Lau J, Scott M, Everett K, Gomes T, Tanuseputro P, Jennings S, Bagnarol R, Zimmermann C, Isenberg SR. Association between opioid use disorder and palliative care: cohort study using linked health administrative data in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ. 2024; 196(16): E547-E557. View article.

Lapp JM, Stukel TA, Chung H, Bell CM, Detsky A, Bhatia S, Downar J, Isenberg SR, Lee DS, Stall N, Tanuseputro P, Quinn KL. Association of virtual end-of-life care with healthcare outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study. PLOS Digit Health. 2024; 3(3): e0000463. View article.

Li W, Manuel DG, Isenberg SR, Tanuseputro P. Using exploratory structural equation modelling to examine caregiver distress and its contributors. Journal of the American Medical Directors Assocation. 2024; 25(5): 817-825. View article.

McCoy M, Shorting T, Kumar Mysore V, Fitzgibbon E, Rice J, Savigny M, Weiss M, Vincent D, Hagarty M, Kehoe MacLeod K, Ernecoff NC, Pattison R, Kornberg M, Bruni A, Bush SH, Kuluski K, Fiset V, Li C, Parsons HA, Lalumière G, Connolly T, Webber C, Isenberg SR. Advancing the Care Experience for patients receiving Palliative care as they Transition from hospital to Home (ACEPATH): Co-designing an intervention to improve patient and family caregiver experiences. Health Expectations. 2024; 27(2): e14002. View article.

Roberts RL, Milani C, Webber C, Bush SH, Boese K, Simon JE, Downar J, Arya A, Tanuseputro P, Isenberg SR. Measuring the Use of End-of-Life Symptom Relief Medications in Long-Term Care Homes-a Qualitative Study. Can Geriatr J. 2024; 27(1): 29-46. View article.

Tanuseputro P, Milani C, Clarke AE, Roberts R, Webber C, Isenberg SR, Kobewka D, Turcotte L, Bush SH, Boese K, Arya A, Robert B, Sinnarajah A, Simon JE, Howard M, Lau J, Qureshi D, Downar J. Palliative end-of-life medication prescribing rates in long-term care: a retrospective cohort study. JAMA. 2024; 25(3): 532-538. View article.

Buchman D, Lo S, Ding P, Dosani N, Fazelzad R, Furlan A, Isenberg SR, Spithoff S, Tedesco A, Zimmermann C, Lau J. Palliative Care for People who use Drugs during Communicable Disease Epidemics and Pandemics: A Scoping Review on Access, Policies, and Programs and Guidelines. Palliative Medicine. 2023; 37(4): 426-443. View article

Gitau K, Huang A, Isenberg SR, Stall N, Ailon J, Bell CM, Quinn KL. Association of patient sex with use of palliative care in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. CMAJ Open. 2023; 11(6): E1025-E1032. View article

Hafid A, Howard M, Webber C, Gayowsky A, Scott M, Jones A, Hsu AT, Tanuseputro P, Downar J, Manuel D, Isenberg SR. Describing settings of care in the last 100 days of life for cancer decedents: a population-based descriptive study. Cancer Medicine. 2023; 12(4): 4809-4820. View article

Heidinger BA, Downar A, Frolic A, Downar J, Isenberg SR. Understanding the physician and administrator experience of preparing to implement Ontario’s ICU Triage Emergency Standard of Care during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMAJ Open. In press.

Howard M, Hafid A, Isenberg SR, Webber C, Downar J, Gayowsky A, Jones A, Scott M, Hsu AT, Conen K, Manuel D, and Tanuseputro P. Physician continuity of care in the last year of life in community-dwelling adults: retrospective population-based study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2023; 14: online ahead of print. View article.

Lawlor P, Cohen L, Adeli SR, Besserer E, Gratton V, Murphy R, Warmels G, Bruni A, Kabir M, Noel C, Heidinger B, Anderson K, Arsenault-Mehta K, Wooller K, Lapenskie J, Webber C, Bedard D, Enright P, Desjardins I, Bhimji K, Dyason C, Iyengar A, Bush SH, Isenberg SR, Tanuseputro P, Vanderspank-Wright B, Downar J, Parsons H. Comorbidities, symptoms, and end-of-life medication use in hospitalized decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study in Ottawa, Canada. BMJ Open. 2023; 13(9):e075518. View article.

