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Ronald Mark Epstein, M.D.

About Me

Ronald M. Epstein, M.D. is a Professor of Family Medicine, Oncology & Medicine (Palliative Care) at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and is board certified in Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Epstein co-directs the Center for Commu...
Ronald M. Epstein, M.D. is a Professor of Family Medicine, Oncology & Medicine (Palliative Care) at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and is board certified in Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Epstein co-directs the Center for Communication and Disparities Research and Mindful Practice Programs at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Dr. Epstein is an internationally recognized physician, educator, researcher, and writer. He has published groundbreaking research into communication in medical settings and developed innovative educational programs to optimize communication between health professionals and people who are seriously ill and promote professional self-awareness, mindfulness, and well-being. His over 300 scholarly articles and his book, Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness and Humanity, show how health professionals can flourish and build strong connections with patients and colleagues and optimize the care they provide.

Dr. Epstein graduated from Wesleyan University (1976) and Harvard Medical School (1984). He was named the first George Engel and John Romano Dean's Teaching Scholar at the University of Rochester. National honors include the Lynn Payer Award from the Academy of Communication in Healthcare for lifetime achievement in research on communication and health, the Humanism in Medicine Award from the New York Academy of Medicine and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the Humanities Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and the American Cancer Society’s highest award, the Clinical Research Professorship. He has been a Fulbright scholar at the Institute for Health Studies in Barcelona, Spain, and a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney and the Brocher Institute in Hermance, Switzerland. He is a frequent keynote speaker at major national and international conferences on medical education, communication, and mindfulness in health care. He is an accomplished harpsichordist and gourmet cook, and an avid cyclist and cross-country skier. His wife, Deborah Fox is a lutenist and founding artistic director of Pegasus Early Music. They have two children, Malka and Eli. Learn more about Dr. Epstein’s work at www.ronaldepstein.com

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Family Medicine (SMD)

Professor - Cancer Center - Joint

Professor - Department of Medicine, Palliative Care (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Resident Mentoring, Mentoring relationship with 3-4 residents per year on an ongoing basis (1/2 hour meeting per mentee monthly) 1990 - 1994

Introduction to Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Building Rapport and Nonverbal Communication, Family Medicine Residency Program, URSMD, Rochester, NY

University of Rochester/Highland Hospital -
Family Medicine Residency Training Program

Research Fellow - Department of General Practice, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, England

Fellow - Advanced Clinical Educators Program, Division of Behavioral and Psychosocial Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Family Therapy Training Program - University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

AIDS Fellow - Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Facilitator Training Program - American Academy on
Physician and Patient, Baltimore, MD

Education

MD | Harvard Medical School. Medicine. 1984

BA | Wesleyan University. Music. 1976

Awards

Humanities Award, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2020

Health Care Achievement Award. 2018

American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor Award. 2018

Gold Humanism Award. 2017

The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds. 2014 - 2014

Highly Cited Researcher. 2014

"Top Doctor". 2013

Steven Z. Miller Humanism in Medicine Award. 2013

"Top Doctor". 2011

Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award. 2006

Article of the Year Award. 2006

Outstanding Contributions to the Literature on Theory, Practice & Teaching of Effective Healthcare Communication & Related Skill. 2005

Humanism in Medicine Award. 2004

Fulbright Senior Scholar Award in Public/Global Health. 2004

"Best Doctor in America". 1998 - 2013

Fulbright Senior Lecturers Award. 1997 - 1998

George L. Engel and John Romano Dean's Teaching Scholar. 1995 - 1998

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar. 1994 - 1998

Volunteer of the Year Award. 1991

Best Workshop. 1989

Publications

Journal Articles

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Palliative Care Intervention Among Older or Adults with Advanced CKD and their Caregivers.

Saeed F, Horowitz RK, Allen RJ, Auinger P, Epstein RM, Fiscella KA, Veazie PJ, Duberstein PR

Kidney360.. 2024 October 24 Epub 10/24/2024.

Palliative Care Acceptability for Older Adults with Advanced CKD: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Nephrologists.

Saeed F, Jawed A, Dahl S, Nedjat-Haiem FR, Duberstein PR, Fiscella KA, Nooraie RY, Epstein RM, Allen RJ

Kidney medicine.. 2024 October 6 (10):100883. Epub 07/30/2024.

Comparing Nephrologists' Self-Reported Decision-Making Skills and Treatment Attitudes With Their Patients' Experiences of Making Kidney Therapy Decisions and Receiving Nephrology Care.

Jawed A, Batch B, Allen R, Epstein R, Fiscella K, Duberstein P, Saeed F

The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2024 August 29 :10499091241279939. Epub 08/29/2024.

Patient-Caregiver Dyads & End-of-Life Care: Caregiver Personality Disrupts Gender-Based Norms.

Mossman B, Perry LM, Voss HM, Maciejewski PK, Gramling R, Duberstein P, Prigerson HG, Epstein RM, Hoerger M

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2024 May 67 (5):e393-e398. Epub 01/24/2024.

Storylines of family medicine IV: perspectives on practice-lenses of appreciation.

Ventres WB, Stone LA, Akhtar R, Ring JM, Candib LM, Messias E, Epstein RM, Tunzi M, Lee AL, Morley CP, Brown CM, Slawson D, Konkin J, Campbell DG, Couper I, Williams S, Brooks R, Walters L

Family medicine and community health.. 2024 April 1212 (Suppl 3)Epub 04/12/2024.

"I don't need your pills, I need your attention:" Steps toward deep listening in medical encounters.

Epstein RM, Beach MC

Current opinion in psychology.. 2023 October 53 :101685. Epub 08/10/2023.

Why the United States needs a multifaceted definition of health.

Fiscella K, Epstein RM

Health affairs scholar.. 2023 October 1 (4):qxad048. Epub 09/19/2023.

The Profound Implications of the Meaning of Health for Health Care and Health Equity.

Fiscella K, Epstein RM

The Milbank quarterly.. 2023 September 101 (3):675-699. Epub 06/21/2023.

Examining the effects of physician burnout on pain management for patients with advanced lung cancer.

Derricks V, Gainsburg I, Shields C, Fiscella K, Epstein R, Yu V, Griggs JJ

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2023 July 1731 (8):469. Epub 07/17/2023.

Development and Acceptability of a Kidney Therapy Decision Aid for Patients Aged 75 Years and Older: A Design-Based Research Involving Patients, Caregivers, and a Multidisciplinary Team.

Saeed F, Dahl S, Horowitz RK, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM, Fiscella KA, Allen RJ

Kidney medicine.. 2023 July 5 (7):100671. Epub 05/16/2023.

Prevalence and Correlates of Preference-Concordant Care Among Hospitalized People Receiving Maintenance Dialysis.

Kazi BS, Duberstein PR, Kluger BM, Epstein RM, Fiscella KA, Kazi ZS, Dahl SK, Allen RJ, Saeed F

Kidney360.. 2023 June 14 (6):e751-e758. Epub 05/05/2023.

Clinical resilience: toward a unified definition.

Krogh E, Epstein R, Langer ÁI, Steinebach C

International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care. 2023 May 1735 (2)Epub 1900 01 01.

Psychological Determinants of Physician Variation in End-of-Life Treatment Intensity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis.

George LS, Epstein RM, Akincigil A, Saraiya B, Trevino KM, Kuziemski A, Pushparaj L, Policano E, Prigerson HG, Godwin K, Duberstein P

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2023 May 38 (6):1516-1525. Epub 02/02/2023.

The TRIBE model: How socioemotional processes fuel end-of-life treatment in the United States.

Duberstein PR, Hoerger M, Norton SA, Mohile S, Dahlberg B, Hyatt EG, Epstein RM, Wittink MN

Social science & medicine.. 2023 January 317 :115546. Epub 11/24/2022.

Mindful practice with medical interpreters.

Roman G, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Vermilion P, Cupertino A, Barnett S, Epstein R

Frontiers in psychology.. 2023 14 :1171993. Epub 10/26/2023.

Responsive social support serves important functions in clinical communication: Translating perspectives from relationship science to improve cancer clinical interactions.

Dwyer LA, Epstein RM, Feeney BC, Blair IV, Bolger N, Ferrer RA

Social science & medicine.. 2022 December 315 :115521. Epub 11/07/2022.

Older adults with advanced cancer are selective in sharing and seeking information with social networks.

Kehoe L, Sanapala C, DiGiovanni G, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Yilmaz S, Bauer J, Loh KP, Norton S, Duberstein P, Kamen C, Gilmore N, Gudina A, Kleckner A, Mohile S, Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2022 October 105 (10):3116-3122. Epub 06/09/2022.

Patient activation reduces effects of implicit bias on doctor-patient interactions.

Gainsburg I, Derricks V, Shields C, Fiscella K, Epstein R, Yu V, Griggs J

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 2022 August 9119 (32):e2203915119. Epub 08/01/2022.

Effect of an Intensive Mindful Practice Workshop on Patient-Centered Compassionate Care, Clinician Well-Being, Work Engagement, and Teamwork.

Epstein RM, Marshall F, Sanders M, Krasner MS

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions.. 2022 January 142 (1):19-27. Epub 1900 01 01.

Association Between Caregiver-Oncologist Discordance in Patient's Life Expectancy Estimates and Caregiver Perceived Autonomy Support by the Oncologist.

Tuch G, Sanapala C, Mohile SG, Duberstein PR, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Xu H, Culakova E, Flannery M, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Epstein RM, McHugh C, Aarne V, Kim H, Geer J, O'Rourke MA, Vogelzang NJ, Loh KP

The oncologist.. 2021 November 26 (11):e1992-e2001. Epub 08/11/2021.

