Colleen M. Gallagher

ORCID: 0000-0003-1100-726X
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Research Areas
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Legal Education and Practice Innovations
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2016-2025

Universidad Anáhuac
2025

UNESCO
2021-2022

Pontifical Academy of Sciences
2022

University of Chicago
2021

Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center
2015

Cochrane
2013

Oncologist well-being is critical to initiating and maintaining the physician-patient relationship, yet many oncologists suffer from symptoms of burnout. Burnout has been linked poor physical mental health, as well increased medical errors, patient dissatisfaction, workforce attrition. In this Call Action article, we discuss causes interventions for burnout moral distress in oncology, highlight existing interventions, provide recommendations addressing improving at individual organizational...

10.1200/jop.19.00806 article EN JCO Oncology Practice 2020-03-30

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis profoundly affecting oncology care delivery. PURPOSE: This study will describe the occupational and personal consequences of on oncologist well-being patient care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four virtual focus groups were conducted with US ASCO member oncologists (September-November 2020). Inquiry subsequent discussions centered self-reported accounts professional experiences well-being, recommendations for interventions that...

10.1200/op.21.00147 article EN JCO Oncology Practice 2021-06-21

Background and objectives: Little is known about outcome improvements disparities in cardiac arrest active cancer. We performed the first AI propensity score (PS)-augmented clinical, cost-effectiveness, computational ethical analysis of cardio-oncology arrests including left heart catheterization (LHC)-related mortality reduction related disparities. Materials methods: A nationally representative cohort was for cost by cancer using largest United States all-payer inpatient dataset, National...

10.3390/medicina58081039 article EN cc-by Medicina 2022-08-03

Recent data suggest that the rate of burnout among oncologists has risen over time. In addition to negative effect on individuals, widespread may prevent oncology workforce from meeting patient care needs. ASCO surveyed US-based in roles about their professional well-being and satisfaction both career plans. Burnout was assessed using measures emotional exhaustion depersonalization Maslach Inventory Human Services Survey. Data 2023 survey were compared with Shanafelt et al (JCO, 2014)...

10.1200/oa.24.00010 article EN JCO oncology advances. 2025-01-01

The rising incidence of noncommunicable diseases, combined with the costs mitigating climate change, sovereign debt and regional conflicts, is undermining global health security threatening progress towards achieving sustainable development goals United Nations. negative impact these polycrises disproportionately borne by low- middle-income countries, which have highest disease burden lowest health-care spending. Health digitalization emerging as a promising countermeasure, accelerated...

10.2471/blt.24.291643 article EN cc-by Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2025-02-01

Optimizing the well-being of oncology clinician has never been more important. Well-being is a critical priority for cancer organization because burnout adversely impacts quality care, patient satisfaction, workforce, and overall practice success. To date, 45% U.S. ASCO member medical oncologists report experiencing symptoms emotional exhaustion depersonalization. As COVID-19 pandemic remains widespread with periods outbreaks, recovery, response substantial personal professional consequences...

10.1200/edbk_320873 article EN American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2021-06-01

The call for the inclusion of pregnant women in clinical trials has received renewed attention recently.This interest springs from articles various medical journals highlighting gaps knowledge and need to improve health care women.It is not a simple decision whether include studies or not.The general thought that it's too dangerous baby if woman participating trial, absence research on how medications work leave doctors guessing about safely effectively treat patients through...

10.4172/2155-9627.1000108 article EN Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics 2011-01-01

1 Background: Although previous studies have demonstrated substantial burnout among US oncologists, most of the published literature assessed experience oncologists prior to COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In January-February 2023, ASCO emailed a novel 36 item REDCap survey 5892 U.S.-based physician members. The included 2 questions from Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). was distributed through multiple channels in February-March 2023. Survey responses were compared findings 2013 1345 by...

10.1200/op.2023.19.11_suppl.1 article EN JCO Oncology Practice 2023-10-26

Undue influence from family members of patients with advanced cancer remains a serious ethical problem in end-of-life decision making. Despite the wealth articles discussing undue influence, little has been written by way practical guidance to help clinicians identify and effectively manage situations influence. This article briefly lays out how sensitively effectively. We explain may present itself clinic distinguish it ethically permissible expressions relational autonomy. In addition, we...

10.1200/jop.2017.020792 article EN Journal of Oncology Practice 2017-08-22

El COVID-19 sigue teniendo un costo devastador para la comunidad humana mundial, tanto desde el punto de vista clínico como financiero, pero también pone manifiesto las desigualdades sociales estructurales y ineficacia técnica los gobiernos sistemas sanitarios todo mundo, que siguen luchando por responder recuperarse esta crisis histórica. Este artículo pretende ofrecer primer análisis ético basado en una revisión narrativa contramedidas inteligencia artificial (IA) con potencial realista...

10.36105/mye.2022v33n2.02 article ES cc-by-nc-sa Deleted Journal 2022-04-01

Ethics consultations, conducted over an 11-year span at a major cancer center, were reviewed and medical futility emerged as the most identified ethical issue.Medical is commonly understood treatment that would not provide any meaningful benefit for patient.While facts help determine what medically appropriate, it often difficult patients, families, surrogate decision-makers healthcare providers to navigate these complex immensely challenging situations.This paper presents some of common...

10.4172/2155-9627.1000115 article EN Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics 2011-01-01

Abstract Providing safe and informed healthcare for sexual gender minority (SGM) individuals with cancer is stymied by the lack of orientation identity (SOGI) data reliably available in health records insufficient training staff. Approaches that support institutional learning, especially around sensitive topics, are essential hospitals seeking to improve practices impacting patient safety research. We engineered annual retreats identify unify stakeholders, promote awareness gaps needs,...

10.1007/s13187-024-02418-9 article EN cc-by Journal of Cancer Education 2024-03-12

e23250 Background: Medical misinformation about cancer care is understudied despite its pervasiveness and harmful effects on patients. This causes a) delays in or forgoing of treatment for curable conditions; b) economic harm such as spending travel ineffective treatments; c) potentially toxic the suggested test/treatment; d) medical interactions with standard curative treatments. Recently, an IRB study we surveyed MD Anderson clinicians their ability to successfully address patients who...

10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.e23250 article EN Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024-06-01

El aumento de los costos sanitarios y financieros las enfermedades, discapacidades disparidades respalda la aceleración mundial intereses inversiones en IA (inteligencia artificial) sanitaria para lograr soluciones sanitarias mejores, más baratas, rápidas justas a escala local. Sin embargo, no existe un consenso sobre aplicación práctica principios responsable diversos sectores, estados sistemas creencias todo el mundo. Este estudio prueba concepto utiliza marco ético pluralista global (el...

10.36105/mye.2024v35n4.02 article ES cc-by-nc-sa Deleted Journal 2024-10-01
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