Li W, Qureshi D, Isenberg SR, Rhodes E, Imsirovic H, Tanuseputro P. Place of death and place of care – are they correlated? A retrospective cohort study of Ontario decedents. Journal of Palliative Medicine. In press.

McCoy M, Al Hafi L, Downar A, Shorting T, Kehoe MacLeod K, Bush SH, Wills A, Lalumière G, Rice J, Isenberg SR. Facilitating equitable subacute-to-home transitions for patients receiving palliative and/or end-of-life care: A literature review. Healthy Populations Journal. 2023; 3(2): 72-97. View article

Quinn K, Isenberg SR, Mak S, Steinberg L. Re-imagining care for older adults with heart failure and other serious illnesses. Healthcare Quarterly. 2023; 26(2): 9-12. View article

Scott M, Isenberg SR, Hsu A, Ramsay T, Manuel D, Imsirovic H, Ponka D, Siu H, Pugliese M, Tanuseputro P. Characteristics of family physicians delivering home visits: A Canadian retrospective cohort study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023; 65(2): 120-132. View article

Scott MM, Ramzy A, Isenberg SR, Webber C, Murmann M, Howard M, Kendall CE, Klinger CA, Marshall D, Sinnarajah A, Ponka D, Buchman S, Bennett C, Darouge S, Tanuseputro P, May K, Heer C, Cooper D, Manuel D, Thavorn K, Hsu A. Striving for interprofessional approach to palliative care in the community: A population-based study on nurse practitioner and physician home visits and their association with end-of-life outcomes. BMJ Supportive & Palliative care. In press

Scott MM, Webber CL, Clarke AE, Hafid A, Isenberg SR, Jones A, Hsu AT, Cohen K, Downar J, Manuel DG, Howard M, Tanuseputro P. Physician home visits to rostered patients during their last year of life: a retrospective cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2023; 11(4): E597-E606. View article.

Webber C, Hafid S, Gayowsky A, Howard M, Tanuseputro P, Jones A, Scott MM, Hsu AT, Downar J, Manuel D, Conen K, Isenberg SR. End-of-life interventions in patients with cancer. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2023; 3: online ahead of print. View article.

Wentlandt K, Wolofsky K, Weiss A, Hurlburt L, Fan E, Zimmermann C, Isenberg SR. Physician perceptions of restrictive visitor policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. CMAJ Open. 2022; 11(1): E110-E117. View article

Wentlandt K, Wolofsky KT, Weiss A, Hurlburt L, Fan E, Zimmermann C, Isenberg SR. Differences in palliative care provision by primary and specialist providers Supporting Patients with COVID-19. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2023; 26(8): 1121-1127. View article.

Campos E, Isenberg SR, Lovblom LE, Mak S, Steinberg L, Bush SH, Graham C, Kavalieratos D, Tanuseputro P, Quinn K. Supporting the heterogenous and evolving treatment preferences of patients with heart failure through collaborative home-based palliative care. JAHA. 2022; 11(19): e026319. View article

Downar J, Parsons H, Cohen L, Besserer E, Adeli S, Gratton V, Murphy R, Warmels G, Bruni A, Bhimji K, Dyason C, Enright P, Desjardins I, Wooller K, Kabir M, Noel C, Anderson K, Arsenault-Mehta K, Lapenskie J, Webber C, Bedard D, Iyengar A, Bush SH, Dionne M, Isenberg SR, Tanuseputro P, Vanderspank B, Lawlor P. Bereavement outcomes in family members of those who died in acute care hospitals before and during the first wave of COVID-19 in Ottawa, Canada: A cohort study. Palliative Medicine. 2022; 36(8): 1305-1312. View article

Graham C, Schonnop R, Killackey T, Kavalieratos D, Bush SH, Steinberg L, Mak S, Quinn K, Isenberg SR. Exploring health care providers’ experiences of providing collaborative palliative care for patients with advanced heart failure at home: a qualitative study. JAHA. 2022; 11(13): e024628. View article

Howard M, Hafid A, Webber C, Isenberg SR, Gayowsky A, Jones A, Scott M, Hsu AT, Conen K, Downar J, Manuel D, Tanuseputro P. Continuity of physician care over the last year of life in different end-of-life trajectories: A retrospective population-based study. CMAJ Open. 2022; 10(4): E971-E980. View article

