Janet Lee Abrahm MD FACP, FAAHPM

PubMed

• Codesigning the iCanPlan Program to promote advance care planning among consumers from ethnic minority backgrounds in cancer care.
  Ashfaq Chauhan, Sally Greenberg, Sophie Jessop, Nancy Huang, Helen Fifield-Smith
  Supportive Care in Cancer. 2025-11-22
• Using Data-driven Clinical Decision Support to Integrate Precision Cancer Symptom Management Into the Electronic Health Record.
  Mary E Cooley, Leslie A Lenert, Janet L Abrahm, David F Lobach
  Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 2025-08-01
• Psychological Well-Being in Clinical Research Coordinators.
  Regina M Longley, M Tim Song, Daniel A Schaefer, Annabella C Boardman, Emma P Keane
  JAMA Network Open. 2025-07-01

Journal Articles

• Ask the Hematologist What is your approach to assessment and management of patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy  
  Abrahm JL, The Hematologist, 1/1/2014
• Bridging the gap: a palliative care consultation service in a hematological malignancy-bone marrow transplant unit  
  Selvaggi KJ, Vick JB, Jessell SA, Lister J, Abrahm JL, Bernacki R, J Commun Support Oncol, 1/1/2014
• Integrating palliative care into comprehensive cancer care  
  Abrahm JL, JNCCN, 1/1/2012
• Advances in palliative medicine and end-of-life care  
  Abrahm JL, 1/1/2011
• Incidence and Treatment Patterns in Hospitalizations for Malignant Spinal Cord Compression in the United States, 1998-2006  
  Mak KS, Lee LK, Mak RH, Wang S, Pile-Spellman J, Abrahm JL, Prigerson HG, Balboni TA, Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys, 1/1/2011
• Managing Pain and Physical Discomfort: Q & A with Janet Abrahm, MD  
  Abrahm JL, Insight, 1/1/2010
• Spinal cord compression in patients with advanced metastatic cancer; "All I care about is walking and living my life"  
  Abrahm JL, Banffy MB, Harris MB, JAMA, 1/1/2008
• Take control of cancer-related pain (so you can take back your life)  
  Abrahm JL, Coping, 1/1/2006
• Metastatic spinal cord compression: the hidden danger  
  Selvaggi K, Abrahm J, Nature Clin Pract Oncol, 1/1/2006
• Creating enduring change: demonstrating the long-term impact of a faculty development program in palliative care  
  Sullivan AM, Lakoma MD, Billings JA, Peters AS, Block SB, and the PCEP core faculty, JGIM, 1/1/2006
• Cancer of the ovary (Author Reply)  
  Matulonis U, Abrahm JL, N Engl J Med, 1/1/2005
• Preparation of the patient for palliative procedures  
  Ross EL, Abrahm J, Surgical Clinics of North America, 1/1/2005
• Teaching and learning end-of-life care: evaluation of a faculty development program in palliative care  
  Sullivan A, Lakoma MD, Peters AS, Billings JA, Block SD, and the PCEP core faculty, Acad Med, 1/1/2005
• Aging, pain and cancer: the role of geriatrics, oncology and palliative care  
  Abrahm JL, Balducci L, Cancer Pain Release, 1/1/2004
• Update in palliative medicine and end of life care  
  Abrahm JL, Annu Rev Med, 1/1/2003
• Pain control near the end of life  
  Abrahm JL, Pain clinical updates., 1/1/2003
• Ensuring a good death; pain and palliative care in cancer  
  Lynch M, Abrahm J, Ca Practice, 1/1/2002
• Guidelines for dealing with patients and families  
  Abrahm JL, J Crit Ill, 1/1/2001
• Pain assessment and management  
  Abrahm JL, Snyder L, Prim Care Clinics in Office Practice, 1/1/2001
• Pain management for dying patients  
  Abrahm J, Postgraduate Med, 1/1/2001
• Helping to achieve optimal pain management in elderly patients  
  Abrahm JL, Geriatric Case Management, 1/1/2001
• Optimal pain management in older patients: achieving effective assessment and treatment  
  Abrahm JL, Healthcare and Aging, 1/1/2001
• Re-vision  
  Abrahm JL, AAHPM Bulletin, 1/1/2001
• Talking about clinical practice guidelines: how much should patients be told  
  Casarett DJ, Abrahm J, J Clinical Outcomes Management, 1/1/2001
• Pain management in patients with advanced cancer (letter)  
  Abrahm J, Ann Intern Med, 1/1/2000
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Books/Book Chapters

