patient Values
A. Back, Erik K. Fromme, Diane E. Meier
2019Journal of The American Geriatrics Society160 citations Open access
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A National Strategy For Palliative Care.
Diane E. Meier, A. Back, A. Berman, S. Block +2 more
2017Health Affairs138 citations
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Interprofessional Communication Skills Training for Serious Illness: Evaluation of a Small-Group, Simulated Patient Intervention
A. Bays, R. Engelberg, A. Back, D. Ford +14 more
2014Journal of Palliative Medicine138 citations Open access
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Building Resilience for Palliative Care Clinicians: An Approach to Burnout Prevention Based on Individual Skills and Workplace Factors.
A. Back, K. Steinhauser, Arif H. Kamal, V. Jackson
2016Journal of Pain and Symptom Management135 citations Open access
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The Critical Care Communication project: improving fellows' communication skills.
R. Arnold, A. Back, Amber E. Barnato, T. Prendergast +4 more
2015Journal of critical care130 citations
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Communication Skills in the Age of COVID-19
A. Back, J. Tulsky, R. Arnold
2020Annals of Internal Medicine128 citations Open access
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Public Perceptions of Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, and Hospice: A Scoping Review
M. Grant, A. Back, N. Dettmar
2020Journal of Palliative Medicine110 citations
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NCCN Guidelines Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2017.
M. Dans, Thomas J. Smith, A. Back, J. Baker +25 more
2017The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network105 citations Open access
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Patient-Clinician Communication Issues in Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Cancer.
A. Back
2020Journal of Clinical Oncology100 citations
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Clinician Roles in Early Integrated Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Qualitative Study
A. Back, E. Park, J. Greer, V. Jackson +3 more
2014Journal of Palliative Medicine91 citations Open access
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NCCN Guidelines ® Insights Palliative Care , Version 2 . 2017 Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines
M. Dans, Thomas J. Smith, A. Back, J. Baker +25 more
201785 citations
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Addressing Burnout in Oncology: Why Cancer Care Clinicians Are At Risk, What Individuals Can Do, and How Organizations Can Respond.
F. Hlubocky, A. Back, T. Shanafelt
2016American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting83 citations
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Palliative Care Version 1.2016.
M. Levy, Thomas J. Smith, A. Alvarez-Perez, A. Back +24 more
2016The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network81 citations Open access
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Responding to Patients Requesting Physician-Assisted Death: Physician Involvement at the Very End of Life.
T. Quill, A. Back, S. Block
2016Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)64 citations
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oncologist Burnout, Emotional Well-Being, and Moral Distress: Considerations for the Cancer Organization's Response for Readiness, Mitigation, and Resilience.
F. Hlubocky, Banu E Symington, D. McFarland, Colleen M. Gallagher +15 more
2021JCO Oncology Practice58 citations
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Crisis Symptom Management and Patient Communication Protocols Are Important Tools for All Clinicians Responding to COVID-19
Brynn Bowman, Andrew Esch, A. Back, Nadine Marshall
2020Journal of Pain and Symptom Management50 citations Open access
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“Why Are We Doing This?”: Clinician Helplessness in the Face of Suffering
A. Back, C. Rushton, A. Kaszniak, J. Halifax
2015Journal of Palliative Medicine48 citations
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Reframing the Goals of Care Conversation: “We're in a Different Place”
A. Back, S. Trinidad, Elizabeth K. Hopley, K. Edwards
2014Journal of Palliative Medicine47 citations Open access
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A Call to Action: Ethics Committee Roundtable Recommendations for Addressing Burnout and Moral Distress in Oncology.
F. Hlubocky, L. Taylor, Jonathan M Marron, Rebecca A. Spence +21 more
2020JCO Oncology Practice46 citations Open access
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Self-Assessment Scores Improve After Simulation-Based Palliative Care Communication Skill Workshops
C. E. Brown, A. Back, D. Ford, Erin K Kross +4 more
2018The American journal of hospice & palliative care46 citations
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Palliative Care Consultations in the Neuro-ICU - A Qualitative Study
Len N. Tran, A. Back, C. Creutzfeldt
2016Neurocritical Care46 citations Open access
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Compassion, compassion fatigue, and burnout: key insights for oncology professionals.
A. Back, Paul F Deignan, P. Potter
2014American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting44 citations
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Addressing Burnout in Oncology: Why Cancer Care Clinicians Are At Risk, What Individuals Can Do, and How Organizations Can Respond.