Isenberg SR, Bonares M, Kuruhashi A, Algu K, Mahtani R. Race and birth country are associated with where patients are discharged to from hospital: A retrospective cohort study of health equity differences for patients receiving inpatient palliative care. Eclinical Medicine. 2022; 45(1): 101303. View article

Lawlor P, Parsons H, Adeli S, Besserer E, Cohen L, Gratton V, Murphy R, Warmels G, Bruni A, Kabir M, Noel C, Heidinger B, Anderson K, Arsenault-Mehta K, Wooller K, Lapenskie J, Webber C, Bédard D, Enright P, Desjardins I, Bhimji K, Dyason C, Iyengar A, Bush SH, Isenberg SR, Tanuseputro P, Vanderspank-Wright B, Downar J. Comparative end-of-life communication and support in hospitalized decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study. BMJ Open. 2022; 12(6): e062937. View article

Li W, Manuel DG, Isenberg SR, Tanuesputro P. Caring for older men and women: whose caregivers are more distressed? A population-based retrospective cohort study. BMC Geriatrics. 2022; 22(1): 890. View article

Quinn K, Stukel TA, Campos E, Graham C, Kavalieratos D, Mak S, Steinberg L, Tanuseputro P, Tuna M, Isenberg SR. Regional collaborative home-based palliative care and health care outcomes among adults with heart failure. CMAJ. 2022; 194(37): E1274-E1282. View article

Simmons, JG, Reynolds G, Kekewich M, Downar J, Munro C, Isenberg SR, Kobewka D. Enduring Physical or Mental Suffering of People Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying: A Qualitative Analysis of Physician Assessments. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2022; 63(2): 244–250. View article

Steinberg L, Isenberg SR, Mak S, Meaney C, Lokuge B, Arvanitis J, Goldman R, Wegier P, Husain A. HeartFull: Feasibility of an Integrated Program of Care for Patients with Advanced Stage Heart Failure. American Journal of Hospice Palliative Medicine. 2022; 25(6): 897-906. View article

Vincent D, Peixoto C, Kyeremanteng K, Quinn K, Lalumiere G, Kurahashi A, Gilbert N, Isenberg SR. Virtual Home-based Palliative Care During COVID-19: A qualitative exploration of the patient, caregiver and healthcare provider experience. Palliative Medicine. 2022; 36(9): 1374-1388. View article

Webber C, Isenberg SR, Scott M, Hafid A, Hsu AT, Conen K, Jones A, Clarke A, Downar J, Kadu M, Tanuseputro P, Howard M. Inpatient palliative care is associated with the receipt of palliative care in the community after hospital discharge: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2022; 25(6): 897-906. View article

Wentlandt K, Wolofsky K, Weiss A, Hurlburt L, Fan E, Kaya E, Lewin W, O’Connor E, Graham C, Zimmermann C, Isenberg SR. Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Palliative Care Integration in the Management of Hospitalized Patients with COVID. Palliative Medicine. 2022; 36(6): 945-954. View article

Yan H, Bytautas J, Isenberg SR, Kaplan A, Hashemi N, Kornberg M, Hendrickson T. Grief and bereavement of family and friends around medical assistance in dying: Scoping review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 2022; 0: 1-15. View article

Bhargava R, Keating BM, Isenberg SR, Subramaniam S, Wegier P, Chasen M. RELIEF: A digital health tool for the remote self-reporting of symptoms in patients with cancer to address palliative care needs and minimize emergency department visits. Current Oncology. 2021; 28(6): 4273–4280. View article

Brown CRL, Webber C, Seow HY, Howard M, Hsu AT, Isenberg SR, Jiang, M, Smith GA, Spruin S, Tanuseputro P. Impact of physician-based palliative care delivery models on avoidable health care utilization outcomes: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Palliative Medicine. 2021; 35(6): 1170-1180. View article

Buchman DZ, Ding P, Lo S, Dosani N, Fazelzad R, Furlan A, Isenberg SR, Spithoff S, Tedesco A, Zimmermann C, Lau J. Palliative care for people who use substances during communicable disease epidemics and pandemics: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2021; 11(10): e053124. View article.