• Comprehensive Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer 
  Janet L. Abrahm with Molly E. Collins and B-R DaubmanJohns Hopkins University Press, BaltimoreEdition 4,2022
• Abeloff’s Clinical Oncology. 
  Chapter: Caring for patients at the end of life. 
  Page 682 - 693Nabati L, Abrahm JLEditors: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Doroshow JH, Kastan MB, Tepper JE.Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5th,2014
• The teaching hospital: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Evolution of Academic Medicine. 
  Chapter: Palliative care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. 
  Page 302 - 307Abrahm JLEditors: Tishler PV, Wenc C, Loscalzo J.McGraw Hill Educaton, New York, NY2014
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  Chapter: Palliative medicine: Symptom management in palliative medicine. 
  Selvaggi, KJ, Abrahm, JLEditors: Nabel, EG.ACP medicine [online]. Hamilton (ON): Decker Intellectual Properties2012
• Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience. 
  Chapter: Spinal cord compression in patients with advanced metastatic cancer: “All I care about is walking and living my life. 
  Page 115 - 127Abrahm JL, Banffy MB, Harris MBEditors: McPhee SJ, Winker MA, Rabow MW, Pantilat SZ, Markowitz AJ.McGraw Hill Medical, New York, NY2011
• 2010 Excellence in Oncology: cutting edge findings into clinical practice. 
  Chapter: Pharmacologic management of cancer pain. 
  Page 50 - 51Abrahm JLAssociation Management, Metamorfossi, Athens, Greece2010
• Palliative Medicine. 
  Chapter: Nausea, vomiting, and early satiety. 
  Page 921 - 931Abrahm JL, Fowler, BEditors: Walsh TD, Caraceni AT, Fainsinger R, Foley KM, Glare P, Goh C, Lloyd-Williams M, Olarte JN, Radbruch L.Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2009
• Current Thinking in Trends in Cancer Pain Management: Towards optimal symptom management. The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection 
  Chapter: Web-based resource for a palliative care approach to pain management. "The patient with pain: a palliative care approach." 
  Abrahm, JEditors: Burton, A.Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, London2009
• A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients. Japanese Edition 
  Abrahm JLEdix International,Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan2009
• Hematology, Basic Principles and Practice. 
  Chapter: Palliative Care. 
  Page 1517 - 1524Abrahm JL, Wolfe JEditors: Hoffman R, Benz EZ Jr, Shattil SJ, Furie B, Cohen HJ, Silberstein LE, McGlave P.Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, PA2009
• Current Therapy in Pain. 
  Chapter: Pain in the Palliative Care Population. 
  Page 386 - 391Nabati L, Abrahm JEditors: Smith HS.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA2009
• Bonica’s Management of Pain. 
  Chapter: Cancer-related bone pain. 
  Page 629 - 635Abrahm J, Ross E, Klikovich RJEditors: Fishman SM, Ballantyne JK, Rathmell JP.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2009
• Bonica’s Management of Pain. 
  Chapter: Cancer-related visceral pain. 
  Page 635 - 644Abrahm J, Ross E, Klikovich RJEditors: Fishman SM, Ballantyne JK, Rathmell JP.Philadelphia, PA2009
• Hematology 2008 American Society of Hematology Educational Program 
  Chapter: Patient and family requests for hastened death. 
  Page 475 - 480Abrahm JLAmerican Society of Hematology, San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC2008
• 2008 Annual Meeting Summaries 
  Chapter: Patient and Survivor Care. 
  Page 119 - 125Abrahm JLASCO Publications, Chicago, IL; Alexandria, VA2008
• Pain and Chemical Dependency. 
  Chapter: The Palliative Care Patient. 
  Page 321 - 328Nabati L, Abrahm JEditors: Smith HS, Passik SD.Oxford University Press, New York, NY2008
• DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg's Cancer: principles and practice of oncology. 
  Chapter: Specialized care of the terminally ill. 
  Page 2830 - 2846Abrahm JLEditors: DeVita VT, Lawrence TS, Rosenberg SA.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2008
• Opioid therapy in the 21st century. 
  Chapter: Special populations: palliative care. 
  Page 143 - 154Nabati N, Abrahm JEditors: Smith HS.Oxford University Press, New York, NY2008
• Proceedings of the ASCO 2007 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 
  Chapter: Nutritional support in patients with esophageal and gastric cancers: defining appropriate management and intervention. 
  Page 37 - 38Abrahm JLEditors: Grunberg SM.ASCO Publications, Orlando, FL; Alexandria, VA2007
• Pain Management at the End of Life; Bridging the gap between knowledge and practice. 
  Chapter: Approaches to End-of-Life Pain management. 
  Page 165 - 182Abrahm JLEditors: Doka KJ.Hospice Foundation of America, Washington, DC2006
• ASCO Annual Meeting Summaries 
  Chapter: Patient Care. 
  Page 182 - 185Abrahm JLASCO Publications, Alexandria, VA2005
• A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients. 
  Abrahm JLJohns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MDEdition 2nd,2005
• Cancer: principles and practice of oncology. 
  Chapter: Specialized care of the terminally ill. 
  Page 2702 - 2718Abrahm JLEditors: DeVita VT, Hellman S, Rosenberg SA.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2005
• Hematology, Basic Principles and Practice. 
  Chapter: Pain Management and Antiemetic therapy in hematologic disorders. 
  Page 1623 - 1637Abrahm JL, Dias L, Fowler BEditors: Hoffman R, Benz EZ Jr, Shattil SJ, Furie B, Cohen HJ, Silberstein LE, McGlave P.Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, PA2005
• Clinical Oncology 
  Chapter: Caring for patients at the end of life. 
  Page 847 - 859Abrahm JLEditors: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG.Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, PA2004
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Abstracts/Posters

