DavidBekelmanMDMPH

Psychiatry • Aurora, CO

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

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Office
1055 Clermont St
Aurora, CO 80220
Phone(303) 399-8020
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Education & Training

University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry, 1996 - 2001
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2005 - 2023
MD State Medical License 2001 - 2006
IA State Medical License 1996 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Improving Symptoms and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure: Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Illness in Chronic Heart Failure (CASA) Trial Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Vets Helping Vets Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Advancing Symptom Alleviation With Palliative Treatment Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Psychosocial Intervention in Latino Patients With Advanced Cancer Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 23
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Goals of Care Conversations Study Start of enrollment: 2022 Sep 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Implementing Goals-of-Care Conversations: Lessons From High- and Low-Performing Sites From a VA National Initiative.
Cati Brown-Johnson, Marie C. Haverfield, Karleen F. Giannitrapani, Natalie Lo, Jill Lowery, Mary Beth Foglia, Anne Walling, David B. Bekelman, Scott Shreve, Lisa Soley...> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021 Feb 1
1 citations
Patient Portal Use Near the End-of-Life.
Jennifer Dickman Portz, John D. Powers, Megan A. Baldwin, David B. Bekelman, Alejandra Casillas, Jean S. Kutner, Elizabeth A. Bayliss> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021 Jan 27
3 citations
Feasibility of Group Visits for Advance Care Planning Among Patients with Heart Failure and Their Caregivers.
Julia Bandini, Alexis Coulourides Kogan, Bonnie Olsen, Jessica Phillips, Rebecca L. Sudore, David B. Bekelman, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia> ;Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2021 Jan 1
4 citations
Pilot of the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative Among Veterans With Serious Illness.
Karleen F. Giannitrapani, Anne Walling, Ariadna Garcia, Marybeth Foglia, Jill Lowery, Natalie Lo, David B. Bekelman, Cati Brown-Johnson, Marie C. Haverfield, Natalia F...> ;American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2021 Jan 1
1 citations
Comorbid Anxiety and Depression, Though Underdiagnosed, Are Not Associated with High Rates of Low-Value Care in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Matthew F Griffith, Hung-Yuan P Chen, David B. Bekelman, Laura C. Feemster, Laura J Spece, Lucas M Donovan, David H. Au, Evan P. Carey> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2021 Mar 1
1 citations
A longitudinal analysis of the relationships between depression, fatigue, and pain in patients with heart failure.
Julia L. Sheffler, Sarah J. Schmiege, Joleen Sussman, David B. Bekelman> ;Aging & Mental Health. 2021 Dec 2
The National Postdoctoral Palliative Care Research Training Collaborative: History, Activities, Challenges, and Future Goals.
Yael Schenker, Lee Ellington, Lindsay F. Bell, Erin K. Kross, Abby R. Rosenberg, Jean S. Kutner, Kathleen Bickel, Christine S. Ritchie, Dio Kavalieratos, David B. Beke...> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021 Mar 18
2 citations
“I Like the Idea of It…But Probably Wouldn’t Use It” - Health Care Provider Perspectives on Heart Failure mHealth: Qualitative Study
Jennifer Dickman Portz, Kelsey Lynett Ford, Kira Elsbernd, Christopher E. Knoepke, Kelsey M. Flint, David B. Bekelman, Rebecca S. Boxer, Sheana Bull> ;JMIR cardio. 2020 Sep 4
1 citations
Changes in Social Support and Relational Mutuality as Moderators in the Association Between Heart Failure Patient Functioning and Caregiver Burden.
Teresa M. Cooney, Christine M. Proulx, David B. Bekelman> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2021 May 1
2 citations
Using Grounded Theory to Inform the Human-Centered Design of Digital Health in Geriatric Palliative Care.
Jennifer Dickman Portz, Kelsey Lynett Ford, Katherine Doyon, David B. Bekelman, Rebecca S. Boxer, Jean S. Kutner, Sara J. Czaja, Sheana Bull> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020 Jun 29
2 citations
Perceptions of Patient Portal Use for Advance Directive Documentation among Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Jennifer Dickman Portz, Hillary D. Lum, Sheana Bull, Rebecca S. Boxer, David B. Bekelman, Kelsey Lynett Ford, Kathy Gleason, Alejandra Casillas, Elizabeth A. Bayliss> ;Journal of Social Work in End-of-life & Palliative Care. 2020 Jun 1