Howard M, Hafid A, Isenberg SR, Hsu AT, Scott M, Conen K, Webber C, Bronskill S, Downar J, Tanuseputro P. Intensity of outpatient physician care in the last year of life: a population-based descriptive study. CMAJ Open. 2021; 9(2): 613–622. View article

Isenberg SR, Killackey, T, Saunders S, Scott M, Ernecoff N, Bush ST, Varenbut J, Lovrics E, Stern MA, Hsu AT, Bernstein M, Zimmermann C, Wentlandt K, Mahtani R. “Going home [is] just a feel-good idea with no structure”: A qualitative exploration of patient and family caregiver expectations and experiences of transitioning from hospital to home in palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021; 62(3): e9-e19. View article

Isenberg SR, Meaney C, May P, Quinn K, Qureshi D, Saunders S, Tanuseputro P, Seow H, Smith TJ, Husain A, Lawlor PG, Fowler R, Lachance J, McGrail K, Hsu AT. The association between varying levels of palliative care involvement on costs during terminal hospitalizations in Canada from 2012 to 2015. BMC Health Services Research. 2021; 21(1): 331. View article

Quinn KL, Hsu AT, Qureshi D, Tanuseputro P, Seow H, McGrail K, Isenberg SR. Association between high-cost user status and hospital-based end-of-life care in Canada. Palliative Medicine. 2021; 35(9): 1671-1681. View article

Saunders S, Weiss ME, Meaney C, Killackey T, Varenbut J, Lovrics E, Ernecoff N, Hsu AT, Stern M, Mahtani R, Wentlandt K, Isenberg SR. Examining the course of transitions from hospital to home-based palliative care: a mixed methods study. Palliative Medicine. 2021; 35(8): 1590-1601. View article

Saunders S, Wilkes K, Oikonen K, Abrams J, Lovrics E, Stern MA, Cheung M, Wentlandt K, Isenberg SR. The development and realization of a research-through-design knowledge translation approach in a palliative care context. Design for Health. 2021; 5(1): 39-60. View article

Seow H, Tanuseputro P, Barbera L, Earle CC, Guthrie DM, Isenberg SR, Juergens RA, Myers J, Brouwers M, Tibebu S, Sutradhar R. Development and validation of a prediction model of poor performance status and severe symptoms over time in cancer patients (PROVIEW+). Palliative Medicine. 2021; 35(9): 1713–1723. View article

Webber C, Chan R, Scott M, Brown C, Spriun S, Hsu AT, Bush SH, Isenberg SR, Quinn KL, Scott J, Tanuseputro P. The delivery of palliative care in acute care hospitals: A population-based retrospective cohort study describing the level of involvement and timing of inpatient palliative care in the last year of life. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021; 24(7): 1000-1010. View article

Isenberg SR, Kavalieratos D, Chow R, Le LW, Wegier P, Zimmermann C. Quality versus risk of bias assessment of palliative care trials: a comparison of two tools. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 2020; 59(2): 449-450. View article

Isenberg SR, Tanuseputro P, Spruin S, Seow H, Goldman R, Hsu AT. Cost-effectiveness of investment in end-of-life home care to enable death in community settings. Medical Care. 2020; 58(8): 665-673. View article

Killackey T, Lovrics E, Saunders S, Isenberg SR. Palliative care transitions from acute care to community-based care: A qualitative systematic review of the experiences and perspectives of health care providers. Palliative Medicine. 2020; 34(10): 1316-1331. View article

Knowlton AR, Nguyen TQ, Isenberg SR, Tseng TY, Catanzarite Z, Mitchell MM, Cruz-Oliver D. Quality of life among caregivers of a vulnerable population living with HIV: Caregiving and relationship factors. AIDS Behav. 2020; 25(2): 360-376. View article

Kuchinad K, Sharma R, Isenberg SR, Abu Al Hamayel N, Weaver SJ, Zhu J, Hannum SM, Kamal AH, Waling AM, Lorenz KA, Ailon J, Dy SM. Perceptions of facilitators and barriers to measuring and improving quality in palliative care teams. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2020; 23(12): 1022-1028. View article

Morey T, Scott M, Saunders S, Varenbut J, Howard M, Tanuseputro P, Webber C, Killackey T, Wentlandt K, Zimmermann C, Bernstein M, Ernecoff N, Hsu A, Isenberg SR. Transitioning from hospital to palliative care at  home: Patient and caregiver perceptions of continuity of care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020; 62(2): 233-241. View article

