ABOUT US

Mission

The MGH Global Palliative Care Program fosters bi-directional, collaborative partnerships rooted in a shared vision of global equity, with the goal of expanding access to palliative care around the world through the creation of innovative and culturally adapted education programs, research initiatives, clinical services, and community collaboratives.

Vision

Together with our global partners, the MGH Global Palliative Care Program seeks to realize the human right of universal access to palliative care services around the world, focusing on the patients and populations most in need.

UPDATES

  • Drs. Daubman and Stoltenberg receiving the Harvard Medical Dean’s Community Service Award for their work advancing palliative care in Jamaica
  • Dr. Kane presenting at Jasmine Palliative Care and Hospice, Cayman Islands.
  • Drs. Daubman and Stoltenberg with their co-instructors Dr. Pedro Perez and Caroline Jana teaching an advanced diploma course in palliative care in Santiago, Chile.
  • Palliative Care in the Americas

OUR TEAM

Program Directors

BETHANY-ROSE (BR) DAUBMAN, MD
BETHANY-ROSE (BR) DAUBMAN, MDCo-Director of Global Palliative Care Program
MARK STOLTENBERG, MD, MPH, MA
MARK STOLTENBERG, MD, MPH, MACo-Director of Global Palliative Care Program

Executive Committee

LOUISE C. IVERS, MB, BCH, BAO, MD, MPH, DTM&H
LOUISE C. IVERS, MB, BCH, BAO, MD, MPH, DTM&HExecutive Committee Chair
VICKI JACKSON, MD, MPH
VICKI JACKSON, MD, MPHExecutive Committee
MIHIR KAMDAR, MD
MIHIR KAMDAR, MDExecutive Committee
APARNA PARIKH, MD, MS
APARNA PARIKH, MD, MSExecutive Committee
JESSICA HABERER, MD, MS
JESSICA HABERER, MD, MSExecutive Committee
KHADIDJATOU KANE, MD
KHADIDJATOU KANE, MDExecutive Committee
JAMES BREED, MPA
JAMES BREED, MPAExecutive Committee

Senior Advisor

ERIC KRAKAUER, MD, PHD
ERIC KRAKAUER, MD, PHDSenior Advisor

PRESENTATIONS

Recent Presentations

  • Latin America Palliative Care Association International Congress (San Jose, Costa Rica)
    • Precongress Workshop: Emerging Palliative Care Leaders of Latin America
    • Plenary Session: Strategies of the Pan American Health Organization to improve access to opioids in Latin America
    • Workshop Session: Communication Basics in Palliative Care
  • Jasmine Palliative Care and Hospice Conference, Cayman Islands
    • Plenary on Beyond End-of-Life Care: Palliative Care as a Pathway to Optimizing Chronic Serious Illness Care
  • American Academy of Hospital and Palliative Medicie Annual Assembly
    • Development of a “Wawokiya” Palliative Care Community Health Worker Training Program for Great Plains American Indians with Cancer
    • A Practical Framework for Serious Illness Communication Developed in a Mistrust Pressure Cooker: Lessons from a COVID Intensive Care Unit in Brazil

CONTACT US

Please reach out to Program Manager Keri Sullivan with any questions.