• Creating evidence-based computable algorithms providing real-time specific symptom management suggestions in both a community and an academic outpatient thoracic oncol...
  Abrahm JL, Lobach DF, Johns E, Halpenny B, Saunders T-A, Del Fiol G, Rabin MS, Calarese P, Berenbaum II, Zaner K, Finn K, Berry DL, Cooley ME, MACC Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 6/28/2013
• Programmatic approach and educational resources for mesothelioma
  Abrahm JL, International Mesothelioma Interest Group Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2012
• A systematic approach for testing complex clinical decision algorithms implemented through Web Services. (Poster Session)
  Cooley ME, Halpenny B, Saunders T-A, Abrahm J, Kawa M, Guilherme D, Loback D, AMIA Annual Symposium, 10/24/2011
• Update in Palliative Care for Cancer Patients in the United States.
  Abrahm JL, The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Oncology ; 49th Annual meeting of JSCO: Educational Book, Nagoya, Japan (Oct 27, 2011), 1/1/2011
• Pain management for Internists (Plenary Presentation)
  Abrahm JL, Spokane Society of Internal Medicine, Spokane, WA, 1/1/2004
• Palliative Care, Sorting out Fact from Fiction
  Abrahm JL, American Society of Clinical Oncology, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2004
• Elderly cancer patients and caregivers at the end of life: needs and interventions (Research Presentation).
  Abrahm JL, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Palm Springs, CA, 1/1/2002
• Management of pain and spinal cord compression in patients with advanced cancer.
  Abrahm JL, Ann Intern Med; ACP-ASIM End-of-life Care Consensus Panel. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, 1/1/1999
• Development of a teaching module for quality-of-life assessment of terminal patients.
  Seligman PA, Dignon C, Ross DD, Steen PD, Abrahm JL, Boston PH, Ferris F, Foley J, Nelson-Marten P, O'Mara AM, von Gunten CF, Weissman DE, J Cancer Educ; AACE Multi-Institutional Palliative Cancer Education Section. American Association for Cancer Education, 1/1/1999
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Lectures