1 citations
Puente para cuidar (bridge to caring): A palliative care patient navigator and counseling intervention to improve distress in Latino/as with advanced cancer.
David B. Bekelman, Regina M. Fink, Timothy S. Sannes, Danielle M. Kline, Evelinn A. Borrayo, Carolyn Turvey, Stacy Fischer> ;Psycho-oncology. 2020 Apr 1
6 citations
"We're Taking Something So Human and Trying to Digitize": Provider Recommendations for mHealth in Palliative Care.
Jennifer Dickman Portz, Kelsey Lynett Ford, David B. Bekelman, Rebecca S. Boxer, Jean S. Kutner, Sara J. Czaja, Kira Elsbernd, Sheana Bull> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020 Jan 28
9 citations
"I'd Have to Basically Be on My Deathbed": Heart Failure Patients' Perceptions of and Preferences for Palliative Care.
Rachel A. Hadler, Brett R Curtis, Dara Z. Ikejiani, David B. Bekelman, Matthew E. Harinstein, Marie Bakitas, Rachel Hess, Robert M. Arnold, Dio Kavalieratos> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020 Jun 9
Identifying critical psychotherapy targets in serious cardiac conditions: The importance of addressing coping with symptoms, healthcare navigation, and social support.
David B. Bekelman, Christopher E. Knoepke, Carolyn Turvey> ;Palliative & Supportive Care. 2019 Oct 1
9 citations
Does heart failure-specific health status identify patients with bothersome symptoms, depression, anxiety, and/or poorer spiritual well-being?
Kelsey M. Flint, Diane L. Fairclough, John A. Spertus, David B. Bekelman> ;European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. 2019 Jul 1
8 citations
Advancing Symptom Alleviation with Palliative Treatment (ADAPT) trial to improve quality of life: a study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Bridget A. Graney, David H. Au, Anna E. Barón, Andrew M. Cheng, Sara A. Combs, Thomas J. Glorioso, Grady Paden, Elizabeth C. Parsons, Borsika A. Rabin, Debra P. Ritzwo...> ;Trials. 2019 Jun 13
10 citations
"Call a Teenager… That's What I Do!" - Grandchildren Help Older Adults Use New Technologies: Qualitative Study.
Jennifer Dickman Portz, Christine A. Fruhauf, Sheana Bull, Rebecca S. Boxer, David B. Bekelman, Alejandra Casillas, Kathy Gleason, Elizabeth A. Bayliss> ;JMIR aging. 2019 Jun 6
Improving Primary and Specialist Palliative Care in Cardiovascular Disease.
David B. Bekelman> ;JAMA network open. 2019 May 3
8 citations
"Why Would I Choose Death?": A Qualitative Study of Patient Understanding of the Role and Limitations of Cardiac Devices.
Rachel A. Hadler, Nathan E. Goldstein, David B. Bekelman, Barbara Riegel, Larry A. Allen, Robert M. Arnold, Matthew E. Harinstein, Dio Kavalieratos> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2019 May 1
51 citations
Using the Technology Acceptance Model to Explore User Experience, Intent to Use, and Use Behavior of a Patient Portal Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditio...
Jennifer Dickman Portz, Elizabeth A. Bayliss, Sheana Bull, Rebecca S. Boxer, David B. Bekelman, Kathy Gleason, Sara J. Czaja> ;Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2019 Apr 8
1 citations
A body of work, a missed opportunity: Dyadic research in older adults
Harleah G. Buck, David B. Bekelman, Jan Cameron, Misook L. Chung, Stephanie A. Hooker, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Anna Strömberg, Barbara Riegel, Ercole Vellone> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2019 Apr 1
22 citations
Defining Palliative Care Needs in Parkinson's Disease.
Benzi M. Kluger, Jo Shattuck, Julie Berk, Kelly Sebring, Wallace Jones, Fabian Brunetti, Isabel Fairmont, Daniel W. Bowles, Stefan Sillau, David B. Bekelman> ;Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 2019 Feb 1
Potential Technology Development for Palliative Care.
Portz, J. D.,Cognetta, S.,Bekelman, D. B.> ;J Palliat Med. 2018 Jul 06
66 citations
Effect of a Collaborative Care Intervention vs Usual Care on Health Status of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: The CASA Randomized Clinical Trial
David B. Bekelman, Larry A. Allen, Connor McBryde, Brack Hattler, Diane L. Fairclough, Edward P. Havranek, Carolyn Turvey, Paula Meek> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2018 Apr 1
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Press Mentions

Collaborative Heart Failure Care Did Reduce Hospitalizations or Mortality, but Reduced Depression and FatigueFebruary 27th, 2018
How Can Technology Improve End-of-Life and Palliative Care?July 31st, 2018

Hospital Affiliations

Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care SystemDenver, Colorado