Quinn K, Shurrab M, Gitau K, Kavalieratos D, Isenberg SR, Stall NM, Stukel TA, Goldman R, Horn D, Cram P, Detsky A, Bell CM. Association between receipt of palliative care interventions with healthcare use, quality of life, and symptom burden among adults with chronic noncancer illness. JAMA. 2020; 324(14): 1439-1450. View article

Quinn K, Stukel T, Stall N, Huang A, Isenberg SR, Tanuseputro P, Goldman R, Cram P, Kavalieratos D, Detsky A, Bell C. Association between palliative care and healthcare outcomes among adults dying from noncancer illness: A population-based matched cohort study. BMJ. 2020; 370(1): 2257. View article

Qureshi D, Isenberg SR, Tanuseputro P, Moineddin R, Quinn KL, Meaney C, McGrail K, Seow H, Webber C, Fowler R, Hsu AT. Describing the characteristics and healthcare use of high-cost acute-care users at the end-of-life: A Pan-Canadian population-based study. BMC Health Services Research. 2020; 20(1): 997. View article

Scott M, Shaver N, Lapenskie J, Isenberg SR, Saunders S, Hsu A, Tanuseputro P. Does inpatient palliative care consultation impact outcomes following hospital discharge? A narrative systematic review. Palliative Medicine. 2020. 34(1): 5-15. View article.

Selim S, Kunkle E, Wegier P, Tanuseputro P, Downar J, Isenberg SR, Li A, Kyeremanteng K, Manual D, McIsaac D, Kobewka DM. A systematic review of interventions aiming to improve communication of prognosis to adult patients. Patient Education and Counselling. 2020; 103(8): 1467-1497. View article

Seow H, Qureshi D, Isenberg SR, Tanuseputro P. Access to palliative care during a terminal hospitalization. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020; 23(12): 1644-1648. View article

Seow H, Tanuseputro P, Barbera L, Earle C, Guthrie D, Isenberg SR, Juergens R, Myers J, Brouwers M, Sutradhar R. Development and validation of a prognostic survival model for cancer patients that includes patient reported outcomes. JAMA Network Open. 2020; 3(4): e201768. View article

Wegier P, Varenbut J, Bernstein M, Isenberg SR. “No thanks, I don’t want to see snakes again”: A qualitative study of pain management versus preservation of cognition in palliative care patients. BMC Palliative Care. 2020; 19(1): 182. View article

Abu Al Hamayel N, Isenberg SR, Hannum SM, Smith K, Dy S. Preparing older patients with serious illness for advance care planning discussions in primary care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2019; 58(2): 244-251. View article

Aslakson, RA, Isenberg SR, Crossnohere NL, Conca-Chang AM, Bhamidipati A, Mora S, Miller S, Singh S, Swoboda S, Pawlik T, Weiss M, Volandes AE, Smith TJ, Bridges J, Roter D. Integrating advance care planning videos into surgical oncologic care: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2019. 22(7): 764-772. View article.

Isenberg SR. An unexpected preoperative conversation, a new perspective on palliative care research. Patient Education and Counselling. 2019; 102(8): 1570-1572. View article

Saunders S, Killackey T, Kurahashi A, Walsh C, Wendlandt K, Lovrics E, Scott M, Mahtani R, Bernstein M, Howard M, Tanuseputro P, Goldman R, Zimmermann C, Isenberg SR. Palliative care transitons from acute care to community-based care—A systematic review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2019. 58(4):721-734. View article.

Abu Al Hamayel N, Isenberg SR, Hannum SM, Smith K, Dy S. Older patients' perspectives on quality of serious illness care in primary care. American Journal of Hospice Palliative Care. 2018; 35(10): 1330-1336. View article

Aslakson RA, Schuster ALR, Lynch TJ, Weiss MJ, Gregg L, Miller J, Isenberg SR, Crossnohere NL, Conca-Cheng AM, Volandes AE, Smith TJ, Bridges JFP. Developing the storyline for an advance care planning video for surgery patients: Patient-centered outcomes research engagement from stakeholder summit to State Fair. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2018; 21(1): 89-94. View article

