NJ ACTS Special Populations Seminar: Dr. Kei Ouchi

Kei Ouchi, MD, MPH, Associate Physician, Emergency Department, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Affiliate Faculty, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

“Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: Science of Caring”

This seminar explores the foundational rationale and clinical necessity of implementing early palliative care within emergency medicine to align critical treatments with individual patient goals. By examining the emergency department (ED) as a pivotal “space in time” for patients facing crises, the seminar highlights recent key studies and outlines future directions.

Bio: Kei Ouchi, MD, MPH is a clinician-scientist and clinically active as an associate physician in the emergency department (ED) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Ouchi is dual board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine and is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ouchi is dedicated to transforming care for seriously ill older adults by bridging emergency medicine, palliative care, and transitional care. He envisions the ED as a critical gateway for identifying patients near the end of life and initiating timely, patient-centered care. Dr. Ouchi’s research focuses on identifying older adults who would benefit from advance care planning conversations and empowering them to formulate their goals for medical care in the ED. Dr. Ouchi teaches evidence-based, palliative care communication training locally, nationally, and internationally.

Register to attend via Zoom: https://go.rutgers.edu/q1vzaqeb