Facing epistemic and complex uncertainty in serious illness: The role of mindfulness and shared mind.

Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2021 November 104 (11):2635-2642. Epub 07/17/2021.

Mental illness and suicide among physicians.

Harvey SB, Epstein RM, Glozier N, Petrie K, Strudwick J, Gayed A, Dean K, Henderson M

Lancet.. 2021 September 4398 (10303):920-930. Epub 1900 01 01.

Communication principles and practices for making shared decisions about renal replacement therapy: a review of the literature.

Saeed F, Shah AY, Allen RJ, Epstein RM, Fiscella KA

Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension.. 2021 September 130 (5):507-515. Epub 1900 01 01.

Effect of interventions for the well-being, satisfaction and flourishing of general practitioners-a systematic review.

Naehrig D, Schokman A, Hughes JK, Epstein R, Hickie IB, Glozier N

BMJ open.. 2021 August 1811 (8):e046599. Epub 08/18/2021.

Finding Our Way Out of Burnout.

Epstein RM, Privitera MR

JCO oncology practice.. 2021 July 17 (7):375-377. Epub 06/21/2021.

Social networks of older patients with advanced cancer: Potential contributions of an integrated mixed methods network analysis.

Yousefi Nooraie R, Mohile SG, Yilmaz S, Bauer J, Epstein RM

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2021 June 12 (5):855-859. Epub 12/17/2020.

Caregiver-Oncologist Prognostic Concordance, Caregiver Mastery, and Caregiver Psychological Health and Quality of Life.

Loh KP, Mohamed MR, Kadambi S, Culakova E, Xu H, Magnuson A, Flannery M, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM, McHugh C, Nipp RD, Trevino KM, Sanapala C, Hall BA, Canin B, Gayle AA, Conlin A, Bearden J, Mohile SG

The oncologist.. 2021 April 26 (4):310-317. Epub 02/13/2021.

Mindfulness in primary care healthcare and teaching professionals and its relationship with stress at work: a multicentric cross-sectional study.

Magallón-Botaya R, Pérula-de Torres LA, Verdes-Montenegro Atalaya JC, Pérula-Jiménez C, Lietor-Villajos N, Bartolomé-Moreno C, Garcia-Campayo J, Moreno-Martos H,

BMC family practice.. 2021 February 222 (1):29. Epub 02/02/2021.

Associations of Uncertainty With Psychological Health and Quality of Life in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer.

Verduzco-Aguirre HC, Babu D, Mohile SG, Bautista J, Xu H, Culakova E, Canin B, Zhang Y, Wells M, Epstein R, Duberstein P, McHugh C, Dale W, Conlin A, Bearden J, Berenberg J, Tejani M, Loh KP

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2021 February 61 (2):369-376.e1. Epub 08/19/2020.

Patient and caregiver agreement on prognosis estimates for older adults with advanced cancer.

Loh KP, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Duberstein PR, Culakova E, Epstein RM, Xu H, Kadambi S, Flannery M, Magnuson A, McHugh C, Trevino KM, Tuch G, Ramsdale E, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Sedenquist M, Liu JJ, Melnyk N, Geer J, Mohile SG

Cancer.. 2021 January 1127 (1):149-159. Epub 10/09/2020.

Novel Computational Linguistic Measures, Dialogue System and the Development of SOPHIE: Standardized Online Patient for Healthcare Interaction Education

IEEE Xplore. 2021; .

Frequency and Severity of Moral Distress in Nephrology Fellows: A National Survey.

Saeed F, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM, Lang VJ, Liebman SE

American journal of nephrology.. 2021 52 (6):487-495. Epub 06/21/2021.

Is physician implicit bias associated with differences in care by patient race for metastatic cancer-related pain?

Fiscella K, Epstein RM, Griggs JJ, Marshall MM, Shields CG

PloS one.. 2021 16 (10):e0257794. Epub 10/27/2021.

Decisional involvement and information preferences of patients with hematologic malignancies.

Loh KP, Tsang M, LeBlanc TW, Back A, Duberstein PR, Mohile SG, Epstein RM, Klepin HD, Becker MW, El-Jawahri A, Lee SJ

Blood advances.. 2020 November 104 (21):5492-5500. Epub 1900 01 01.

The impact of the caregiver-oncologist relationship on caregiver experiences of end-of-life care and bereavement outcomes.

An AW, Ladwig S, Epstein RM, Prigerson HG, Duberstein PR

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2020 September 28 (9):4219-4225. Epub 01/03/2020.

Dialysis Decision Making and Preferences for End-of-Life Care: Perspectives of Pakistani Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis.

Saeed F, Sardar M, Rasheed K, Naseer R, Epstein RM, Davison SN, Mujtaba M, Fiscella KA

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 August 60 (2):336-345. Epub 03/20/2020.

Mindfulness in medical education: coming of age.

Epstein RM

Perspectives on medical education.. 2020 August 9 (4):197-198. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dialysis Regret: Prevalence and Correlates.

Saeed F, Ladwig SA, Epstein RM, Monk RD, Duberstein PR

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN.. 2020 July 115 (7):957-963. Epub 06/04/2020.

Associations of Caregiver-Oncologist Discordance in Prognostic Understanding With Caregiver-Reported Therapeutic Alliance and Anxiety.

Loh KP, Xu H, Epstein RM, Mohile SG, Prigerson HG, Plumb S, Ladwig S, Kadambi S, Wong ML, McHugh C, An A, Trevino K, Saeed F, Duberstein PR

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 July 60 (1):20-27. Epub 02/13/2020.

Helping patients to understand terrifying news: Addressing the inner lives of physicians and extending beyond what we know.

Loh KP, Mohile SG, Epstein RM, Duberstein PR

Cancer.. 2020 June 1126 (11):2713-2714. Epub 02/19/2020.

Conceptualizing and Counting Discretionary Utilization in the Final 100 Days of Life: A Scoping Review.

Duberstein PR, Chen M, Hoerger M, Epstein RM, Perry LM, Yilmaz S, Saeed F, Mohile SG, Norton SA

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 April 59 (4):894-915.e14. Epub 10/19/2019.

A Call to Action: Ethics Committee Roundtable Recommendations for Addressing Burnout and Moral Distress in Oncology.

Hlubocky FJ, Taylor LP, Marron JM, Spence RA, McGinnis MM, Brown RF, McFarland DC, Tetzlaff ED, Gallagher CM, Rosenberg AR, Popp B, Dragnev K, Bosserman LD, Dudzinski DM, Smith S, Chatwal M, Patel MI, Markham MJ, Levit K, Bruera E, Epstein RM, Brown M, Back AL, Shanafelt TD, Kamal AH

JCO oncology practice.. 2020 April 16 (4):191-199. Epub 03/30/2020.

Prognostic Awareness in Adult Oncology and Palliative Care.

Butow PN, Clayton JM, Epstein RM

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2020 March 2038 (9):877-884. Epub 02/05/2020.

Patient-hematologist discordance in perceived chance of cure in hematologic malignancies: A multicenter study.

Loh KP, Xu H, Back A, Duberstein PR, Gupta Mohile S, Epstein R, McHugh C, Klepin HD, Abel G, Lee SJ, El-Jawahri A, LeBlanc TW

Cancer.. 2020 March 15126 (6):1306-1314. Epub 12/06/2019.

Communication With Older Patients With Cancer Using Geriatric Assessment: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial From the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program.

Mohile SG, Epstein RM, Hurria A, Heckler CE, Canin B, Culakova E, Duberstein P, Gilmore N, Xu H, Plumb S, Wells M, Lowenstein LM, Flannery MA, Janelsins M, Magnuson A, Loh KP, Kleckner AS, Mustian KM, Hopkins JO, Liu JJ, Geer J, Gorawara-Bhat R, Morrow GR, Dale W

JAMA oncology.. 2020 February 16 (2):196-204. Epub 1900 01 01.

The impact of mindfulness-based interventions on doctors' well-being and performance: A systematic review.

Scheepers RA, Emke H, Epstein RM, Lombarts KMJMH

Medical education.. 2020 February 54 (2):138-149. Epub 12/22/2019.

Matters of Life and Death: Why Do Older Patients Choose Conservative Management?

Saeed F, Adams H, Epstein RM

American journal of nephrology.. 2020 51 (1):35-42. Epub 11/27/2019.

Reply to Hope, optimism, and the importance of caregivers in end-of-life care.

Trevino KM, Prigerson HG, Epstein RM, Duberstein PR

Cancer.. 2019 December 1125 (23):4330-4331. Epub 08/05/2019.

Effects of the Values and Options in Cancer Care Communication Intervention on Personal Caregiver Experiences of Cancer Care and Bereavement Outcomes.

Duberstein PR, Maciejewski PK, Epstein RM, Fenton JJ, Chapman B, Norton SA, Hoerger M, Wittink MN, Tancredi DJ, Xing G, Mohile S, Kravitz RL, Prigerson HG

Journal of palliative medicine.. 2019 November 22 (11):1394-1400. Epub 06/25/2019.

Association between advanced cancer patient-caregiver agreement regarding prognosis and hospice enrollment.

Trevino KM, Prigerson HG, Shen MJ, Tancredi DJ, Xing G, Hoerger M, Epstein RM, Duberstein PR

Cancer.. 2019 September 15125 (18):3259-3265. Epub 05/30/2019.

Prognostic accuracy of patients, caregivers, and oncologists in advanced cancer.

Malhotra K, Fenton JJ, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM, Xing G, Tancredi DJ, Hoerger M, Gramling R, Kravitz RL

Cancer.. 2019 August 1125 (15):2684-2692. Epub 04/29/2019.

Physician and Patient Characteristics Associated With More Intensive End-of-Life Care.

