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Publications

Publications from our lab

Canada cancer clinicians' perceptions of palliative care in pancreatic cancer: A national survey

Valoo, K., Durieux, B.N., Subramaniam, K., Du, T., Perez, S., Downar, J., Fink, K. and Sanders, J.J., 2026. Canada Cancer Clinicians’ Perceptions of Palliative Care in Pancreatic Cancer: A National Survey. Current Oncology, 33(2), p.113.

Assessing urban community-based palliative care in Montreal: Identifying gaps and opportunities for quality improvement

Fink, K., Wiseblatt, L., Basile, C.O., Cohen, S.R. and Sanders, J.J., 2025. Assessing Urban Community-Based Palliative Care in Montreal: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities for Quality Improvement. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, p.10499091251335928.

Nonverbal behavior in prognostic communication: A pilot experiment in virtual reality

Durieux, B.N., Gordon, J., Sanders, J.J., Duane, J.N., Blanch-Hartigan, D. and Ericson, J., 2025. Nonverbal behavior in prognostic communication: A pilot experiment in virtual reality. PEC innovation, p.100424.

Measuring the quality of patient-provider relationships in serious illness: A scoping review

Wassef, K., Ma, K., Durieux, B.N., Brown, T.L., Paladino, J., Thorne, S. and Sanders, J.J., 2025. Measuring the quality of patient-provider relationships in serious illness: A scoping review. Palliative Medicine, p.02692163251315304.

Reprogramming healthcare: Leveraging AI to strengthen doctor-patient relationships

Durieux, B.N., Gramling, R. and Sanders, J.J., 2024. Reprogramming Healthcare: Leveraging AI to Strengthen Doctor-Patient Relationships. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39(15), pp.3082-3083.

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Our favorite papers and references

  • Cassell, E.J., 1991. The nature of suffering and the goals of medicine. Oxford University Press, USA.​

  • ​Matthews, D.A., Suchman, A.L., Branch Jr., W.T. 1993. Making connexions: Enhancing the therapeutic potential of patientclinician relationships. Annals of Internal Medicine; 118(12): 973-7.

  • Rodin, G., Feldman, A., Trapani, D., Skelton, M., Unger-Saldaña, K., Essue, B., Pihlak, R., Walshe, C., Rosa, W.E., Banegas, M.P., Zambrano-Lucio, M. 2025. The human crisis in cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission. The Lancet Oncology; 26(12): e628-70.

  • Strunk, W. & White, E.B., 1999. The Elements of Style. 4th ed., Pearson.

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