Department Chair, Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States of America

• Speaker, Geriatric Plenary
• Speaker, Geriatric Symposium
 

Dr Tulsky has had a longstanding interest in doctor-patient communication in serious illness, and quality of life at the end of life, and has published widely in these areas. His current research focuses on the evaluation and enhancement of communication between oncologists and patients with advanced cancer, identification of clinical, psychosocial and spiritual trajectories of patients at the end of life, development of self-management interventions for patients with life-limiting illness, and evaluating the role of palliative care in congestive heart failure. Dr Tulsky is a Founding Director of VitalTalk (www.vitaltalk.org), a non-profit organisation devoted to nurturing healthier connections between clinicians and patients through the teaching of communication skills.