Duberstein PR, Kravitz RL, Fenton JJ, Xing G, Tancredi DJ, Hoerger M, Mohile SG, Norton SA, Prigerson HG, Epstein RM

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2019 August 58 (2):208-215.e1. Epub 04/18/2019.

Willingness to bear adversity and beliefs about the curability of advanced cancer in older adults.

Loh KP, Mohile SG, Epstein RM, McHugh C, Flannery M, Culakova E, Lei L, Wells M, Gilmore N, Babu D, Whitehead MI, Dale W, Hurria A, Wittink M, Magnuson A, Conlin A, Thomas M, Berenberg J, Duberstein PR

Cancer.. 2019 July 15125 (14):2506-2513. Epub 03/28/2019.

How much time is left? Associations between estimations of patient life expectancy and quality of life in patients and caregivers.

Trevino KM, Maciejewski PK, Shen MJ, Prigerson HG, Mohile S, Kamen C, Epstein RM, Duberstein P

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2019 July 27 (7):2487-2496. Epub 11/01/2018.

Racial/ethnic differences in prognosis communication during initial inpatient palliative care consultations among people with advanced cancer.

Ingersoll LT, Alexander SC, Priest J, Ladwig S, Anderson W, Fiscella K, Epstein RM, Norton SA, Gramling R

Patient education and counseling.. 2019 June 102 (6):1098-1103. Epub 01/02/2019.

Beliefs About Advanced Cancer Curability in Older Patients, Their Caregivers, and Oncologists.

Loh KP, Mohile SG, Lund JL, Epstein R, Lei L, Culakova E, McHugh C, Wells M, Gilmore N, Mohamed MR, Kamen C, Aarne V, Conlin A, Bearden J, Onitilo A, Wittink M, Dale W, Hurria A, Duberstein P

The oncologist.. 2019 June 24 (6):e292-e302. Epub 04/23/2019.

Is Annual Income a Predictor of Completion of Advance Directives (ADs) in Patients With Cancer.

Saeed F, Xing G, Tancredi DJ, Epstein RM, Fiscella KA, Norton SA, Duberstein PR

The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2019 May 36 (5):402-407. Epub 11/26/2018.

Impact of Patient Gender and Race and Physician Communication on Colorectal Cancer Diagnostic Visits in Primary Care.

Rogers HL, Dumenci L, Epstein RM, Siminoff LA

Journal of women's health.. 2019 May 28 (5):612-620. Epub 11/29/2018.

When chemotherapy fails: Emotionally charged experiences faced by family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer.

Rodenbach RA, Norton SA, Wittink MN, Mohile S, Prigerson HG, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2019 May 102 (5):909-915. Epub 12/12/2018.

Quality of Life of Caregivers of Older Patients with Advanced Cancer.

Kehoe LA, Xu H, Duberstein P, Loh KP, Culakova E, Canin B, Hurria A, Dale W, Wells M, Gilmore N, Kleckner AS, Lund J, Kamen C, Flannery M, Hoerger M, Hopkins JO, Liu JJ, Geer J, Epstein R, Mohile SG

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2019 May 67 (5):969-977. Epub 03/29/2019.

The Influence of Patient Race and Activation on Pain Management in Advanced Lung Cancer: a Randomized Field Experiment.

Shields CG, Griggs JJ, Fiscella K, Elias CM, Christ SL, Colbert J, Henry SG, Hoh BG, Hunte HER, Marshall M, Mohile SG, Plumb S, Tejani MA, Venuti A, Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2019 March 34 (3):435-442. Epub 01/10/2019.

Addressing physician mental health.

Epstein RM, Privitera MR

The lancet. Psychiatry.. 2019 March 6 (3):190-191. Epub 02/08/2019.

Controlled clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of a mindfulness and self-compassion 4-session programme versus an 8-session programme to reduce work stress and burnout in family and community medicine physicians and nurses: MINDUUDD study protocol.

Pérula-de Torres LA, Atalaya JCV, García-Campayo J, Roldán-Villalobos A, Magallón-Botaya R, Bartolomé-Moreno C, Moreno-Martos H, Melús-Palazón E, Liétor-Villajos N, Valverde-Bolívar FJ, Hachem-Salas N, Rodríguez LA, Navarro-Gil M, Epstein R, Cabezón-Crespo A, Moreno CM,

BMC family practice.. 2019 February 620 (1):24. Epub 02/06/2019.

Family caregiver descriptions of stopping chemotherapy and end-of-life transitions.

Norton SA, Wittink MN, Duberstein PR, Prigerson HG, Stanek S, Epstein RM

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2019 February 27 (2):669-675. Epub 07/28/2018.

Palliative Care Clinician Overestimation of Survival in Advanced Cancer: Disparities and Association With End-of-Life Care.

Gramling R, Gajary-Coots E, Cimino J, Fiscella K, Epstein R, Ladwig S, Anderson W, Alexander SC, Han PK, Gramling D, Norton SA

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2019 February 57 (2):233-240. Epub 11/01/2018.

Communication about geriatric assessment domains in advanced cancer settings: "Missed opportunities".

Lowenstein LM, Volk RJ, Street R, Flannery M, Magnuson A, Epstein R, Mohile SG

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2019 January 10 (1):68-73. Epub 06/06/2018.

Patients' Hopes for Advanced Cancer Treatment.

DeMartini J, Fenton JJ, Epstein R, Duberstein P, Cipri C, Tancredi D, Xing G, Kaesberg P, Kravitz RL

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2019 January 57 (1):57-63.e2. Epub 09/25/2018.

What Computers Can Teach Us About Doctor-Patient Communication: Leveraging Gender Differences in Cancer Care (PDF)

Ali MR; Sen TK; Nguyen VD; Rawassizadeh R; Duberstein P, Epstein RM; Hoque ME.

Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2019). 2019; .

Prognostic awareness in adult oncology and palliative care

Butow P; Clayton J; Epstein RM.

2019; .

Preference for Palliative Care in Cancer Patients: Are Men and Women Alike?

Saeed F, Hoerger M, Norton SA, Guancial E, Epstein RM, Duberstein PR

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2018 July 56 (1):1-6.e1. Epub 03/23/2018.

The ecology of patient and caregiver participation in consultations involving advanced cancer.

Freytag J, Street RL, Xing G, Duberstein PR, Fiscella K, Tancredi DJ, Fenton JJ, Kravitz RL, Epstein RM

Psycho-oncology.. 2018 June 27 (6):1642-1649. Epub 04/16/2018.

Community Oncologists' Decision-Making for Treatment of Older Patients With Cancer.

Mohile SG, Magnuson A, Pandya C, Velarde C, Duberstein P, Hurria A, Loh KP, Wells M, Plumb S, Gilmore N, Flannery M, Wittink M, Epstein R, Heckler CE, Janelsins M, Mustian K, Hopkins JO, Liu J, Peri S, Dale W

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN.. 2018 March 16 (3):301-309. Epub 1900 01 01.

Impact of Prognostic Discussions on the Patient-Physician Relationship: Prospective Cohort Study.

Fenton JJ, Duberstein PR, Kravitz RL, Xing G, Tancredi DJ, Fiscella K, Mohile S, Epstein RM

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2018 January 2036 (3):225-230. Epub 11/17/2017.

Author response: Education Research: Positive effect of scheduled faculty modeling on clerkship student bedside skills exposure and learning.

Thompson Stone R, Tollefson T, Epstein R, Jozefowicz RF, Mink JW

Neurology.. 2017 November 789 (19):2023. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient-Clinician Communication: American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline.

Gilligan T, Coyle N, Frankel RM, Berry DL, Bohlke K, Epstein RM, Finlay E, Jackson VA, Lathan CS, Loprinzi CL, Nguyen LH, Seigel C, Baile WF

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2017 November 135 (31):3618-3632. Epub 09/11/2017.

The TRIO Framework: Conceptual insights into family caregiver involvement and influence throughout cancer treatment decision-making.

Laidsaar-Powell R, Butow P, Charles C, Gafni A, Entwistle V, Epstein R, Juraskova I

Patient education and counseling.. 2017 November 100 (11):2035-2046. Epub 05/05/2017.

Sharing Experiences of Illness and Care.

Locock L, Lehman R, Epstein RM

JAMA internal medicine.. 2017 September 1177 (9):1249-1250. Epub 1900 01 01.

The social and behavioral influences (SBI) study: study design and rationale for studying the effects of race and activation on cancer pain management.

Elias CM, Shields CG, Griggs JJ, Fiscella K, Christ SL, Colbert J, Henry SG, Hoh BG, Hunte HER, Marshall M, Mohile SG, Plumb S, Tejani MA, Venuti A, Epstein RM

BMC cancer.. 2017 August 2517 (1):575. Epub 08/25/2017.

What's the Opposite of Burnout?

Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2017 July 32 (7):723-724. Epub 1900 01 01.

Education Research: Positive effect of scheduled faculty modeling on clerkship student bedside skills exposure and learning.

Thompson Stone R, Tollefson T, Epstein R, Jozefowicz RF, Mink JW

Neurology.. 2017 June 1388 (24):e236-e239. Epub 1900 01 01.

Does educating patients about the Early Palliative Care Study increase preferences for outpatient palliative cancer care? Findings from Project EMPOWER.

Hoerger M, Perry LM, Gramling R, Epstein RM, Duberstein PR

Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association.. 2017 June 36 (6):538-548. Epub 03/09/2017.

Mastering Resilience in Oncology: Learn to Thrive in the Face of Burnout.

Hlubocky FJ, Rose M, Epstein RM

American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. 2017 May (37):771-781. Epub 1900 01 01.

Physician burnout is better conceptualised as depression - Authors' reply.

