Department Blog

Dr. Spangler Receives Medical Educator of the Year Award from MELA

Dr. Powell Leads new Center for Combat Casualty Care

Brian Browne Conferred Status as Department’s First Professor Emeritus

Gentry Wilkerson Promoted to Professor

Kinjal Sethuraman Promoted to Professor

Mark Sutherland Promoted to Associate Professor

Ryan Spangler Promoted to Associate Professor

Sarah Sommerkamp Promoted to Associate Professor

Dr. Spangler Receives Medical Educator of the Year Award from MELA

Dr. Powell Leads new Center for Combat Casualty Care

Brian Browne Conferred Status as Department’s First Professor Emeritus

Gentry Wilkerson Promoted to Professor

Kinjal Sethuraman Promoted to Professor

Mark Sutherland Promoted to Associate Professor

Ryan Spangler Promoted to Associate Professor

Sarah Sommerkamp Promoted to Associate Professor

Department Blog

Posted 5/20/2025 by Melisa Hayes

Palliative Care in the Emergency Department

In the latest CCPEM podcast, Dr. Winters, MD, MBA and colleagues discuss the recent PRIM-ER trial, which evaluated a primary palliative care education intervention for ED providers (MDs, NPs, RNs). They concluded that a multicomponent primary palliative care intervention did not reduce hospital admissions, subsequent health care use, or short-term mortality for older ED patients with life-limiting illness. The podcast is now available at https://ccpem.blog/podcast/palliative-care-in-the-ed/.