The Palliative Arts: Envisioning a New Paradigm in Palliative Care

Rachel Rusch; Heather Coats; Cara L. Wallace; Khaliah A. Johnson; Kashelle Lockman; William E. Rosa; Rebecca Wright; Susan DeSanto-Madeya; David S. Wu

doi:10.1089/jpm.2024.0279

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The Palliative Arts: Envisioning a New Paradigm in Palliative Care

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The Palliative Arts: Envisioning a New Paradigm in Palliative Care

Rachel Rusch, Heather Coats, Cara L. Wallace, Khaliah A. Johnson, Kashelle Lockman, William E. Rosa, Rebecca Wright, Susan DeSanto-Madeya and David S. Wu

Journal of palliative medicine, Vol.28(1), pp.10-17

01/2025

DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0279

PMCID: PMC12372908

PMID: 39527268

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Abstract

A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of arts-based interventions in nurturing human connection, healing, and reflection—for patients living with illness, their families, and their health care communities. Thus, we propose that these interventions, what we call the Palliative Arts—just as much as science—should be systematically integrated in clinical education, practice, research, wellness, leadership, and advocacy to impact person-centered outcomes. Our interprofessional team describes a variety of arts-based programming that its authors are leading to highlight the breadth of existing Palliative Arts work and point to future horizons for its integration in health care education and clinical settings. We propose that the Palliative Arts can inform a new paradigm, one with the potential to foster person-centered innovation and meaningful change in the field of palliative care—and health care at large.

Leadership

Palliative Care

arts

humanities

narrative medicine

Research

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Title: Subtitle: The Palliative Arts: Envisioning a New Paradigm in Palliative Care
Creators: Rachel Rusch - University of Colorado Denver
Heather Coats - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Cara L. Wallace - Saint Louis University
Khaliah A. Johnson - Emory University
Kashelle Lockman - University of Iowa
William E. Rosa - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Rebecca Wright - Johns Hopkins University
Susan DeSanto-Madeya - University of Rhode Island
David S. Wu - Johns Hopkins University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of palliative medicine, Vol.28(1), pp.10-17
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0279
PMID: 39527268
PMCID: PMC12372908
NLM abbreviation: J Palliat Med
ISSN: 1096-6218
eISSN: 1557-7740
Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
Grant note: Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program
All authors have received funding from by the Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program.
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 11/11/2024
Date published: 01/2025
Academic Unit: Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984747816902771

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