Epstein RM, Privitera MR

Lancet.. 2017 April 8389 (10077):1398. Epub 1900 01 01.

Promoting End-of-Life Discussions in Advanced Cancer: Effects of Patient Coaching and Question Prompt Lists.

Rodenbach RA, Brandes K, Fiscella K, Kravitz RL, Butow PN, Walczak A, Duberstein PR, Sullivan P, Hoh B, Xing G, Plumb S, Epstein RM

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2017 March 1035 (8):842-851. Epub 01/30/2017.

Encouraging early discussion of life expectancy and end-of-life care: A randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led communication support program for patients and caregivers.

Walczak A, Butow PN, Tattersall MH, Davidson PM, Young J, Epstein RM, Costa DS, Clayton JM

International journal of nursing studies.. 2017 February 67 :31-40. Epub 10/21/2016.

Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial.

Epstein RM, Duberstein PR, Fenton JJ, Fiscella K, Hoerger M, Tancredi DJ, Xing G, Gramling R, Mohile S, Franks P, Kaesberg P, Plumb S, Cipri CS, Street RL, Shields CG, Back AL, Butow P, Walczak A, Tattersall M, Venuti A, Sullivan P, Robinson M, Hoh B, Lewis L, Kravitz RL

JAMA oncology.. 2017 January 13 (1):92-100. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mastering Resilience in Oncology: Learn to Thrive in the Face of Burnout.

Hlubocky FJ, Rose M, Epstein RM

American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. 2017 37 :771-781. Epub 1900 01 01.

Ronald Epstein, MD: Bringing Mindfulness Into the Examination Room.

Epstein R

Advances in mind-body medicine.. 2017 31 (2):21-28. Epub 1900 01 01.

Doing something about physician burnout.

Epstein RM, Privitera MR

Lancet.. 2016 November 5388 (10057):2216-2217. Epub 09/28/2016.

Determinants of Patient-Oncologist Prognostic Discordance in Advanced Cancer.

Gramling R, Fiscella K, Xing G, Hoerger M, Duberstein P, Plumb S, Mohile S, Fenton JJ, Tancredi DJ, Kravitz RL, Epstein RM

JAMA oncology.. 2016 November 12 (11):1421-1426. Epub 1900 01 01.

Can consumers learn to ask three questions to improve shared decision making? A feasibility study of the ASK (AskShareKnow) Patient-Clinician Communication Model(®) intervention in a primary health-care setting.

Shepherd HL, Barratt A, Jones A, Bateson D, Carey K, Trevena LJ, McGeechan K, Del Mar CB, Butow PN, Epstein RM, Entwistle V, Weisberg E

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy.. 2016 October 19 (5):1160-8. Epub 09/14/2015.

Eloquent silences: A musical and lexical analysis of conversation between oncologists and their patients.

Bartels J, Rodenbach R, Ciesinski K, Gramling R, Fiscella K, Epstein R

Patient education and counseling.. 2016 October 99 (10):1584-94. Epub 04/20/2016.

Effectiveness of a clinician intervention to improve physical activity discussions in underserved adults.

Carroll JK, Flocke SA, Sanders MR, Lowenstein L, Fiscella K, Epstein RM

Family practice.. 2016 October 33 (5):488-91. Epub 05/27/2016.

Satisfaction with cancer care among underserved racial-ethnic minorities and lower-income patients receiving patient navigation.

Jean-Pierre P, Cheng Y, Wells KJ, Freund KM, Snyder FR, Fiscella K, Holden AE, Paskett ED, Dudley DJ, Simon MA, Valverde PA,

Cancer.. 2016 April 1122 (7):1060-7. Epub 02/05/2016.

Effect of patient navigation on satisfaction with cancer-related care.

Wells KJ, Winters PC, Jean-Pierre P, Warren-Mears V, Post D, Van Duyn MA, Fiscella K, Darnell J, Freund KM,

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2016 April 24 (4):1729-53. Epub 10/05/2015.

Relationships between personal attitudes about death and communication with terminally ill patients: How oncology clinicians grapple with mortality.

Rodenbach RA, Rodenbach KE, Tejani MA, Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2016 March 99 (3):356-363. Epub 10/23/2015.

Promoting Patient-Centered Counseling to Reduce Use of Low-Value Diagnostic Tests: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Fenton JJ, Kravitz RL, Jerant A, Paterniti DA, Bang H, Williams D, Epstein RM, Franks P

JAMA internal medicine.. 2016 February 176 (2):191-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Goal Communication in Palliative Care Decision-Making Consultations.

Gramling R, Sanders M, Ladwig S, Norton SA, Epstein R, Alexander SC

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2015 November 50 (5):701-6. Epub 05/27/2015.

In search of compassion: a new taxonomy of compassionate physician behaviours.

Cameron RA, Mazer BL, Deluca JM, Mohile SG, Epstein RM

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy.. 2015 October 18 (5):1672-85. Epub 12/04/2013.

Making the ineffable visible.

Epstein RM

Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2015 September 33 (3):280-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

Design of, and enrollment in, the palliative care communication research initiative: a direct-observation cohort study.

Gramling R, Gajary-Coots E, Stanek S, Dougoud N, Pyke H, Thomas M, Cimino J, Sanders M, Alexander SC, Epstein R, Fiscella K, Gramling D, Ladwig S, Anderson W, Pantilat S, Norton SA

BMC palliative care.. 2015 August 1914 :40. Epub 08/19/2015.

A qualitative analysis of responses to a question prompt list and prognosis and end-of-life care discussion prompts delivered in a communication support program.

Walczak A, Henselmans I, Tattersall MH, Clayton JM, Davidson PM, Young J, Bellemore FA, Epstein RM, Butow PN

Psycho-oncology.. 2015 March 24 (3):287-93. Epub 07/30/2014.

A PIECE OF MY MIND. Responding to Suffering.

Epstein RM, Back AL

JAMA.. 2015 314 (24):2623-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Collaborative deliberation: a model for patient care.

Elwyn G, Lloyd A, May C, van der Weijden T, Stiggelbout A, Edwards A, Frosch DL, Rapley T, Barr P, Walsh T, Grande SW, Montori V, Epstein R

Patient education and counseling.. 2014 November 97 (2):158-64. Epub 08/13/2014.

Advanced cancer patients' and caregivers' use of a Question Prompt List.

Brandes K, Butow PN, Tattersall MH, Clayton JM, Davidson PM, Young J, Epstein RM, Walczak A

Patient education and counseling.. 2014 October 97 (1):30-7. Epub 06/30/2014.

Personality Change Pre- to Post- Loss in Spousal Caregivers of Patients with Terminal Lung Cancer.

Hoerger M, Chapman BP, Prigerson HG, Fagerlin A, Mohile SG, Epstein RM, Lyness JM, Duberstein PR

Social psychological and personality science.. 2014 August 5 (6):722-729. Epub 1900 01 01.

"Speaking-for" and "speaking-as": pseudo-surrogacy in physician-patient-companion medical encounters about advanced cancer.

Mazer BL, Cameron RA, DeLuca JM, Mohile SG, Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2014 July 96 (1):36-42. Epub 05/09/2014.

Discussing prognosis and end-of-life care in the final year of life: a randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led communication support programme for patients and caregivers.

Walczak A, Butow PN, Clayton JM, Tattersall MH, Davidson PM, Young J, Epstein RM

BMJ open.. 2014 June 264 (6):e005745. Epub 06/26/2014.

Principles and dimensions of the fourth aim

Epstein RM; Fiscella K.

Annals of Family Medicine. 2014; Epub Nov 17.

Effectiveness of a mindfulness education program in primary health care professionals: a pragmatic controlled trial.

Asuero AM, Queraltó JM, Pujol-Ribera E, Berenguera A, Rodriguez-Blanco T, Epstein RM

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions.. 2014 34 (1):4-12. Epub 1900 01 01.

Shared decision making and motivational interviewing: achieving patient-centered care across the spectrum of health care problems.

Elwyn G, Dehlendorf C, Epstein RM, Marrin K, White J, Frosch DL

Annals of family medicine.. 2014 12 (3):270-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Realizing Engel's biopsychosocial vision: resilience, compassion, and quality of care.

Epstein RM

International journal of psychiatry in medicine.. 2014 47 (4):275-87. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient engagement programs for recognition and initial treatment of depression in primary care: a randomized trial.

Kravitz RL, Franks P, Feldman MD, Tancredi DJ, Slee CA, Epstein RM, Duberstein PR, Bell RA, Jackson-Triche M, Paterniti DA, Cipri C, Iosif AM, Olson S, Kelly-Reif S, Hudnut A, Dvorak S, Turner C, Jerant A

JAMA.. 2013 November 6310 (17):1818-28. Epub 1900 01 01.

A question prompt list for patients with advanced cancer in the final year of life: development and cross-cultural evaluation.

Walczak A, Mazer B, Butow PN, Tattersall MH, Clayton JM, Davidson PM, Young J, Ladwig S, Epstein RM

Palliative medicine.. 2013 September 27 (8):779-88. Epub 04/29/2013.

Physical activity counseling intervention at a federally qualified health center: improves autonomy-supportiveness, but not patients' perceived competence.

Carroll JK, Fiscella K, Epstein RM, Sanders MR, Winters PC, Moorhead SA, van Osch L, Williams GC

Patient education and counseling.. 2013 September 92 (3):432-6. Epub 08/07/2013.

Values and options in cancer care (VOICE): study design and rationale for a patient-centered communication and decision-making intervention for physicians, patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers.

