Grieving

Janet Abrahm, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, FASCO

Recovery from Burnout or Compassion Fatigue

January 2025

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Schenkel C, Levit LA, Kirkwood K, Spence R, Burke JM, et al.

State of professional well-being, satisfaction, and career plans among US oncologists in 2023.

JCO Oncology Adv 2025;2:e2400010

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Torke AM, Varner-Perez S, Burke ES, Corner AR, Conrad S.

Improving outcomes for ICU family members: the role of spiritual care.

J Palliat Med 2025;28:538-548

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Brenner KO, Nathanson A, Slawkowski-Rode M.

Oncology and suffering: strategies on coping with grief for health care professionals.

Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 45:e482244

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Abrahm JL

Grief’s Hidden Role in Oncologist Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

Targeted Oncology, October 2024

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Owens D, Morse R, Garcia-Greenwood L, et al.

Understanding disenfranchised grief in a post-COVID-19 world—a pilot study of advanced practice registered nurses in palliative care.

J Hospice Palliat Nurs 2025;27: E7-26. DOI 10:1097. Note: Only abstract content is available.

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Morris SE, Revette AC, Brandoff DE, et al.

Caring for people we know: a recognized risk for burnout?

J Palliat Med 2023;26:472-480.

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Hlubocky FJ, McFarland DC, Back AL, et al.

Development, feasibility, and acceptability of an oncologist group peer support program from ASCO’s clinician well-being task force.

JCO Onc Pract 2023;19:669-676.

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Hlubocky FJ, Taylor LP, Marron JM, et al.

A call to action: ethics committee roundtable recommendations for addressing burnout and moral distress in oncology.

JCO Oncol Pract 2020;16:191-199.

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Deary EC, Daskalakis E, et al.

At a Loss: Patient Deaths and Clinical Research Coordinators

J Clin Oncol 2023;41:3072-4.

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About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

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Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions 
on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.

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