Publications

Brown RT, Wiener L, Kupst MJ, Brennan T, Behrman R, Compas BE, Elkin TD, Fairclough DL, Friebert S, et al.  Single parents of children with chronic illness: an understudied phenomenon.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2008; 33(4):408-421.

Csikos A, Albanese T, Blasszauer B, Busa C, Nagy L, and Radwany S.  'Hungarians' Perspectives on End of Life Care.'  Journal of Palliative Medicine, accepted for publication May 6, 2008, to be published October 2008.

Farrar-Laco M, Friebert S.  Palliative Care.  MITO 101:  A Primer for Physicians and Patients; United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, 2008.

Friebert S.  Pain management for children with cancer at the end of life: beginning steps toward a standard of care.  Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2009, forthcoming.

Friebert S.  The Haslinger pediatric palliative care program at Akron Children's Hospital: a palette of care.  In Touch, A Hospice and Palliative Care Resource 2007; 12(2):6-7.

Johnston DL, Nagel K, Friedman DL, Meza JL, Hurwitz CA, Friebert S.  Availability and use of palliative care and end-of-life services for pediatric oncology patients.  Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008; 26(28): 4646-50.

Johnston DL, Nagel K, O'Halloran C, Sencer SF, Kelly KM, Friebert S, Hilden JM, Friedman DL.  Complementary and alternative medicine in pediatric oncology:  availability and institutional policies in Canada--a report from the Children's Oncology Group.  Pediatrc Blood & Cancer 2006; 47(7): 955-958.

Kelly-Langen CA, Friebert S.  Palliative care:  living with mitochondrial disease.  Mitochondrial News 2005; 10(4).

Radwany S, Mason H, Clarke JS, Clough L, Sims L, and Albanese T.  'Optimizing the Success if a Palliative Care Consult Service:  How to Average Over 110 Consults per Month'.  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, accepted for publication May 1, 2008.

Research

An unbalanced translocation between homologous 6 chromosomes:  46,XX,der(6)t(6;6)(p22.2;q26)de novo;  Lebo RL, Friebert S, Steele MA, Hong P, Zieber S, Agamanolis DP;  2008, manuscript submitted for publication.

Cost Effectiveness of an Inpatient Acute Palliative Care Unit; Terry Albanese, Steven Radwany, Kim Kousaie, Dean Frate; 2006-2007, manuscript in progress.

Physician Attitudes About Care of the Dying:  A Comparison of the US and Hungary; Agnes Csikos, John Mastrojohn, Terry Albanese, Steven Radwany, Jessica Richmond; 2004-2007, two manuscripts in progress.

Growth of a Palliative Care Consult Service; Hallie Mason, Steve Clark, Steven Radwany; 2002-2007, manuscript accepted for publication.

Family Meetings in the Intensive Care Unit During Crisis; Hallie Mason, Steven Radwany, Lynn Clough, Sudy Jahangiri, Linda Sims; 2003-2007, manuscript in progress.

Emergence of the Physician Specialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in the United States:  The Role of Certification and Accreditation; Steven Radwany, Dale Lupu, Dorothy Moga, Russell Portenoy; manuscript in progress.

Papers Presented

Mason H, Clarke S, Radwany S.  'How to Get 110 Consults a Month in Less Than 5 Years:  Growth of a Palliative Care Consult Service in a Community Teaching Hospital.'  Poster, 17^th International Congress on Palliative Care, September 23-26, 2008.

Stovsky E, Albanese T, Frate D, Radwany S.  'Implementation of Palliative Care Curriculum.'  Poster, Palliative Care Congress, September, 2008, Montreal, Canada.

Radwany S, Deamant C.  'Faculty Development for Palliative Medicine Fellowships.'  Oral presentation, AAHPM Fellowship Directors Forum.  April 2008; Chicago, IL.

Radwany S.  1. La Eutanasia:  Perspectivas Medicas y Bioeticas; 2. Sedacion Paliativa; 3. Certificacion y Acreditacion en Cuidado Paliativo:  Lecciones de los Estados Unidos.  Oral presentations, Asociacion Latinoamericana de Cuidado Paliativo, March 2008; Lima, Peru.