Hoerger M, Epstein RM, Winters PC, Fiscella K, Duberstein PR, Gramling R, Butow PN, Mohile SG, Kaesberg PR, Tang W, Plumb S, Walczak A, Back AL, Tancredi D, Venuti A, Cipri C, Escalera G, Ferro C, Gaudion D, Hoh B, Leatherwood B, Lewis L, Robinson M, Sullivan P, Kravitz RL

BMC cancer.. 2013 April 913 :188. Epub 04/09/2013.

An academic-marketing collaborative to promote depression care: a tale of two cultures.

Kravitz RL, Epstein RM, Bell RA, Rochlen AB, Duberstein P, Riby CH, Caccamo AF, Slee CK, Cipri CS, Paterniti DA

Patient education and counseling.. 2013 March 90 (3):411-9. Epub 08/21/2011.

Patient perspectives regarding communication about prognosis and end-of-life issues: how can it be optimised?

Walczak A, Butow PN, Davidson PM, Bellemore FA, Tattersall MH, Clayton JM, Young J, Mazer B, Ladwig S, Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2013 March 90 (3):307-14. Epub 09/14/2011.

Physician resilience: what it means, why it matters, and how to promote it.

Epstein RM, Krasner MS

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2013 March 88 (3):301-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Direct observation of prognosis communication in palliative care: a descriptive study.

Gramling R, Norton SA, Ladwig S, Metzger M, Deluca J, Gramling D, Schatz D, Epstein R, Quill T, Alexander S

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2013 February 45 (2):202-12. Epub 05/30/2012.

Whole mind and shared mind in clinical decision-making.

Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2013 February 90 (2):200-6. Epub 08/11/2012.

What is shared in shared decision making? Complex decisions when the evidence is unclear.

Epstein RM, Gramling RE

Medical care research and review : MCRR.. 2013 February 70 (1 Suppl):94S-112S. Epub 10/02/2012.

Pain assessment: the roles of physician certainty and curiosity.

Shields CG, Finley MA, Elias CM, Coker CJ, Griggs JJ, Fiscella K, Epstein RM

Health communication.. 2013 28 (7):740-6. Epub 01/28/2013.

The ambiguity of personhood.

Epstein RM

The American journal of bioethics : AJOB.. 2013 13 (8):42-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

A multicenter study of physician mindfulness and health care quality.

Beach MC, Roter D, Korthuis PT, Epstein RM, Sharp V, Ratanawongsa N, Cohn J, Eggly S, Sankar A, Moore RD, Saha S

Annals of family medicine.. 2013 11 (5):421-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

A 5A's communication intervention to promote physical activity in underserved populations.

Carroll JK, Fiscella K, Epstein RM, Sanders MR, Williams GC

BMC health services research.. 2012 October 3012 :374. Epub 10/30/2012.

Patient navigation for breast and colorectal cancer treatment: a randomized trial.

Fiscella K, Whitley E, Hendren S, Raich P, Humiston S, Winters P, Jean-Pierre P, Valverde P, Thorland W, Epstein R

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology.. 2012 October 21 (10):1673-81. Epub 1900 01 01.

Randomized controlled trial of patient navigation for newly diagnosed cancer patients: effects on quality of life.

Hendren S, Griggs JJ, Epstein R, Humiston S, Jean-Pierre P, Winters P, Sanders M, Loader S, Fiscella K

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology.. 2012 October 21 (10):1682-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

Emotional intelligence: a theoretical framework for individual differences in affective forecasting.

Hoerger M, Chapman BP, Epstein RM, Duberstein PR

Emotion.. 2012 August 12 (4):716-25. Epub 01/16/2012.

Feeling labeled, judged, lectured, and rejected by family and friends over depression: cautionary results for primary care clinicians from a multi-centered, qualitative study.

Fernandez Y Garcia E, Duberstein P, Paterniti DA, Cipri CS, Kravitz RL, Epstein RM

BMC family practice.. 2012 June 2913 :64. Epub 06/29/2012.

The impact of a program in mindful communication on primary care physicians.

Beckman HB, Wendland M, Mooney C, Krasner MS, Quill TE, Suchman AL, Epstein RM

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2012 June 87 (6):815-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient preferences and healthcare outcomes: an ecological perspective.

Street RL, Elwyn G, Epstein RM

Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research.. 2012 April 12 (2):167-80. Epub 1900 01 01.

Turning toward dissonance: lessons from art, music, and literature.

Makowski SK, Epstein RM

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2012 February 43 (2):293-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Three questions that patients can ask to improve the quality of information physicians give about treatment options: a cross-over trial.

Shepherd HL, Barratt A, Trevena LJ, McGeechan K, Carey K, Epstein RM, Butow PN, Del Mar CB, Entwistle V, Tattersall MH

Patient education and counseling.. 2011 September 84 (3):379-85. Epub 08/09/2011.

Curiosity and medical education.

Dyche L, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2011 July 45 (7):663-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Optimism amid serious disease: clinical panacea or ethical conundrum?: comment on "Recovery expectations and long-term prognosis of patients with coronary heart disease".

Gramling R, Epstein R

Archives of internal medicine.. 2011 May 23171 (10):935-6. Epub 02/28/2011.

Understanding the processes of patient navigation to reduce disparities in cancer care: perspectives of trained navigators from the field.

Jean-Pierre P, Hendren S, Fiscella K, Loader S, Rousseau S, Schwartzbauer B, Sanders M, Carroll J, Epstein R

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education.. 2011 March 26 (1):111-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient navigation from the paired perspectives of cancer patients and navigators: a qualitative analysis.

Yosha AM, Carroll JK, Hendren S, Salamone CM, Sanders M, Fiscella K, Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2011 March 82 (3):396-401. Epub 01/20/2011.

The advantages and challenges of unannounced standardized patient methodology to assess healthcare communication.

Siminoff LA, Rogers HL, Waller AC, Harris-Haywood S, Esptein RM, Carrio FB, Gliva-McConvey G, Longo DR

Patient education and counseling.. 2011 March 82 (3):318-24. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relational barriers to depression help-seeking in primary care.

Kravitz RL, Paterniti DA, Epstein RM, Rochlen AB, Bell RA, Cipri C, Fernandez Y Garcia E, Feldman MD, Duberstein P

Patient education and counseling.. 2011 February 82 (2):207-13. Epub 06/08/2010.

Qualitative analysis of medical student impressions of a narrative exercise in the third-year psychiatry clerkship.

Garrison D, Lyness JM, Frank JB, Epstein RM

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2011 January 86 (1):85-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mindful Practice: A Key to Patient Safety

Epstein,RM.

Focus on Patient Safety. 2011; 14(2): 3-7.

The values and value of patient-centered care.

Epstein RM, Street RL

Annals of family medicine.. 2011 9 (2):100-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Suffering in silence: reasons for not disclosing depression in primary care.

Bell RA, Franks P, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM, Feldman MD, Garcia EF, Kravitz RL

Annals of family medicine.. 2011 9 (5):439-46. Epub 1900 01 01.

Shared mind: communication, decision making, and autonomy in serious illness.

Epstein RM, Street RL

Annals of family medicine.. 2011 9 (5):454-61. Epub 1900 01 01.

Study protocol: a randomized controlled trial of patient navigation-activation to reduce cancer health disparities.

Hendren S, Griggs JJ, Epstein RM, Humiston S, Rousseau S, Jean-Pierre P, Carroll JK, Yosha AM, Loader S, Fiscella K

BMC cancer.. 2010 October 1310 :551. Epub 10/13/2010.

"I didn't know what was wrong:" how people with undiagnosed depression recognize, name and explain their distress.

Epstein RM, Duberstein PR, Feldman MD, Rochlen AB, Bell RA, Kravitz RL, Cipri C, Becker JD, Bamonti PM, Paterniti DA

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2010 September 25 (9):954-61. Epub 05/15/2010.

Patients' experiences with navigation for cancer care.

Carroll JK, Humiston SG, Meldrum SC, Salamone CM, Jean-Pierre P, Epstein RM, Fiscella K

Patient education and counseling.. 2010 August 80 (2):241-7. Epub 12/16/2009.

Why the nation needs a policy push on patient-centered health care.

Epstein RM, Fiscella K, Lesser CS, Stange KC

Health affairs.. 2010 August 29 (8):1489-95. Epub 1900 01 01.

Developing physician communication skills for patient-centered care.

Levinson W, Lesser CS, Epstein RM

Health affairs.. 2010 July 29 (7):1310-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Barriers in diagnosing and treating men with depression: a focus group report.

Rochlen AB, Paterniti DA, Epstein RM, Duberstein P, Willeford L, Kravitz RL

American journal of men's health.. 2010 June 4 (2):167-75. Epub 05/11/2009.

Withholding information from patients--when less is more.

Epstein RM, Korones DN, Quill TE

The New England journal of medicine.. 2010 February 4362 (5):380-1. Epub 1900 01 01.

Encouraging patients with depressive symptoms to seek care: a mixed methods approach to message development.

Bell RA, Paterniti DA, Azari R, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM, Rochlen AB, Dwight Johnson M, Orrange SE, Slee C, Kravitz RL

Patient education and counseling.. 2010 February 78 (2):198-205. Epub 08/11/2009.

Impact of peer assessment on the professional development of medical students: a qualitative study.

Nofziger AC, Naumburg EH, Davis BJ, Mooney CJ, Epstein RM

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2010 January 85 (1):140-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Information technology and patient experience: the authors reply (PDF)

Epstein, R.M.

Health Affairs. 2010; 29(11): 21-28.

Patient-centered communication and prognosis discussions with cancer patients.

Shields CG, Coker CJ, Poulsen SS, Doyle JM, Fiscella K, Epstein RM, Griggs JJ

Patient education and counseling.. 2009 December 77 (3):437-42. Epub 10/09/2009.

Facilitating patient-centered cancer communication: a road map.