Dy S, Sharma R, Kuchinad K, Liew Z, Abu Al Hamayel N, Hannum SM, Zhu J, Kamal AH, Walling AM, Lorenz KA, Isenberg SR. Evaluation of the measuring and improving quality in palliative care survey. Journal of Oncology Practice. 2018; 14(12): e834-e843. View article

Isenberg SR, Aslakson RA, Dionne-Odom JN, Smith TJ, Smith KC, Singh S, Wolff JL, Roter D. Family companions’ involvement during pre-surgical consent visits for major cancer surgery and its relationship to visit communication and satisfaction. Patient Education and Counselling. 2018; 101(6): 1066-1074. View article

Isenberg SR, Crossnohere NL, Conca-Chang AM, Yang T, Weiss M, Bridges J, Smith TJ, Roter Volandes AE, Aslakson RA. A human-centered design approach for developing an advance care planning video for patients preparing for major surgery. British Medical Journal Supportive and Palliative Care. 2018; 8(2): 229-236. View article

Isenberg SR, Husain A, Mak S, Steinberg L. Feasibility and Acceptability for Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2018. 56(2): E65-E66. View article.

Khoshnood N, Hopwood M, Lokuge B, Tobin A, Kurahashi A, Isenberg SR. Husain A. Exploring Canadian physicians’ experiences providing medical assistance in dying: A qualitative study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2018; 56(2): 222-229. View article

Mitchell MM, Isenberg SR, Maragh-Bass AC, Knowlton AR. Chronic pain predicting reciprocity of support among vulnerable, predominantly African-American persons living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS & Behavior. 2017; 22(6): 2002-2007. View article

Wales J, Isenberg SR, Wegier P, Shapiro J, Cellarius V, Buchman S, Husain A, Khoshnood N. Providing medical assistance in dying within a home palliative care program in Toronto, Canada: An observational study of the first year of experience. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2018; 21(11): 1573-1579. View article

Aslakson R, Dy S, Wilson RF, Waldfogel JM, Zhang A, Isenberg SR, Blair A, Sixon J, Robinson KA. Assessment tools of palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2017; 54(6): 961-972. View article

Aslakson R, Dy SM, Wilson RF, Waldfogel JM, Zhang A, Isenberg SR, Blair A, Sixon J, Robinson KA. Assessment tools for palliative care. Technical Brief No. 30 (Prepared by Johns Hopkins University under Contract No. 290-2015-00006-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 14-17-EHC007-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2017. View article.

Aslakson RA, Isenberg SR, Crossnohere NL, Conca-Chang AM, Yang T, Weiss M, Volandes AE., Bridges J, Roter D. Utilizing advance care planning videos to empower perioperative cancer patients and families: The protocol for a patient-centered outcomes research institute-funded study. British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open. 2017; 7(5): e016257. View article

Dy S, Abu Al Hamayel N, Hannum SM, Sharma R, Isenberg SR, Kuchinad K, Zhu J, Smith K, Lorenz K, Kamal A, Walling A, Weaver SJ. A survey to evaluate facilitators and barriers to quality measurement and improvement: Adapting tools for implementation research in palliative care programs. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2017; 54(6): 806-814. View article

Dy S, Isenberg SR, Abu Al Hamayel N. Palliative care for cancer survivors. Medical Clinics of North America. 2017; 101(6): 1181–1196. View article

Isenberg SR, Aslakson RA, Smith TJ. Implementing evidence-based palliative care programs and policy for cancer patients: Epidemiologic and policy implications of the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update. Journal of Epidemiologic Reviews. 2017; 39(1): 123-131. View article

Isenberg SR, Holtgrave, D., Smith, T.J., Lu, C., McQuade, J., Razzak, R. Economic Evaluation of a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program. Journal of Oncology Practice. 2017; 13(5): e408-e420. View article

Isenberg SR, Maragh-Bass AC, Ridgeway K, Knowlton AR. A Qualitative Exploration of Chronic Pain and Opioid Treatment among HIV Patients with Drug Use Disorders. Journal of Opioid Management. 2017; 13(1): 5-16. View article

Isenberg SR, Smith TJ, Lu C, McQuade J, Razzak R. Impact of a new palliative care program on health system finances: An analysis of the palliative care program inpatient unit and consultations at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Journal of Oncology Practice. 2017; 13(5): e421-e430. View article