• Topics from Palliative Medicine and Psychosocial Oncology. 
  1/1/2014
• Topics from palliative medicine and care for patients at the end of life. 
  1/1/2014
• Pain assessment and management; palliative care aspects of pain; nausea and vomiting. 
  1/1/2014
• Opioid Neurotoxicity 
  1/1/2014
• Palliative Care; The Dying Patient 
  1/1/2014
• Palliative care and psychosocial concerns. 
  1/1/2014
• Clinical Essentials of Palliative Care 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2014
• Palliative and Supportive Care 
  1/1/2014
• A Comprehensive Guide to Caring for Your Patients 
  1/1/2014
• Knowledge to Practice Oncology 
  1/1/2014
• Master Course 
  1/1/2014
• Advanced Pain Management 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2014
• Problematic Palliative Care Patients 
  1/1/2014
• Non-Pain Symptom Management 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2014
• Neuropathic pain in the cancer patient. 
  1/1/2014
• Difficult Conversations 
  South Shore Cancer Center; Milford, MA Cancer Center; Londonderry, NH Cancer Center - 1/1/2014
• Pain, Suffering, and Healing 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
• Palliative and Hospice Care 
  American College of Physicians, Orlando, FL - 1/1/2014
• Care Pathways 
  Miami, FL - 1/1/2014
• Neuropathic pain in cancer patients: assessment and management. 
  Miami, FL - 1/1/2014
• Palliative Care for Hospitalists and Intensivists 
  Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 4/4/2013
• Palliative care and the dying process. 
  1/1/2013
• Palliative Care for practicing oncologists. 
  Milford, MA; South Weymouth, MA (2013) - 1/1/2013
• When patient and Family Interests are not aligned (seminar). 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2013
• The Cancer Patient in Pain: a palliative care approach. Keynote Address, "A bridge to healing: insights into the management of pain and suffering.” 
  South Burlington, VT - 1/1/2013
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Other

• Intranet based pain competency examination and Pain Resource Document 
  Abrahm J, DFCI
  1/1/2014
• Guidelines for assessment and management of nausea and vomiting. (Clinical Resource and Teaching Tool) 
  M. Lynch, B Fowler, J Abrahm, DFCI and BWH
  1/1/2013
• Pain Management Tables and Guidelines. (Clinical Resource and Teaching Tool) 
  Fowler B, Lynch M, Abrahm J, Phantumvanit. V, Greenberg H, Robins E, Correll D, DFCI and BWH
  1/1/2013
• Palliative Care Clinical Guidelines (including assessment and management of cancer patients with Pain Emergency, Dyspnea, Delirium, Constipation, and Nausea and Vomiti... 
  M Lynch, B Fowler, J Abrahm, BWH and Partners Home Healthcare System
  1/1/2013
• Palliative Sedation in the non-ICU setting (Clinical Guideline) 
  J Abrahm, B. Fowler, M. Lynch
  1/1/2012
• How physicians can improve care for patients with serious and life-threatening illness. 
  J Abrahm, VA Jackson, Massachusetts Medical Society
  1/1/2012
• DVD: “Planning for Care during Serious Illness” 
  Abrahm JL, Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making (FIDM)
  1/1/2008
• Internet based article; Ethical considerations in effective pain management at the end of life. 
  Abrahm J, Dr. Vicki Jackson, Up-to-Date
  1/1/2008
• Video lectures for Geriatric Pain Management. 
  Abrahm J, BIDMC Department of Geriatrics
  1/1/2007
• Web-based Cases 
  Abrahm J, National Pain Education Center
  1/1/2002
• Opioid Conversion 
  Abrahm J, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  1/1/1999
• Computerized Hospice Order Set. 
  Abrahm J, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  1/1/1998
• Pseudomembranous colitis, leukemoid reaction, and thrombocytosis. 
  Abrahm JL, Kankaria AG, Singh G, Napoleon M, Resident and Staff Physician
  1/1/1994
• “How physicians can improve care for patients with serious and life-threatening illnesses.” (Web-Based Lectures) 
  Abrahm J, Jackson V
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