Mason H, Radwany S, Clarke S.  'How to get 110 Consults a Month in Less Than 5 Years:  Growth of a Palliative Care Consult Service in a Community Teaching Hospital.'  Poster, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, January 30-February 2, 2008, Tampa, FL.

Radwany S, Albanese T, Schrader J, Klein M.  'Sources of Cost Savings on an Acute Palliative Care Unit as Compared to Other Hospital Inpatient Units.'  Poster, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, January 30-February 2, 2008, Tampa, FL.

Radwany S, Albanese T, Clough L, Sims L, Richmond J, Ng S.  'A Conceptual Framework for Conducting Family Meetings in an Intensive Care Unit.'  Poster, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, January 30-February 2, 2008, Tampa, FL.

Stockton L, Plate D, Dieter K, Palmisano B, Sanders M, and Albanese T.  'The Hospice Patient as Teacher: A Family Medicine Clerkship Palliative Care Module.'  Poster, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Pre-doctoral Conference, January 24-27, 2008, Portland, OR.

Stovsky E, Radwany S, Frate D, Palmisano B, Sanders M, and Albanese T.  'Implementation of a Palliative Curriculum to Improve the Quality of Care at the End of Life.'  Poster, Ohio American College of Physicians, October 2007, Columbus, OH.

Radwany S, Lupu D.  'Hospice and Palliative Medicine in the USA:  The Role of Certification and Accreditation.'  Oral presentation, European Association of Palliative Care, June 2007, Budapest, Hungary.

Albanese T, Radwany S, Clough L, Sims L, Mason H.  'Family Perspectives on Reducing Emotional Burden of End-of-Life Decision Making in an Intensive Care Unit.'  Oral presentation, European Association of Palliative Care, June 2007, Budapest, Hungary

Bhatnagar M, Gayomali C, Albanese T, Radwany S.  'A Cost Comparison of Patients Dying on an Acute Palliative Care Unit versus Other Inpatient Units.'  Poster, European Association of Palliative Care, June 2007, Budapest, Hungary.

Mason H, Radwany S, Clark S, et al.  'Growth Trends in Palliative Care Consultation Requests.'  Poster, European Association of Palliative Care, June 2007, Budapest, Hungary.

Moga D, Radwany S, Lupu D.  "Hospice and Palliative Medicine in the USA Present and Future:  The Role of Certification and Accreditation.'  Oral presentation, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, February 2007, Salt Lake City, UT.

Mason H, Gayomali R, Radwany S, Clark JS.  'Growth Trends in Palliative Care Consultation Requests.'  Poster, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, February 2007, Salt Lake City, UT.

Baldos E, Radwany S, Mason H, Albanese T, Clarke JS, Clough L.  'Palliative Care Consultation:  Overview and Analysis of Over 1700 Patients.'  Poster, 16^th Annual International Congress on Care of the Terminally Ill, September 2006, Montreal, Canada.

Radwany S, Mason H, Clough L, Jahangiri S, Sims L.  'Family Meetings in the Intensive Care Unit During Crisis.'  Oral presentation, EPAC Research Forum, May 2006, Venice, Italy.

Mason H, Radwany S, Clarke SJ, Clough L, Jahangiri S, Sims L.  'Palliative Care Consultation:  Overview and Analysis of Over 1300 Patients.'  Poster, EAPC Research Forum, May 2006, Venice, Italy.

Abstracts Submitted

Workshops

Frate D, Morrison L, Quest T.  'Using Multiple Sites for Medical Student Education:  Working to Achieve "Comparable Experiences" and "Equivalent Methods."  Workshops, Generalists in Medical Education 2008 Annual Conference, October 31-November 1, 2008, San Antonio, TX.

Osborne M, Palmisano B, Braun U, Von Roenn J.  How Kotter's Model Can Effect Curricular Change: A Multi-Institutional Perspective.  Workshop, 2008 AAMC Annual Meeting, November 4, 2008, San Antonio, TX. 

Case Presentations

Selickman, John.  Presented at the 2008 Annual Abstract Competition of the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Physicians

Ng, Swee.  'The Man Who Refused to Die:  The Challenges of a Protracted Imminent Dying.'  American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, January 30-February 2, 2008, Tampa, FL.

Gayomali, Charina.  'Choreoathetosis Induced by Low Dose Trazodone.'  American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, February 2007, Salt Lake City, UT.

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