Arora NK, Street RL, Epstein RM, Butow PN

Patient education and counseling.. 2009 December 77 (3):319-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patterns of communication during the preanesthesia visit.

Zollo RA, Lurie SJ, Epstein R, Ward DS

Anesthesiology.. 2009 November 111 (5):971-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Association of an educational program in mindful communication with burnout, empathy, and attitudes among primary care physicians.

Krasner MS, Epstein RM, Beckman H, Suchman AL, Chapman B, Mooney CJ, Quill TE

JAMA.. 2009 September 23302 (12):1284-93. Epub 1900 01 01.

Why healing relationships matter in primary care practice.

Epstein RM

Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 2009 September 35 (9):456, 437. Epub 1900 01 01.

Beyond information: exploring patients' preferences.

Epstein RM, Peters E

JAMA.. 2009 July 8302 (2):195-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient-centered communication in primary care: physician and patient gender and gender concordance.

Bertakis KD, Franks P, Epstein RM

Journal of women's health.. 2009 April 18 (4):539-45. Epub 1900 01 01.

How does communication heal? Pathways linking clinician-patient communication to health outcomes.

Street RL, Makoul G, Arora NK, Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2009 March 74 (3):295-301. Epub 01/15/2009.

Physician personality characteristics and inquiry about mood symptoms in primary care.

Duberstein PR, Chapman BP, Epstein RM, McCollumn KR, Kravitz RL

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2008 November 23 (11):1791-5. Epub 09/09/2008.

Reflection, perception and the acquisition of wisdom.

Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2008 November 42 (11):1048-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

So much to do, so little time: care for the socially disadvantaged and the 15-minute visit.

Fiscella K, Epstein RM

Archives of internal medicine.. 2008 September 22168 (17):1843-52. Epub 1900 01 01.

Recall-promoting physician behaviors in primary care.

Silberman J, Tentler A, Ramgopal R, Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2008 September 23 (9):1487-90. Epub 06/12/2008.

Patient-centered communication during primary care visits for depressive symptoms: what is the role of physician personality?

Chapman BP, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM, Fiscella K, Kravitz RL

Medical care.. 2008 August 46 (8):806-12. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relationship, communication, and efficiency in the medical encounter: creating a clinical model from a literature review.

Mauksch LB, Dugdale DC, Dodson S, Epstein R

Archives of internal medicine.. 2008 July 14168 (13):1387-95. Epub 1900 01 01.

Physicians' shared decision-making behaviors in depression care.

Young HN, Bell RA, Epstein RM, Feldman MD, Kravitz RL

Archives of internal medicine.. 2008 July 14168 (13):1404-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Further challenges in measuring communication skills: accounting for actor effects in standardised patient assessments.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ, Nofziger AC, Meldrum SC, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2008 July 42 (7):662-8. Epub 05/23/2008.

Getting patients to exercise more: a systematic review of underserved populations.

Carroll JK, Fiscella K, Epstein RM, Jean-Pierre P, Figueroa-Moseley C, Williams GC, Mustian KM, Morrow GR

The Journal of family practice.. 2008 March 57 (3):170-6, E1-3, 1 p following E3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Have you really addressed your patient's concerns?

Epstein RM, Mauksch L, Carroll J, Jaén CR

Family practice management.. 2008 March 15 (3):35-40. Epub 1900 01 01.

Factors affecting physicians' responses to patients' requests for antidepressants: focus group study.

Tentler A, Silberman J, Paterniti DA, Kravitz RL, Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2008 January 23 (1):51-7. Epub 11/07/2007.

Clinician-patient communication about physical activity in an underserved population.

Carroll JK, Fiscella K, Meldrum SC, Williams GC, Sciamanna CN, Jean-Pierre P, Morrow GR, Epstein RM

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM.. 2008 21 (2):118-27. Epub 1900 01 01.

Self-monitoring in clinical practice: a challenge for medical educators.

Epstein RM, Siegel DJ, Silberman J

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions.. 2008 28 (1):5-13. Epub 1900 01 01.

"Could this be something serious?" Reassurance, uncertainty, and empathy in response to patients' expressions of worry.

Epstein RM, Hadee T, Carroll J, Meldrum SC, Lardner J, Shields CG

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2007 December 22 (12):1731-9. Epub 10/31/2007.

Changes in self-perceived abilities among male and female medical students after the first year of clinical training.

Lurie SJ, Meldrum S, Nofziger AC, Sillin LF, Mooney CJ, Epstein RM

Medical teacher.. 2007 November 29 (9):921-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Physician self-disclosure in primary care visits: enough about you, what about me?

McDaniel SH, Beckman HB, Morse DS, Silberman J, Seaburn DB, Epstein RM

Archives of internal medicine.. 2007 June 25167 (12):1321-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Caring for Somali women: implications for clinician-patient communication.

Carroll J, Epstein R, Fiscella K, Gipson T, Volpe E, Jean-Pierre P

Patient education and counseling.. 2007 June 66 (3):337-45. Epub 03/06/2007.

Knowledge and beliefs about health promotion and preventive health care among somali women in the United States.

Carroll J, Epstein R, Fiscella K, Volpe E, Diaz K, Omar S

Health care for women international.. 2007 April 28 (4):360-80. Epub 1900 01 01.

Influences on patients' ratings of physicians: Physicians demographics and personality.

Duberstein P, Meldrum S, Fiscella K, Shields CG, Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2007 February 65 (2):270-4. Epub 11/27/2006.

Assessment in medical education.

Epstein RM

The New England journal of medicine.. 2007 January 25356 (4):387-96. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relationship between peer assessment during medical school, dean's letter rankings, and ratings by internship directors.

Lurie SJ, Lambert DR, Nofziger AC, Epstein RM, Grady-Weliky TA

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2007 January 22 (1):13-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Exploring and validating patient concerns: relation to prescribing for depression.

Epstein RM, Shields CG, Franks P, Meldrum SC, Feldman M, Kravitz RL

Annals of family medicine.. 2007 5 (1):21-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Ratings of physician communication by real and standardized patients.

Fiscella K, Franks P, Srinivasan M, Kravitz RL, Epstein R

Annals of family medicine.. 2007 5 (2):151-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Let's not talk about it: suicide inquiry in primary care.

Feldman MD, Franks P, Duberstein PR, Vannoy S, Epstein R, Kravitz RL

Annals of family medicine.. 2007 5 (5):412-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Caught in the act? Prevalence, predictors, and consequences of physician detection of unannounced standardized patients.

Franz CE, Epstein R, Miller KN, Brown A, Song J, Feldman M, Franks P, Kelly-Reif S, Kravitz RL

Health services research.. 2006 December 41 (6):2290-302. Epub 1900 01 01.

Connoisseurs of care? Unannounced standardized patients' ratings of physicians.

Srinivasan M, Franks P, Meredith LS, Fiscella K, Epstein RM, Kravitz RL

Medical care.. 2006 December 44 (12):1092-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Do patient requests for antidepressants enhance or hinder physicians' evaluation of depression? A randomized controlled trial.

Feldman MD, Franks P, Epstein RM, Franz CE, Kravitz RL

Medical care.. 2006 December 44 (12):1107-13. Epub 1900 01 01.

Types of information physicians provide when prescribing antidepressants.

Young HN, Bell RA, Epstein RM, Feldman MD, Kravitz RL

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2006 November 21 (11):1172-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Effects of rater selection on peer assessment among medical students.

Lurie SJ, Nofziger AC, Meldrum S, Mooney C, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2006 November 40 (11):1088-97. Epub 1900 01 01.

[Professionality and professionalism: basis, contents, praxis and teaching].

Borrell-Carrio F, Epstein RM, Pardell Alentà H

Medicina clínica.. 2006 September 9127 (9):337-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Temporal and group-related trends in peer assessment amongst medical students.

Lurie SJ, Nofziger AC, Meldrum S, Mooney C, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2006 September 40 (9):840-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

What drives referral from primary care physicians to mental health specialists? A randomized trial using actors portraying depressive symptoms.

Kravitz RL, Franks P, Feldman M, Meredith LS, Hinton L, Franz C, Duberstein P, Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2006 June 21 (6):584-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

In response to "medical students' views on peer assessment of professionalism".

Nofziger AC, Lurie SJ, Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2006 April 21 (4):398-9; author reply 399. Epub 1900 01 01.

Making communication research matter: what do patients notice, what do patients want, and what do patients need?

Epstein RM

Patient education and counseling.. 2006 March 60 (3):272-8. Epub 01/19/2006.

Studying physician effects on patient outcomes: physician interactional style and performance on quality of care indicators.

Franks P, Jerant AF, Fiscella K, Shields CG, Tancredi DJ, Epstein RM

Social science & medicine.. 2006 January 62 (2):422-32. Epub 07/01/2005.

Physicians' responses to patients' medically unexplained symptoms.

Epstein RM, Shields CG, Meldrum SC, Fiscella K, Carroll J, Carney PA, Duberstein PR

Psychosomatic medicine.. 2006 68 (2):269-76. Epub 1900 01 01.

Measuring patient-centered communication in patient-physician consultations: theoretical and practical issues.

Epstein RM, Franks P, Fiscella K, Shields CG, Meldrum SC, Kravitz RL, Duberstein PR

Social science & medicine.. 2005 October 61 (7):1516-28. Epub 04/15/2005.

Peer assessment of professional competence.

Dannefer EF, Henson LC, Bierer SB, Grady-Weliky TA, Meldrum S, Nofziger AC, Barclay C, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2005 July 39 (7):713-22. Epub 1900 01 01.

Physician responses to ambiguous patient symptoms.

Seaburn DB, Morse D, McDaniel SH, Beckman H, Silberman J, Epstein R

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2005 June 20 (6):525-30. Epub 1900 01 01.

