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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine (Geriatric Medicine)American Board of Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine) -
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary Academic Divisions Geriatrics
Board Certification American Board of Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine (Geriatric Medicine)American Board of Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)Education history
Research Fellow Advanced Geriatrics - George E Wahlen VA Salt Lake City, Utah Research Fellow Geriatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow Residency Family Medicine - St. Mark’s Family Medicine Residency Program Resident Family Medicine - St. Mark's Family Medicine Residency Program Intern Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D. Biology - University of Utah B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Talebreza S, Widera E (2016). A Perspective on Hospice Reform and Additional Caregiver Support-Reply. JAMA Intern Med, 176(7), 1032-3. (Read full article)
- Widera E, Talebreza S (2016). Variability in Hospice Care at the Very End of Life. JAMA Intern Med, 176(3), 370-1. (Read full article)
- Talebreza S, Widera E (2015). Advance directives: navigating conflicts between expressed wishes and best interests. Am Fam Physician, 91(7), 480-4. (Read full article)
- Talebreza S, Widera E (2014). The hospice referral. Am Fam Physician, 89(9), 745-7. (Read full article)
- Duncan J, Taillac P, Nangle B, Henry M, Houston J, Talebreza S, Finch L, Brunker C, Rajeev D, Smith HJ, North C (2013). Electronic end-of-life care registry: the Utah ePOLST initiative. AMIA Annu Symp Proc, 2013, 345-53. (Read full article)
- Talebreza S, Bair B, Kathol R (2011). Time Needed to Provide Recommended Treatment for Geriatric Depression. Clin Geriatr, 19(1), 40-43.
Book
- Brandon ST, Anderson KA, Eubank K, Flacker JM, Griebling T, Pohl CL, Roche V, Shay K, Reidenbach F, Sherman AN (03/08/2013). Geriatrics Evaluation and Management Tools. (First Edition). New York: The American Geriatrics Society.
Book Chapter
- Tatum P, Talebreza S, Ross J, Widera E (01/01/2017). Palliative Care and Special Management Issues. In Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (7th Edition, pp. 833-843). McGraw-Hill.
Letter
- Tjia J, Talebreza S, Reblin M, Beck A, Ellington L (2014). Scramble or script: responding to new Medicare billing for medications in hospice. [Letter to the editor]. J Palliat Med, 17(10), 1085-6. (Read full article)
Other
- Talebreza S (09/15/2014). Goals-of-Care Discussions for Deprescribing. AAHPM Quarterly. 2014;15(3):8.
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- Talebreza S (01/26/2016). Eligibility, Prognosis and Relatedness: Ensuring Compliant Practice [Web]. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
- Berkowitz K, Brandon ST, Crowley S, Dominitz J, Douglas S, Lowery J, OHare A, Paski, S Pearlman R, Sharpe VA, Tokar S (01/01/2016). Setting Health Care Goals: A Guide for People with Health Problems [Web]. National Center for Ethics in Health Care. Available: https://www.ethics.va.gov/LST/SettingHealthCareGoals.asp.
- Talebreza S, Quijada E (04/15/2015). Hospice Medical Director Certification Board Exam Preparation [Podcast]. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Available: http://aahpm.org/meetings/webinars.
- Talebreza S (11/18/2014). Pain Assessment and Management in Long Term Care Facilities Webinar [Web]. HealthInsight. Available: https://qualitynet.webex.com.
- Lowery J, Tokar S, Doyle B, Fox E, Hoffman-Hogg L, Douglas S, Talebreza S, Sharpe V, Tompkins P (10/01/14). Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Project: Training for Clinical Staff Who Do Not Write Orders [Video]. US Department of Veterans Affairs Talent Management System. Available: https://www.ethics.va.gov/LST/ClinicalStaffResources.asp.
- Lowery J, Tokar S, Doyle B, Fox E, Douglas S, Sharpe V, Talebreza S, Berkowitz K, Shreve S, Tompkins P (10/01/2014). Life-sustaining Treatment Decisions Project: Training for Clinical Staff Who Write Orders [Video]. US Department of Veterans Affairs Talent Management System. Available: https://www.ethics.va.gov/LST/ClinicalStaffResources.asp.
- Talebreza S (09/25/2014). Can Someone with Debility or Adult Failure to Thrive Still be Admitted to Hospice? [Web]. GeriPal. Available: http://www.geripal.org/2014/09/principle-hospice-diagnosis-versus-hospice-eligibility.html.
- Talebreza S (09/15/2014). Goals-of-Care Discussions for Deprescribing [Web]. AAHPM Quarterly. Available: http://aahpm.org/quarterly/fall-14-clinical-pearls.
- Talebreza S (09/15/2014). Hospice Deprescribing Decision Tool and Training Script [Web]. AAHPM Blog. Available: http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/.
- Talebreza S (06/03/2014). AAHPM Mentorship Blog: My Year-Long Mentorship Journey [Web]. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Available: http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=2311.
- Brandon ST (06/07/2013). Code Status Discussion Educational Product [Web]. (Peer Reviewed) MedEdPORTAL, Association of American Medical Colleges. Available: www.mededportal.org/publication/9442.
- Brandon ST (02/22/2013). Opportunities to Educate the Public, National Public Radio (NPR), and Even Ourselves About Hospice and Palliative Care [Web]. GeriPal. Available: http://www.geripal.org/2013/02/opportunities-to-educate-public.html.
- Brandon ST (11/05/2012). Is it Time for Another Lawsuit? Advocating to Change the Medicare Hospice Benefit Eligibility Requirements [Web]. GeriPal. Available: http://www.geripal.org/2012/11/is-it-time-for-another-lawsuit.html.
- Brandon ST (08/02/2012). Are you Smarter than a Medical Intern? The Why, What and How of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. [Web]. GeriPal. Available: http://www.geripal.org/2012/08/are-you-smarter-than-medical-intern-why.html.
- Brandon ST (04/17/2012). The "Silver Tsunami" is Coming. What am I Doing to Prepare? [Web]. GeriPal. Available: http://geripal.org/.
- Brandon ST (12/07/2011). Medicare Hospice Benefit Game [Web]. (Peer Reviewed) MedEdPORTAL, Association of American Medical Colleges. Available: http://www.mededportal.org/publication/9058.
- Brandon ST (7/20/2011). The Medicare Hospice Benefit: A Challenge to the Concerns About the Rise in Cost [Web]. GeriPal. Available: http://geripal.org/.
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