F. Hlubocky, A. Back, T. Shanafelt
2016American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting37 citations
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Occupational and Personal Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on US Oncologist Burnout and Well-Being: A Study From the ASCO Clinician Well-Being Task Force
F. Hlubocky, A. Back, T. Shanafelt, Colleen M. Gallagher +8 more
2021JCO Oncology Practice34 citations
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“Yes It's Sad, But What Should I Do?”: Moving from Empathy to Action in Discussing Goals of Care
A. Back, R. Arnold
2014Journal of Palliative Medicine33 citations
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Advance Care Planning Among Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients and Bereaved Caregivers
E. Loggers, Stephanie J. Lee, Kate Chilson, A. Back +2 more
2014Bone Marrow Transplantation33 citations Open access
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Early palliative/supportive care in acute myeloid leukaemia allows low aggression end-of-life interventions: observational outpatient study
L. Potenza, M. Scaravaglio, D. Fortuna, D. Giusti +19 more
2021BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care30 citations Open access
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Quality of dying in the ICU: Is it worse for patients admitted from the hospital ward compared to those admitted from the emergency department?
Ann C. Long, Erin K Kross, R. Engelberg, L. Downey +3 more
2014Intensive Care Medicine29 citations Open access
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Patient-hematologist discordance in perceived chance of cure in hematologic malignancies: A multicenter study
K. Loh, Hui-Wen Xu, A. Back, P. Duberstein +8 more
2019Cancer28 citations Open access
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Real-time Feedback on Nonverbal Clinical Communication
Andrea L. Hartzler, Rupa A. Patel, Mary Czerwinski, Wanda Pratt +3 more
2014Methods of Information in Medicine27 citations
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Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in the Context of Serious Illness
William E. Rosa, Zachary Sager, Megan A. Miller, Ilan Bernstein +18 more
2022Journal of Palliative Medicine23 citations Open access
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Randomized trial of early integrated palliative and oncology care.
J. Temel, A. El-Jawahri, J. Greer, W. Pirl +14 more
2016Journal of Clinical Oncology22 citations
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Effects of a Communication Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial to Enable Goals-of-Care Discussions.
N. Bickell, A. Back, K. Adelson, J. Gonsky +6 more
2020JCO Oncology Practice21 citations
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A PIECE OF MY MIND. Responding to Suffering.
R. Epstein, A. Back
2015Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)21 citations
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Decisional involvement and information preferences of patients with hematologic malignancies.
K. Loh, M. Tsang, Thomas W. Leblanc, A. Back +7 more
2020Blood Advances20 citations Open access
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Disseminating effective clinician communication techniques: Engaging clinicians to want to learn how to engage patients.
K. Pollak, A. Back, J. Tulsky
2017Patient Education and Counseling20 citations
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Creating a Blueprint of Well-Being in Oncology: An Approach for Addressing Burnout From ASCO's Clinician Well-Being Taskforce.
F. Hlubocky, T. Shanafelt, A. Back, J. Paice +15 more
2021American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting19 citations Open access
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The Challenge of New Legislation on Physician-Assisted Death.
L. Ganzini, A. Back
2016JAMA Internal Medicine18 citations
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The Myth of the Demanding Patient.
A. Back
2015JAMA Oncology18 citations
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Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in the oncology clinic: how clinician interaction with EHRs can improve communication with the patient.
Thomas W. Leblanc, A. Back, M. Danis, A. Abernethy
2014Journal of Oncology Practice18 citations Open access
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The different faces of empathy in cancer care: From a desired virtue to an evidence‐based communication process
Liesbeth M. Vliet, A. Back
2021Cancer17 citations Open access
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Public Messaging for Serious Illness Care in the Age of Coronavirus Disease: Cutting through Misconceptions, Mixed Feelings, and Distrust
A. Back, M. Grant, P. McCabe
2021Journal of Palliative Medicine16 citations
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Clinical decisions. End-of-life advance directive.
S. Tolle, A. Back, D. Meier
2015New England Journal of Medicine14 citations
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What Patients and Caregivers Experience When They Receive Palliative Care: A Study Eliciting Metaphors That Could Shape Public Messaging
A. Back, Jacob S Wax, Randall D Rossi, K. Shaw +2 more
2023Journal of Palliative Medicine12 citations
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