Emotion language in primary care encounters: reliability and validity of an emotion word count coding system.

Shields CG, Epstein RM, Franks P, Fiscella K, Duberstein P, McDaniel SH, Meldrum S

Patient education and counseling.. 2005 May 57 (2):232-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Influence of patients' requests for direct-to-consumer advertised antidepressants: a randomized controlled trial.

Kravitz RL, Epstein RM, Feldman MD, Franz CE, Azari R, Wilkes MS, Hinton L, Franks P

JAMA.. 2005 April 27293 (16):1995-2002. Epub 1900 01 01.

Assessing communication competence: a review of current tools.

Schirmer JM, Mauksch L, Lang F, Marvel MK, Zoppi K, Epstein RM, Brock D, Pryzbylski M

Family medicine.. 2005 March 37 (3):184-92. Epub 1900 01 01.

The biopsychosocial model: Exploring six impossible things.

Epstein,RM; Borrell i Carrio,F;.

Families, systems, & health. 2005; 23(4): 426-431.

Are patients' ratings of their physicians related to health outcomes?

Franks P, Fiscella K, Shields CG, Meldrum SC, Duberstein P, Jerant AF, Tancredi DJ, Epstein RM

Annals of family medicine.. 2005 3 (3):229-34. Epub 1900 01 01.

Influence of accompanied encounters on patient-centeredness with older patients.

Shields CG, Epstein RM, Fiscella K, Franks P, McCann R, McCormick K, Mallinger JB

The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice / American Board

Patient-centered communication and diagnostic testing.

Epstein RM, Franks P, Shields CG, Meldrum SC, Miller KN, Campbell TL, Fiscella K

Annals of family medicine.. 2005 3 (5):415-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Rochester Participatory Decision-Making Scale (RPAD): reliability and validity.

Shields CG, Franks P, Fiscella K, Meldrum S, Epstein RM

Annals of family medicine.. 2005 3 (5):436-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient trust: is it related to patient-centered behavior of primary care physicians?

Fiscella K, Meldrum S, Franks P, Shields CG, Duberstein P, McDaniel SH, Epstein RM

Medical care.. 2004 November 42 (11):1049-55. Epub 1900 01 01.

Communicating evidence for participatory decision making.

Epstein RM, Alper BS, Quill TE

JAMA.. 2004 May 19291 (19):2359-66. Epub 1900 01 01.

Embedding professionalism in medical education and practice.

Epstein,RM;.

Aten. Primaria. 2004; 34(1): 33-34.

Comprehensive assessment of professional competence: the Rochester experiment.

Epstein RM, Dannefer EF, Nofziger AC, Hansen JT, Schultz SH, Jospe N, Connard LW, Meldrum SC, Henson LC

Teaching and learning in medicine.. 2004 16 (2):186-96. Epub 1900 01 01.

Preventing errors in clinical practice: a call for self-awareness.

Borrell-Carrió F, Epstein RM

Annals of family medicine.. 2004 2 (4):310-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

The biopsychosocial model 25 years later: principles, practice, and scientific inquiry.

Borrell-Carrió F, Suchman AL, Epstein RM

Annals of family medicine.. 2004 2 (6):576-82. Epub 1900 01 01.

[What style of consultation with my patients should I adopt? Practical reflections on the doctor-patient relationship].

Ruiz Moral R, Rodríguez JJ, Epstein R

Atencion primaria. 2003 December 32 (10):594-602. Epub 1900 01 01.

Please don't say anything: partner notification and the patient-physician relationship.

Epstein R, Thomas JC, Rutecki GW

The virtual mentor : VM.. 2003 November 15 (11)Epub 11/01/2003.

[Aspects of communication: the challenge of competition in the medical profession].

Clèries Costa X, Borrell Carrió F, Epstein RM, Kronfly Rubiano E, Escoda Aresté JJ, Martínez-Carretero JM

Atencion primaria. 2003 June 3032 (2):110-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

An integrated biopsychosocial approach to palliative care training of medical students.

Quill TE, Dannefer E, Markakis K, Epstein R, Greenlaw J, McGrail K, Milella M

Journal of palliative medicine.. 2003 June 6 (3):365-80. Epub 1900 01 01.

Virtual physicians, health systems, and the healing relationship.

Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2003 May 18 (5):404-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mindful practice in action (II): Cultivating habits of mind.

Epstein,RM;.

Families, Systems and Health. 2003; 21(1): 11-17.

Mindful practice in action (I): Technical competence, evidence-based medicine and relationship-centered care

Epstein,RM;.

Families, Systems, & Health. 2003; 21(1): 1-10.

Research guidelines for assessing the impact of healing relationships in clinical medicine.

Miller WL, Crabtree BF, Duffy MB, Epstein RM, Stange KC

Alternative therapies in health and medicine.. 2003 9 (3 Suppl):A80-95. Epub 1900 01 01.

Hearing voices: patient-centered care with diverse populations.

Epstein RM, Borrell F, Visser A

Patient education and counseling.. 2002 September 48 (1):1-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Is communication a skill? Communication behaviors and being in relation.

Zoppi K, Epstein RM

Family medicine.. 2002 May 34 (5):319-24. Epub 1900 01 01.

The costs of making practice more cost-effective.

Epstein RM

JAMA.. 2002 April 3287 (13):1648-9; author reply 1649-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

Defining and assessing professional competence.

Epstein RM, Hundert EM

JAMA.. 2002 January 9287 (2):226-35. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pudor, honor, and autoridad: the evolving patient-physician relationship in Spain.

Epstein RM, Borrell i Carrió F

Patient education and counseling.. 2001 October 45 (1):51-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

[The International Conference on Communication and Health of Barcelona 2000. One more step in the right direction].

Borrell i Carrió F, Epstein R

Atencion primaria. 2001 April 3027 (7):449-51. Epub 1900 01 01.

[Communication, burnout and clinical results: more questions than answers].

Epstein RM

Atencion primaria. 2001 April 3027 (7):511-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

"We've tried everything and nothing works": family-centered pediatrics and clinical problem-solving.

Stein MT, Coleman WL, Epstein RM

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP.. 2001 April 22 (2 Suppl):S55-60. Epub 1900 01 01.

Improving physicians' HIV risk-assessment skills using announced and unannounced standardized patients.

Epstein RM, Levenkron JC, Frarey L, Thompson J, Anderson K, Franks P

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2001 March 16 (3):176-80. Epub 1900 01 01.

Just being.

Epstein RM

The Western journal of medicine.. 2001 January 174 (1):63-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

The patient-physician relationship

Rodriguez,JJ; Epstein,RM; Ruiz,R;.

Atencion Primaria. 2001; 28(1): 164-171.

Is communication a skill? communications behaviors and being in relation

Zoppi K; Epstein RM.

Anales de Navarra. 2001; 24(2): 23-31.

Rethinking somatization.

McWhinney IR, Epstein RM, Freeman TR

Advances in mind-body medicine.. 2001 17 (4):232-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

The science of patient-centered care.

Epstein RM

The Journal of family practice.. 2000 September 49 (9):805-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Time, autonomy, and satisfaction.

Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2000 July 15 (7):517-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patients, interrupted?

Marvel MK, Epstein RM, Beckman HB

The Journal of family practice.. 2000 May 49 (5):471. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mindful practice.

Epstein RM

JAMA.. 1999 September 1282 (9):833-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Talking about AIDS.

Epstein RM, Frarey L, Beckman HB

AIDS patient care and STDs.. 1999 September 13 (9):545-53. Epub 1900 01 01.

Toward creating physician-healers: fostering medical students' self-awareness, personal growth, and well-being.

Novack DH, Epstein RM, Paulsen RH

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 1999 May 74 (5):516-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Somatization reconsidered: incorporating the patient's experience of illness.

Epstein RM, Quill TE, McWhinney IR

Archives of internal medicine.. 1999 February 8159 (3):215-22. Epub 1900 01 01.

Soliciting the patient's agenda: have we improved?

Marvel MK, Epstein RM, Flowers K, Beckman HB

JAMA.. 1999 January 20281 (3):283-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Time and the patient-physician relationship.

Dugdale DC, Epstein R, Pantilat SZ

Journal of general internal medicine.. 1999 January 14 Suppl 1 (Suppl 1):S34-40. Epub 1900 01 01.

Differentiation before death: Medical family therapy for a woman with end-stage Crohn's disease and her son.

McDaniel,SH; Harkness,JL; Epstein,RM;.

Sistemas Familiares. 1999; 15(2): 55-72.

Awkward moments in patient-physician communication about HIV risk.

Epstein RM, Morse DS, Frankel RM, Frarey L, Anderson K, Beckman HB

Annals of internal medicine.. 1998 March 15128 (6):435-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Communication and somatic distress: international perspectives

Epstein, RM; Borrell, F; Freeman, T; Seaburn, D.

Patient, Education & Counseling. 1998; 34: S43-S55.

How students learn from community-based preceptors.

Epstein RM, Cole DR, Gawinski BA, Piotrowski-Lee S, Ruddy NB

Archives of family medicine.. 1998 7 (2):149-54. Epub 1900 01 01.

Calibrating the physician. Personal awareness and effective patient care. Working Group on Promoting Physician Personal Awareness, American Academy on Physician and Patient.

Novack DH, Suchman AL, Clark W, Epstein RM, Najberg E, Kaplan C

JAMA.. 1997 August 13278 (6):502-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Rethinking somatization.

McWhinney IR, Epstein RM, Freeman TR

Annals of internal medicine.. 1997 May 1126 (9):747-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

"We've tried everything and nothing works": family-centered pediatrics and clinical problem-solving.

