PC-FACS
PC-FACS (Fast Article Critical Summaries for Clinicians in Palliative Care) is an electronic publication that provides you with concise summaries of the most important findings from more than 100 medical and scientific journals.
Each month, structured summaries and insightful commentaries on six critical articles published during the previous 5 months help you stay on top of research that is critical to contemporary practice of palliative care. PC-FACS is a member benefit.
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About PC-FACS
PC-FACS was created in 2005 by Founding Editor in Chief Amy P. Abernethy, MD FACP FAAHPM. This publication is edited by Editor in Chief Robert M. Arnold, MD FAAHPM and Associate Editor in Chief Abby R. Rosenberg, MD MS FAAP.
The Editorial Board is comprised of:
Basic Science
Mellar P. Davis, MD FCCP FAAHPM, Senior Section Editor
Kenneth Cornetta, MD
Rachel Hadler, MD
Ashima Lal, MD
Regina Mackey, MD
Bioethics, Humanities, and Spirituality
Christina Puchalski, MD MS FACP FAAHPM, Senior Section Editor
Craig Blinderman, MD MA FAAHPM
Kate Lally, MD FAAHPM
Gregory Phelps, MD MPH MAHCM
Myrick Shinall, MD PhD MDiv
Diversity and Inclusion
Ronit Elk, PhD, Senior Section Editor
Elizabeth Chuang, MD MPH
Jane Loitman, MD
Mona Patel, DO
Mei-Ean Yeow, MN
Geriatrics and Care Transitions
Sik Kim Ang, MD, Senior Section Editor
Ahsan Azhar, MBBS MD FACP
Dashima Carthen, MD
Yuya Hagiwara, MD MHPE
Laura Patel, MD
Hospice, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Interface, and Regulatory Issues
Christopher Jones, MD FAAHPM, Senior Section Editor
Ambereen Mehta, MD MPH
Kyle Neale, DO
Alan Roth, DO FAAFP FAAHPM
Renato Samala, MD FACP
Pediatrics
Emily Johnston, MD, Senior Section Editor
Regina Okhuysen-Cawley, MD
Charles Paine, MD
Sue Sreedhar, MD
Megan Thorvilson, MD MDiv
Psychosocial
Erin Zahradnik, MD, Senior Section Editor
Kate Aberger, MD
Corey Tapper, MD MS
Ritika Oberoi-Jassal, MD
David Buxton, MD
Symptom Assessment and Management
Giovanni Elia, MD FAAHPM, Senior Section Editor
Dulce Cruz-Oliver, MD
Shelly Lo, MD
Emily Martin, MD
Sara Martin, MD
Medical Writers
Jeff M. Fortin, PhD