Journal of Palliative Medicine is the premier peer-reviewed journal covering medical, psychosocial, policy, and legal issues in end-of-life care and relief of suffering for patients with intractable pain. The Journal presents essential information for professionals in hospice/palliative medicine, focusing on improving quality of life for patients and their families, and the latest developments in drug and non-drug treatments.  

Journal of Palliative Medicine coverage includes:
The latest medical advances in pain and symptom management
Evidence-based protocols
Model palliative care programs
Clinical case reports
Guidance for working with patients and their families
Psychological and spiritual aspects of end-of-life care
Roundtable discussions with leading experts in the field

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, FAHPM, FAACE
Vice President, Medical Affairs, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH
United States
Telephone: 614-533-6299
SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Margaret L. Campbell, PhD, RN, FPCN
Wayne State University
United States

David C. Currow, MD
Flinders University
Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Australia

Cynthia Goh, MD
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Singapore

Irene Higginson, BmedSci, BMBS, FFPHM, PhD
Kings College London
United Kingdom

Diane E. Meier, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States

R. Sean Morrison, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States

Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MD
Stanford University
United States
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Emily Chai, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States

Karen Cross, MD
Hospice and Palliative Care Center, North Carolina
United States

Stacy Fischer, MD
University of Colorado Denver
United States
Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina
United States
Arif H. Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS
Duke Cancer Institute
United States
Dio Kavalieratos, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
United States
Cari R. Levy, MD
University of Colorado Denver
United States
Hillary Lum, MD
University of Colorado
United States

Staffan Lundström, MD, PhD
Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation
Sweden
Susan C. Miller, PhD
Brown University
United States

Christine Ritchie, MD
University of California, San Francisco
United States
Paul C. Rousseau, MD
Mount Pleasant, SC
United States

Deborah Witt Sherman, PhD, FAAN
Florida International University
United States

Thomas B. Strouse, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
United States
Christina K. Ullrich, MD, MPH 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
United States
MANAGING EDITOR
Lisa Pelzek-Braun, MHA
OhioHealth Home Care
Preserve Building 1
5450 Frantz Road – Suite 100
Columbus, OH  43016
Telephone: 614-566-0252
Lisa.Pelzek-Braun@ohiohealth.com
FOUNDING EDITOR

David E. Weissman, MD
Palliative Care Education, LLC
Shorewood, WI
United States
EDITORIAL BOARD
Melissa D. Aldridge, PhD, MBA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States

Robert M. Arnold, MD
University of Pittsburgh
United States

Daniel Azevedo, MD
Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
Brazil
Ashwini C. Bapat, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 

Caitlin N. Baran, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital Palliative Care    
Boston, MA
Craig D. Blinderman, MD
Columbia University
United States

Susan Block, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
United States

Eduardo Bruera, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
United States

Sofia Bunge, MD
Program Argentino de Medicina
Argentina
Iraida V. Carrion, PhD, LCSW
University of South Florida
United States 
 
Carlos Centeno, MD, PhD
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Spain 
Harvey M. Chochinov, MD, PhD
CancerCare Manitoba/University of Manitoba
Canada

Agnes Csikos, MD, PhD
University of Pecs
Hungary

James Downar, MD
University of Toronto
Canada

John Ellershaw
University of Liverpool
United Kingdom

Ruth Engelberg, PhD
University of Washington
United States

Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, FAAN
City of Hope National Medical Center
United States

Marilene Filbet, MD
Centre hospitalier Lyon sud
France

Carl Johan Fürst, MD, PhD
Lund University
Sweden
Javier Gomez-Batista, MD, PhD
WHO Collaborating Center for Palliative Care Public Health
University of Vic
Spain
James Hallenbeck, MD
Stanford University
United States

Pam Hinds, PhD, FAAN
Children's National Medical Center
United States

Abdul Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH
King Saud University
Saudi Arabia
Yoshiyuki Kizawa, MD, PhD, FJSIM
Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
Japan

Linda Kristjanson, RN, PhD
Swinburne University
Australia

Jung Hye Kwon, MD, PhD
Hallym University College of Medicine 
Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital
South Korea

Philip Larkin, RN, PhD
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
Matthew Maddocks, PhD MCSP FHEA 
Kings College London
United Kingdom

Joan Marston, MD
International Children’s Palliative Network
South Africa

Masanori Mori, MD
Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital
Japan
Tatsuya Morita, MD
Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital
Japan

Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW
Collaborative Caring
United States

Gayatri Palat, MD
MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Center
India

Sheila Payne, BA(Hons), PhD, RN, DipN, CPsychol
Lancaster University
United Kingdom

Holly G. Prigerson, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine 
United States

Lukas Radbruch, MD
University Hospital Bonn
Germany

M.R. Rajagopal, MD
Pallium India
India

Jennifer Reidy, MD
University of Massachusetts
United States

Graeme Rocker, MD
QEII Health Sciences
Canada
Drew A. Rosielle, MD
University of Minnesota Medical Center
United States

Joan Teno, MD
University of Washington
United States

Satoru Tsuneto, MD, PhD
Kyoto University
Japan
James A. Tulsky, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
United States

Camilla Zimmermann, MD
University Health Network
Canada