Stein MT, Coleman WL, Epstein RM

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP.. 1997 April 18 (2):114-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Communication and the medical interview. Strategies for learning and teaching.

Kaplan CB, Siegel B, Madill JM, Epstein RM

Journal of general internal medicine.. 1997 April 12 Suppl 2 (Suppl 2):S49-55. Epub 1900 01 01.

Personal awareness and professional growth: a proposed curriculum

Novack DH; Kaplan C; Epstein RM.

Medical Encounter. 1997; 13(1): 3-8.

DNR orders and medical futility.

Epstein R

JAMA.. 1995 July 26274 (4):299; author reply 300. Epub 1900 01 01.

Communication between primary care physicians and consultants.

Epstein RM

Archives of family medicine.. 1995 May 4 (5):403-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Simulated families in clinical teaching

Epstein,RM; Seaburn,DB;.

Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education. 1995; 2(2): 75-82.

Cocaine and HIV prevalence in an alcohol treatment center.

Epstein R

JAMA.. 1994 August 10272 (6):435. Epub 1900 01 01.

Health care reform and patient-physician communication.

Epstein RM, Beckman HB

American family physician.. 1994 June 49 (8):1718-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Taking care of

Epstein,RM;.

Archives of Family Medicine. 1994; 3: 9-10.

Qualitative research on career choices.

Epstein RM

Family medicine.. 1993 October 25 (9):555-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Perspectives on patient-doctor communication.

Epstein RM, Campbell TL, Cohen-Cole SA, McWhinney IR, Smilkstein G

The Journal of family practice.. 1993 October 37 (4):377-88. Epub 1900 01 01.

Understanding fear of contagion among physicians who care for HIV patients.

Epstein RM, Christie M, Frankel R, Rousseau S, Shields C, Suchman AL

Family medicine.. 1993 April 25 (4):264-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Primary care of patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. The physician's perspective.

Epstein RM, Christie M, Frankel R, Rousseau S, Shields C, Williams G, Suchman AL

Archives of family medicine.. 1993 February 2 (2):159-67. Epub 1900 01 01.

Primary Care Physicians' Responses to Death and Dying in HIV Patients

Schaffer,C. R.; Epstein,R. M.; Christie,M.; Frankel,R. M.; Rousseau,S.; Shields,C. G.; Suchman,A. L.;.

Journal of the University of Rochester Medical Center. 1993; 5(2): 15-22.

Strategies for Improving Primary Care Physicians' Involvement in the Care of Patients Infected with HIV

Woolever,R.; Epstein,R. M.; Frankel,R. M.; Suchman,A. L.;.

Journal of the University of Rochester Medical Center. 1993; 5(1): 5-11.

Physician, know thy family: Looking at one's family-of-origin as a method of physician self-awareness

Epstein RM.

Medical Encounter. 1993; 8(1): 159-67.

A call for in-depth qualitative research on career choices.

Epstein RM

Family medicine.. 1993 25 (10):620-1. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient attitudes and knowledge about HIV infection and AIDS.

Epstein R

The Journal of family practice.. 1991 April 32 (4):373-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Teenagers' health concerns: implications for primary health care professionals.

Epstein R, Rice P, Wallace P

The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 1989 June 39 (323):247-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Encyclopedia of Creativity (2020)

Chapter: Medicine

Authors: Szuster RR, Epstein, RM

Publisher: Academic Press 2020

Behavioral Medicine, 5th edition (2019)

Chapter: Mindful Practice

Authors: Epstein RM

Publisher: Lange 2019

Estar Presente: Mindfulness, Medicina, y Calidad Humana (2018)

Authors: Epstein RM

Publisher: Kairos 2018

Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity (2017)

Authors: Epstein RM

Publisher: Scribner, New York 2017

Distracted Doctoring (2017)

Chapter: Mindful Practitioners, Mindful Teams, and Mindful Organizations

Authors: Epstein RM

Publisher: Springer, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2017

Mindful Medical Practice: Clinical Narratives and Therapeutic Insights (2015)

Chapter: Forward

Authors: Epstein, Ronald

Publisher: Patricia Lynn Dobkin 2015

The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Mindfulness (2014)

Chapter: What will it take for physicians to practice mindfully? Promoting quality of care, quality of caring, resilience and well-being

Authors: Epstein RM

Publisher: Wiley Blackwell 2014

Behavioral medicine: A guide for clinical practice (2014)

Chapter: Mindful practice

Authors: Epstein R

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education 2014

Mindfulness Y Ciencia: de la tradicion a la modernidad (2014)

Chapter: Prologo

Authors: Epstein RM

Publisher: Alianza Editorial 2014

Encyclopedia of Health Communication (2013)

Chapter: Collaborative decision making, shared mind

Authors: Epstein, RM

Publisher: Sage Publications 2013

Palliative Care and Ethics: Common Ground and Cutting Edges (2013)

Chapter: Capacity and shared decision-making in serious illness

Authors: Epstein RM; Entwistle VA

Publisher: Oxford University Press 2013

Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine (2012)

Chapter: "What is known about prognostication in advanced illness?"

Authors: Gramling, R, Carroll T, Epstein, R.

Publisher: Elsevier Press 2012

Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine (2012)

Chapter: "What are strategies for estimating survival prognoses in advanced cancer?"

Authors: Carroll, T, Epstein R, Gramling R.

Publisher: Elsevier Press 2012

Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine (2012)

Chapter: "What are strategies for eliminating survival prognoses in advanced non-cancer illness?"

Authors: Carroll, T, Epstein R, Gramling R.

Publisher: Elsevier Press 2012

Feedback in Higher Education (2012)

Chapter: The impact of emotion in Feedback

Authors: Molloy E, Borell Carrió F, Epstein R

Publisher: Boud D and Molloy E, Routledge. London 2012

The Question of Competence: Reconsidering Medical Education in the Twenty-First Century (2012)

Chapter: The competent Mind, Beyond Cognition

Authors: Leung A SO; Epstein RM' Moulton CA E

Publisher: Cornell University Press 2012

Surgical Education: Theorising an emerging domain (2011)

Chapter: Self-monitoring in surgical practice: slowing down when you should

Authors: Moulton CA, Epstein RM

Publisher: Springer 2011

Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making (2009)

Chapter: Teaching Diagnostic Clinical Reasoning

Authors: Quill, TE, Clark NS, Markakis K, Epstein R, Bordley D, Panzer R

Publisher: : Sage Publications Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA 2009

Behavioral Medicine: A guide for clinical practice (2008)

Chapter: Mindful Practice

Authors: Epstein, RM

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical 2008

Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research and Practice (2008)

Chapter: Key Interpersonal Functions and Health Outcomes: Lessons from Theory and Research on Clinician-Patient Communication

Authors: Street Jr., RL, Epstein, RM

Publisher: Jossey-Bass 2008

Patient-Centered Communication in Cancer Care (2007)

Authors: Epstein RM, Street RL

Publisher: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 2007

Lost Virtue: Professional character Development and Medical Education (2006)

Chapter: Mindful Practice and the Tacit Ethics of the Moment

Authors: Epstein, RM

Publisher: Elsevier, Oxford, UK 2006

Complications in Pediatric Otolaryngology (2005)

Chapter: "Managing the Stress of Surgical Complications"

Authors: Asher, BF, Epstein, RM

Publisher: CRC Press 2005

The Biopsychosocial Approach: Past, Present, Future (2003)

Chapter: Clinical Practice and the Biopsychosocial Approach

Authors: Epstein RM, Morse DS, Williams GC, LeRoux P, Suchman AL, Quill TE

Publisher: University of Rochester Press, Rochester 2003

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice (2002)

Chapter: The Patient-Physician Relationship

Authors: Epstein RM

Publisher: Plenum, New York 2002

Improving Family Health (2002)

Chapter: A Day in the Life: Philosophy and Action in Family Medicine.

Authors: Epstein, RM

Publisher: Cogil V, Garcia-Shelton L, Mariotti M, Rome, Italy 2002

Handbook of Interviewing (2001)

Chapter: Interviewing in Medical Settings.

Authors: Zoppi K, Epstein RM

Publisher: Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA 2001

Casebook for Integrating Family Therapy: An Ecosystemic Approach (2001)

Chapter: Differentiation Before Death: Medical Family Therapy for a Woman with End-Stage Crohn's Disease and Her Son

Authors: McDaniel SH, Harkness JL, Epstein RM

Publisher: APA Publishers, Washington 2001

The New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (1999)

Chapter: Communication and Mental Health in Primary Care

Authors: Epstein RM, Borrell i Carrio F, Caterina M

Publisher: Oxford Press, Oxford, UK 1999

Medicina de Familia y Universidad (1999)

Chapter: [Family Medicine and the Medical School: The Situation in the USA and Implications for Spain]

Authors: Epstein, RM

Publisher: Secretariado de Publicaciones, Sevilla, Spain 1999

Partnerships in Health Care: Transforming Relational Process (1998)

Chapter: Communication between Primary Care Physicians and Consultants

Authors: Epstein, RM

Publisher: University of Rochester Press, Rochester, NY 1998

Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine (1997)

Chapter: A Biopsychosocial Approach to AIDS

Authors: Epstein, RM

Publisher: Munchen-Wien-Baltimore, Uraban and Schwartzenberg 1997

Advances in Medical Education (1997)

Chapter: How Students Learn from Ambulatory Preceptors: Critical Incidents

Authors: Epstein RM, Cole DR, Gawinski BA, Ruddy NB, Lee SP

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands 1997

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice: A Textbook on the Patient, Doctor and Society (1996)

Chapter: The Patient-Physician Relationship

Authors: Epstein, RM

Publisher: Plenum, New York 1996

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