Current Appointments & Affiliations
Brenda E. Armstrong, M. D. Distinguished Professor
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2024 - Present
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care,
Medicine
Professor of Medicine
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2020 - Present
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care,
Medicine
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
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2002 - Present
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development,
Institutes and Centers
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2017 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Mobile App-Facilitated Collaborative Palliative Care Intervention for Critically Ill Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal Article JAMA Intern Med · February 1, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Few person-centered, scalable models of collaborative intensive care unit (ICU) clinician-palliative care specialist care exist. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a collaborative palliative care intervention compared to usual care among fami ... Full text Link to item CitePriority areas for outcomes improvement among older adults undergoing inpatient general surgery inclusive of geriatric-pertinent complications.
Journal Article World J Surg · November 2024 BACKGROUND: Comprehensive studies on priority areas for improving geriatric surgery outcomes, inclusive of geriatric-pertinent data, are limited. METHODS: The ACS NSQIP geriatric database (2014-2018) was used to abstract older adults (≥65 years) undergoing ... Full text Link to item CiteImplementing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Stakeholder Engagement Principles in Models of Palliative Care Delivery and Advance Care Planning Research.
Journal Article Med Care · October 1, 2024 BACKGROUND: Given the many challenges of conducting research that addresses the palliative and end-of-life care needs of patients with serious illnesses, stakeholder engagement starting from the moment of study conceptualization and design is critical to e ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Improving needs among older adults: the ICUconnect 2 primary palliative care RCT
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Duke/UNC ADAR Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Measuring Racial Equity and Institutional Racism in Primary Care (EQUIP)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Johns Hopkins University ·
1997
M.D.