Editors
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Dr. Drummond Rennie, a nephrologist and high-altitude physiologist,
is currently deputy editor of JAMA and an adjunct professor of medicine in the Institute for
Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco. Previously deputy editor of the
New England Journal of Medicine, he is interested in research into peer review, the integrity
of the biomedical literature, publication bias, ways to improve the reporting of trials and meta-analyses,
and commercial influences on biomedical research. Dr. Rennie also serves on the advisory board of
JAMAevidence.
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Dr. Gordon Guyatt is a Professor of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Medicine at McMaster University and was previously Director of its Internal Medicine Residency Program. He has published more than 650 peer-reviewed papers of which more than 100 have appeared in JAMA, Lancet, British Medical Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, and New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Guyatt coined the term "Evidence-based Medicine" and has led the "Evidence-based Medicine Working Group" in formulating principles of evidence-based practice.
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Dr. David L. Simel has been the Section Editor of the Rational Clinical
Examination Series at JAMA since 1994. He is Chief of Medicine at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Professor of Medicine and a Vice-Chairman in the Department of Medicine, Duke University. Dr. Simel has
a Masters Degree in Clinical Research and focuses his research on the history and physical examination,
and methods in diagnostic test research.
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Dr. Robert Hayward is Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta
in the Departments of Medicine and Public Health. A general internist and health informatician, he is Assistant
Dean Health Informatics and leads decision support initiatives. Dr. Hayward also directs the Centre for Health Evidence,
focusing on strategies for bringing best evidence to the bedside in the service of improved clinical decision making.
Dr. Hayward also serves on the advisory board of JAMAevidence.
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Dr. Sheri Keitz is Professor of Medicine at University of Miami where she is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Dr. Keitz is the Co-Director of the Program on Teaching Evidence-Based Practice, a partnership between Duke University and University of Miami, whose mission is to promote faculty development, research and curriculum development in support of evidence-based health care.
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Dr. Maureen O. Meade is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Clinical
Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Medicine at McMaster University where she practices intensive care medicine,
teaches in the graduate Health Research Methodology Program, cochairs an international Evidence-based Clinical
Practice workshop, and conducts clinical trials in critical illness.
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Dr. Deborah J. Cook is a Professor of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and
Biostatistics at McMaster University, and Co-chair of the Evidence Based Practice Workshop. She chaired the
Canadian Critical Care Trials Group for 8 years and was Consulting Editor at JAMA for 6 years for the
panel "Caring for the Critically Ill Patient." Dr. Cook has published over 450 articles, including many in
JAMA, Lancet, BMJ, Annals of Internal Medicine, and New England Journal of Medicine.
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Stephen J. McPhee, MD, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr McPhee's major research focus has been in cancer prevention and control. In 1986, he cofounded the UCSF Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project, or Suc Khoe La Vang! (Health is Gold!). Dr McPhee has also worked in advocacy, education, and research in end-of-life and palliative care. Between 2000 and 2008, Dr McPhee and his colleagues at UCSF coordinated a bimonthly series in JAMA, titled "Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life," on issues in palliative care and end-of-life care. In addition to more than 40 books (including the annually updated Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment) and 75 book chapters, Dr McPhee has published more than 175 scientific articles in the peer-reviewed medical literature.
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Margaret A. Winker, MD, is Deputy Editor and Online Editor, JAMA and Director, Division of Scientific Online Resources for JAMA and the 9 Archives Journals. Dr Winker edited the series "Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life," the section that led to this book, and edits the JAMA sections "Care of the Aging Patient: From Evidence to Action" and "Clinical Crossroads: Conferences with Patients and Doctors." Dr Winker completed fellowships in Geriatrics and Clinical Pharmacology and is Board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. In addition to her work at JAMA, she practiced clinical medicine in an academic medical center for several years.
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Michael W. Rabow, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of California, San Francisco. Board certified in internal medicine and hospice and palliative care, Dr Rabow directs the Symptom Management Service at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and is the Associate Director of the UCSF Palliative Care Leadership Center. His widely-published research work is in palliative care, family caregiving, and end-of-life care education.
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Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, the Alan M. Kates and John M. Burnard Endowed Chair in Palliative Care, Director of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at UCSF, and the founding Director of the UCSF Palliative Care Program. He is also the Director of the UCSF Palliative Care Leadership Center that trains teams from hospitals across the country on how to establish palliative care services. Dr Pantilat's research focuses on improving the quality of palliative care and on palliative care for people with heart disease.
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Amy J. Markowitz, JD, is a freelance editor, scientific writing mentor and instructor, and curriculum development consultant with particular expertise in medicine and health policy. She is a cocreator and founding Managing Editor of JAMA's "Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life" and "Care of the Aging Patient" sections. She is also the Consulting Editor and Scientific Writing Specialist to University of California, San Francisco's Clinical and Translational Research Career Development Program. Ms Markowitz previously served as founding faculty and curriculum codeveloper for the UCSF Palliative Care Leadership Center and ProGrESS PCS conferences presenting curricula for launching and developing hospital-based palliative care programs.
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Annette Flanagin, RN, MA, FAAN, is Executive Editor for JAMAevidence, Managing Deputy Editor for JAMA, and Director of Editorial Operations for JAMA and the Archives Journals.
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Angela Grayson is Assistant Editor for JAMAevidence and JAMA. She coordinates the print and online content for the JAMAevidence series of books and Web site. Since 2003 she has edited publications for various healthcare organizations including the Joint Commission.
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Contributors
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Advisory Board
Michael Crumsho, McGraw–Hill Medical
Annette Flanagin, JAMA
Angela Grayson, JAMA
Scott Grillo, McGraw–Hill Medical
Robert Hayward, Centre for Health Evidence
Thane Kerner, Silverchair Science + Communications
Drummond Rennie, JAMA
Jim Shanahan, McGraw–Hill Medical
David Simel, JAMA
Elizabeth Solaro, JAMA
Jake Zarnegar, Silverchair Science + Communications
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