PC-FACS (Fast Article Critical Summaries for Clinicians in Palliative Care)

PC-FACS (Fast Article Critical Summaries for Clinicians in Palliative Care), an electronic publication of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, provides palliative care clinicians with concise summaries of the most important findings from more than 100 medical and scientific journals. Each month, structured summaries and insightful commentaries on 6-10 articles help palliative care clinicians stay on top of the research that is critical to contemporary practice. PC-FACS is free to AAHPM members.

PC-FACS Editorial Leadership

PC-FACS was created in 2005 by Founding Editor in Chief Amy P. Abernethy, MD FACP FAAHPM. The Academy is deeply grateful to Dr. Abernethy for creating this important publication and for her many contributions to the field of hospice and palliative medicine.

PC-FACS is currently edited by Editor in Chief, Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD FACP FAAHPM and Associate Editor in Chief, Mellar P. Davis, MD FCCP FAAHPM. AAHPM thanks the following PC-FACS Editorial Board members for their review of the critical summaries and preparation of the commentaries:

Basic Science
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD, Senior Section Editor
Fidel Davila, MD MSMM
Rony Dev, DO MS
Khurram J. Khan, MD
Eric Prommer, MD FAAHPM

Bioethics, Humanities, and Spirituality
Francine Rainone, DO PhD MS FAAHPM, Senior Section Editor
Robert M. Arnold, MD FAAHPM
Ira Byock, MD FAAHPM
Valencia Clay, MD
Hunter Groninger, MD
Alan J. Nixon, MD FAAHPM
Gordon Wood, MD MSci

Geriatrics and Care Transitions
Paul Tatum, MD MSPH CMD FAAHPM, Senior Section Editor
David B. Brecher, MD FAAFP FAAHPM
Laura C. Hanson, MD MPH FAAHPM
Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD MSc FAAHPM AGSF
Eric Widera, MD

Hospice, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Interface, and Regulatory Issues
Tommie W. Farrrell, MD, Senior Section Editor
Janet H. Bull, MD FAAHPM
Charles S. Mills, MD FACP
J. Cameron Muir, MD FAAHPM
Joel S. Policzer, MD FACP FAAHPM

Pediatrics
Christina Ullrich, MD MPH, Senior Section Editor
Rene D. Boss, MD MHS
Marcia Levetown, MD FAAP FAAHPM
Robert C. Macauley, MD FAAHPM

Psychosocial
Thomas B. Strouse, MD, Senior Section Editor
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD FAAFP FAAHPM
Myra Glajchen, DSW
Stephanie M. Harman, MD FACP
Jane E. Loitman, MD MBA FAAHPM
David Nowels, MD MPH

Symptom Assessment and Management
Stephen J. Bekanich, MD, Senior Section Editor
Amy P. Abernethy, MD FACP FAAHPM
Michael A. Ashburn, MD MBA MPH
James T. D'Olimpio, MD FACP FAAHPM
Daniel L. Handel, MD
Dana Lustbader, MD FCCM FCCP FAAHPM
Aaron Olden, MD MS
Eric Roeland, MD

Ad-Hoc Reviewers
Mary Braun, MD
Jeanne-Marie Maher, MD FACP
Lisa E. Thompson, MD
Denise G. Waugh, MD FACEP FAAHPM

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