Maragh-Bass AC, Zhao Y, Isenberg SR, Mitchell MM, & Knowlton AR. Have you talked about it: Advanced care planning among African Americans living with HIV in Baltimore. Journal of Urban Health. 2017; 94(1): 730-745. View article

Mitchell MM, Nguyen TQ, Isenberg SR, Maragh-Bass AC, Keruly J, Knowlton AR. Psychosocial and service use correlates of health-related quality of life among a vulnerable population living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Behavior. 2017; 21(6): 1580-1587. View article

Mitchell MM, Nguyen TQ, Robinson AC, Isenberg SR, Beach MC, Knowlton AR. Patient-provider engagement and chronic pain in drug-using, primarily African-American persons living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Behavior. 2017; 21(6): 1768-1774. View article.

Isenberg SR, Holtgrave DR, Lu C, McQuade J, Razzak R, Weir B, Gill N, Smith TJ. Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the hospital-based palliative care program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2016; 34(7): 23. View article

Isenberg SR, Lu C, McQuade JP, Smith TJ, Razzak AR. The estimated hospital-wide financial impact of a comprehensive inpatient palliative care (PC) program. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2016; 34(26): 173. View article

Mitchell MM, Maragh-Bass AC, Nguyen TQ, Isenberg SR, Knowlton AR. The role of chronic pain and current substance use in predicting negative social support among disadvantaged persons living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care. 2016; 28(10): 1280-1286. View article

Mitchell MM, Nguyen TQ, Robinson AC, Isenberg SR, Beach MC, Knowlton AR. Patient-provider engagement and chronic pain in drug-using, primarily African-American persons living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Behavior. 2016; 21(6): 1768-1774. View article

Colaianni A, Isenberg SR, Smith TJ. How and why oncologists should do palliative care—or get some assistance doing it. American Journal of Managed Care: Evidence-Based Oncology. 2015; 21(6): 191-194. View article

Knowlton AR, Mitchell MM, Robinson AC, Nguyen TQ, Isenberg SR, Denison J. Informal HIV caregiver proxy reports of care recipients' treatment adherence: Relationship factors associated with concordance with recipients' viral suppression. AIDS & Behavior. 2015; 19(11): 2123-2129. View article

Isenberg SR. “Translating world religions: Ralph Waldo Emerson’s and Henry David Thoreau’s “Ethnical Scriptures” Column in The Dial.” Comparative American Studies. 2013; 11(1). View article

Isenberg SR. “Deconstructing the literary paradoxes of the ‘Japji’: A contradictory morning prayer and its implications for the Sikh religion.” Canons: Undergraduate Journal of Religious Studies. 2011; 7(1): 9-19.

Isenberg SR, Razzak R, Rabow M. and Smith TJ. “Financial aspects of outpatient palliative care.” Textbook of Palliative Care. Eds. Roderick MacLeod and Lieve Van den Block. Springer; 2019.  View book chapter

Roter DL, Isenberg SR, Czaplicki LM. “Chapter 65: The Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS): applicability within the context of cancer and palliative care.” Handbook of Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care. 2nd ed. Eds. David Kissane, Barry Bultz, Phyllis Butow, and Ilora Finlay. Oxford University Press; 2017.  View book chapter

Quinn KL, Isenberg SR, Downar J, Hsu A, Tanuseputro P, Bonares M, Barrett K, Kyeremanteng K,  Fassbender K. 2021. Expensive Endings: Reining In the High Cost of End-of-Life Care in Canada. Commentary 608. C.D. Howe Institute. Toronto. 2021. View report

Buchman S and Isenberg SR. The evolution of palliative care in Canada: Trends and veterans’ specific needs. Report prepared for Veterans Affairs Canada. Toronto. 2017.  

Grenier A, Airton E, Isenberg SR. “Older people in the black community: The black demographics project.” Research report prepared for Heritage Canada. Heritage Canada Press. Montreal. 2009.

Hsu AT and Isenberg SR. “What are we willing to pay for the quality of death we want?” Healthy Debate. 2020. View opinion piece

Isenberg SR, Saunders S, Stern M, Mahtani R. “Raising the bar on our haphazard end-of-life transition from hospital to home.” Healthy Debate. 2020. View opinion piece

Isenberg SR and Buchman, S. Not another consultation process: A critique of the implementation of Bill C-277 Framework on Palliative Care in Canada. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2018; 190(38): E1145. View opinion piece

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