Helene E. Starks
Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Services
Associate Professor, Bioethics and Humanities (primary appt.)
Adjunct Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Education
PhD University of Washington, 2004 (Health Services)MPH University of California (Berkeley), 1989 (Policy Analysis)
BA University of Washington, 1982 (Communications)
Contact Info
email: tigiba@uw.eduaddress:
Department of Bioethics and Humanities
campus box: 357120
voice: 206-543-9724
fax: 206-685-7515
End-of-life issues; qualitative research; medical decision-making; clinician-patient communication
Albert TJ, Redinger J, Starks H, Bradley J, Gunderson CG, Heppe D, Kent K, Krug M, Kwan B, Laudate J, Pensiero A, Raymond G, Sladek E, Sweigart JR, Cornia PB. Internal Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Morning Report: a Multicenter Survey. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jan 14. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06351-7. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 33443704
McDonald K, White AA, Cornia PB, Keller C, Quinnan-Hostein L, Starks H, Mookherjee S. Defining a New Normal While Awaiting the Pandemic's Next Wave. J Hosp Med. 2021 Jan;16(1):59-60. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3512. PMID: 33357332 PMCID: PMC7768922
Cain CL, Koenig BA, Starks H, Thomas J, Forbes L, McCleskey S, Wenger NS. Hospital and Health System Policies Concerning the California End of Life Option Act. J Palliat Med. 2019 Jul 12. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0169. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31298605 PMCID: PMC6998053
Wagner E, Patrick DL, Khandelwal N, Brumback L, Starks H, Fausto J, Dunlap BS, Lober W, Sibley J, Loggers ET, Curtis JR, Engelberg RA. The Influence of Multimorbidity on Health Care Utilization at the End of Life for Patients with Chronic Conditions. J Palliat Med. 2019 Apr 9. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0349. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30964382
Cain CL, Koenig BA, Starks H, Thomas J, Forbes L, McCleskey S, Wenger NS. Hospital Responses to the End of Life Option Act: Implementation of Aid in Dying in California. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Apr 8. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8690. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30958507 PMCID: PMC6583824
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McDonald K, White AA, Cornia PB, Keller C, Quinnan-Hostein L, Starks H, Mookherjee S. Defining a New Normal While Awaiting the Pandemic's Next Wave. J Hosp Med. 2021 Jan;16(1):59-60. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3512. PMID: 33357332 PMCID: PMC7768922
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Cain CL, Koenig BA, Starks H, Thomas J, Forbes L, McCleskey S, Wenger NS. Hospital and Health System Policies Concerning the California End of Life Option Act. J Palliat Med. 2019 Jul 12. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0169. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31298605 PMCID: PMC6998053
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Wagner E, Patrick DL, Khandelwal N, Brumback L, Starks H, Fausto J, Dunlap BS, Lober W, Sibley J, Loggers ET, Curtis JR, Engelberg RA. The Influence of Multimorbidity on Health Care Utilization at the End of Life for Patients with Chronic Conditions. J Palliat Med. 2019 Apr 9. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0349. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30964382
PubMed
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Cain CL, Koenig BA, Starks H, Thomas J, Forbes L, McCleskey S, Wenger NS. Hospital Responses to the End of Life Option Act: Implementation of Aid in Dying in California. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Apr 8. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8690. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30958507 PMCID: PMC6583824
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Bio Page at the Department of Bioethics and Humanities
- Are Patients Considering Death With Dignity Getting All the Information They Need? (Seattle Weekly, )