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Office
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215Phone+1 617-632-6464Fax+1 617-632-6180
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2005 - 2006
- University of ChicagoM.S., Master's Program for Clinical Professionals, 2003 - 2005
- University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2002
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1998
- Cornell UniversityB.S., Biology & Society, With distinction, 1990 - 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2003 - 2008
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Geriatrics Society, 2014
- Fellow American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2012
- President's Council of Cornell Women Cornell University, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- Serious Illness Communication Project Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Serious Illness Conversation Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Muhammad Abbas, Isaac S Chua, Masami Tabata-Kelly, Amy L Bulger, Esteban Gershanik
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2024-09-01 - Best Practices in Caring for Seriously Ill Patients.Rachelle Bernacki, Vyjeyanthi S Periyakoil
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2024-07-01 - Clinicians' Perspectives on the Telehealth Serious Illness Care Program for Older Adults With Myeloid Malignancies: Single-Arm Pilot Study.Marissa LoCastro, Ying Wang, Tristan Yu, Soroush Mortaz-Hedjri, Jason Mendler
JMIR Formative Research. 2024-06-27
Journal Articles
- Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient OncologyJoshua Lakin, Susan D Block, Rachelle Bernacki, Atul A Gawande, JAMA
- Mortality and Readmissions After Cervical Fractures From Falls In Older Adults: A Comparison To Hip Fracture Using National Medicare DataCooper, Z, Mitchell, SL, Lipsitz, S, Harris, MB, Ayanian, JZ, Bernacki, R, Jha, AK, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1/1/2015
- Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Palliative Care Communication InterventionBernacki, R, Smith, G, Hutchings, M, Vick, J; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Smith, G, Paladino, J, Lipsitz, S, Gawande, A Block, SD, BMJ Open, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Novel tool reveals varied life priorities of advanced cancer patients: living as long as possible generally not a top priority.Bernacki R, Paladino, J, Gawande, A, Block, S, Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2015
- "Experience is the Teacher of All Things": Educational Outcomes of Home Hospice VisitsEspada M, Bernacki RE, Schaefer KG, Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2015
- Putting the "I" back in "QI"-Teaching Lifelong Skills in Clinician-Directed Quality ImprovementBernacki R, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Goals of Care Conversations and ChecklistsHarvard, Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
- More, Better, Earlier ConversationsHarvard, Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
- The Serious Illness Care ProgramHarvard, Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
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Other
- Communication and End-of-Life Planning in the Care of Patients with Serious and Life-Threatening Illness: High Value Care Advice from the High Value Care Task Force of...Bernacki R and Block SD, Approved by the ACP Board of Regents
1/27/2013 - Psychological, Social and Spiritual NeedsBernacki R, Kostas T, Williams S, POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education
http://www.pogoe.org/webgem/9498
1/1/2013 - Pain ManagementBernacki R, Geriatrics Review Syllabus, Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 8th ed, Audio Companion
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Press Mentions
- Improving Surgical Outcomes for Senior Patients with Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MSMay 1st, 2023
- Weighing Risks of a Major Surgery: 7 Questions Older Americans Should Ask Their SurgeonJanuary 4th, 2023
- What Should Older Adults Know Before Undergoing Surgery?December 27th, 2022
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