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Joanna Paladino, MD

Palliative Care Physician Researcher
Massachusetts General Hospital

Joanna (Jo) Paladino is a palliative care physician and faculty investigator at the Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Paladino has focused her career on designing, studying, and disseminating a serious illness communication intervention (Serious Illness Care Program, SICP) that includes structured communication tools, clinician skills training, and systems-innovations, including EHR integration. She has partnered with health systems and national organizations to adapt, implement, and study SICP across specialties, clinical settings, and diverse patient populations. Dr. Paladino has experience with intervention design, mixed-methods research, and implementation and delivery science. This work has contributed to a growing knowledge base about serious illness communication impact, adaptation, and implementation. Most recently, Dr. Paladino's research focuses on improving communication, care planning, and decision-making at the time of a dementia diagnosis.

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