SPCS in the News
General Surgery News: Inside the Launch of the Surgical Palliative Care Society
General Surgery News: A Society to Enhance Surgical Palliative Care
The Surgical Palliative Care Podcast: Introducing the Surgical Palliative Care Society
Books
Ethical Issues in Surgical Care. Published by American College of Surgeons
Ethics in Palliative Care. By Robert C. Macaulay
Palliative Care for Frontline Clinicians. Edited by Drs. Kate Aberger and David Wang
Surgical Palliative Care: A Resident’s Guide
Ten Thousand Crossroads: The Path as I Remember It By Dr. Balfour Mount
Guidelines
American College of Surgeons TQIP Geriatric Best Practice Guidelines
American College of Surgeons TQIP Palliative Care Best Practice Guidelines
Optimal Resources for Geriatric Surgery
Collections
AMA Journal of Ethics: Palliative Surgery (2021)
AMA Journal of Ethics: Anesthesiologist-Surgeon Relationships (2020)
The American Surgeon: Palliative Care Symposium (2020)
Selected Readings in General Surgery: Geriatrics and Palliative Care (Vol. 45, No. 8, 2019)
Surgical Clinics of North America: Practicing Primary Palliative Care (2019)
Education
American Board of Surgery, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Program
Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care
University of Colorado Palliative Care Graduate Program
University of Maryland Palliative Care Graduate Program
University of Washington Palliative Care Graduate Program
Journals
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Organizations
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Palliative Trauma Ad Hoc Committee
Center to Advance Palliative Care
International Neuropalliative Care Society
Resources
Brigham and Women’s Center for Surgery and Public Health, Geriatrics and Serious Illness in Surgery
https://getpalliativecare.org/
https://www.planningmyway.org/en
(free PDFs of 20+ articles on Surgical Palliative Care published in Journal of American College of Surgeons)