{"id":865,"date":"2012-02-06T01:49:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T01:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/?p=865"},"modified":"2012-03-13T18:25:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T18:25:58","slug":"carl-johan-furst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/carl-johan-furst\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Johan F\u00fcrst, Sweden, Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Carl Johan F&uuml;rst, MD, PhD<\/h1>\n<div class=\"treat_left_column top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/carl-johan-furst-2.jpg\"  title=\"Carl Johan F&uuml;rst, MD, PhD\" alt=\"Carl Johan F&uuml;rst, MD, PhD\" width=\"125\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignleft size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coordinator Department Anesthesia, Pain and Palliative Medicine<br \/>\nBhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre<\/strong><br \/>\nJaipur, India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:carlj&#111;h&#97;&#110;.&#102;&#117;rst&#64;&#107;i.&#115;&#101;\">&#99;&#97;&#114;l&#106;o&#104;&#97;n.&#102;u&#114;&#115;&#116;&#64;&#107;i&#46;&#115;e<\/a><br \/>\nSkype: carljohan_1<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"share_this_container\"><span  class='st_twitter_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_facebook_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_yahoo_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_gbuzz_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_email_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_sharethis_large' ><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Dr F&uuml;rst has a special interest in the development and quality improvement of End-of-Life care. He is also focusing on the prevention of complicated grief including screening for predictors and interventions for significant others, particularly adolescents\/young adults, communication skills in cancer and palliative care and leadership development in palliative care.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Appointments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>International Associate Faculty and Mentor, International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, California, USA, 2010 to present<\/li>\n<li>Consultant, Palliative Care Services, Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Professor, Palliative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Accomplishments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Chair, Swedish National Guidelines for Palliative Care, present<\/li>\n<li>National Coordinator, Swedish Version, Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying, present<\/li>\n<li>Responsible, Swedish Core Group of the EU 7th Framework Project OPCARE9, 2008-11<\/li>\n<li>Chair, Scientific Committee, EAPC Congress in Budapest, 2007<\/li>\n<li>Funding Chair, Swedish National Council for Palliative Care, 2005-present<\/li>\n<li>Member, Steering Committee of the Research Network of EAPC, 1997-present<\/li>\n<li>Board of Directors, European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), 1995-2003<\/li>\n<li>Expert on Palliative Care, Swedish National Cancer Strategy<\/li>\n<li>Development of the Swedish Palliative Care Register<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Education \/ Honors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor, Dept of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2009<\/li>\n<li>Associate Professor, Oncology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993<\/li>\n<li>Doctor of Medical Sciences (PhD), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1989<\/li>\n<li>Specialist in Oncology, Radiumehmmet, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm Sweden, 1986<\/li>\n<li>Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1981<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><div id=\"section-p-88\" class=\"more_txt_container\"><p class=\"open_links\"><\/p>\n<h2>Key Publications<br \/><small>Journal articles<\/small><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lindqvist O, Tishelman C, Lundh Hagelin C, Clark J, Daud M, Dickman A, Domeisen Benedetti F, Galushko M, Lunder U, Lundquist G, Miccinesi G, Sauter S, F&uuml;rst CJ, Rasmussen B. What do palliative care staff do in the last days of a patient's life? The complexity of non-pharmacological care provision.  PloS Medicine, in press<\/li>\n<li>Hauksd\u00f3ttir A, Valdimarsd\u00f3ttir U, F&uuml;rst CJ, Steineck G. Long-term mental health of men who lose a wife to cancer-a population-based follow-up. Psychooncology. 2011 Nov 8. doi: 10.1002\/pon.2096<\/li>\n<li>Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m M, H\u00e4gglund U, Furst CJ, Boman K. Unequal care for dying patients in Sweden \u2013 a comparative registry study of deaths from heart disease and cancer. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.Online 2011 Jul 15. (Epub ahead of print)Lundstr\u00f6m S, Axelsson B, Heedman PA, Fransson G, F&uuml;rst CJ. Developing a national quality register in end-of-life care: The Swedish experience.Palliat Med. 2011 Jul 7<\/li>\n<li>Gholiha A, Fransson G, F&uuml;rst CJ,  Heedman PA, Lundstr\u00f6m S, Axelsson B. Stora luckor i journaler vid v\u00e5rd i livets slutskede. L\u00e4kartidningen 2011:918-922<\/li>\n<li>Lindblad A, Juth N, F&uuml;rst CJ, Lyn\u00f6e N. Continuous deep sedation, physician-assisted suicide, and euthanasia in Huntington's disorder. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2010 Nov;16(11):527-33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <a class=\"open_txt\" title=\"p-88\">read more...<\/a><a class=\"close_txt\" title=\"p-88\">close<\/a><\/p><div class=\"more_text\" id=\"p-88\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hauksd\u00f3ttir A, Steineck G, F&uuml;rst CJ, Valdimarsd\u00f3ttir U. Long-term harm of low preparedness for a wife&#8217;s death from cancer&#8211;a population-based study of widowers 4-5 years after the loss. Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Aug 15;172(4):389-96. Epub 2010 Jul 15<\/li>\n<li>Lindblad A, Juth N, F&uuml;rst CJ, Lyn\u00f6e N. When enough is enough; terminating life-sustaining treatment at the patient&#8217;s request: a survey of attitudes among Swedish physicians and the general public. J Med Ethics. 2010 May;36(5):284-9. Epub 2010 May 3<\/li>\n<li>Hauksdottir A, Valdimarsdottir U, F&uuml;rst CJ, Onel\u00f6v E, Steineck G. Health care-related predictors if husbands\u00b4 preparedness for the death of a wife to cancer \u2013 a population-based follow up. Ann Oncol 2010;;21:354-361<\/li>\n<li>Lundstr\u00f6m S, F&uuml;rst CJ, Frierichsen M, Strang P. The existential impact of starting corticosteroid treatment as symtpom control in advanced metastatic cancer. Pall Med 2009; 23:165-170<\/li>\n<li>F&uuml;rst CJ, Di Lima L, Praill D, Radbruch L.  An update on the Budapest Commitments. European Journal of Palliative Care 2009;16:1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stockholmssjukhem.se\" class=\"popup\">Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ki.se\" class=\"popup\">Karolinska Institutet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\">\n\t\t<br style=\"clear:left;\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"treat_right_column top\"><div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"fellow_logo\"><a href=\"CHANGE_LINK\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/stockholms-sjukhem-logo.png\" title=\"Stockholms Sjukhem Logo\" alt=\"Stockholms Sjukhem Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"40\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h3><a class=\"popup pdf\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Leadership-Development-Initiative-LDI-Overview-Nov-2011.pdf\">About the International Palliative Care Leadership Initiative (LDI) at the Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice <span>(100 KB)<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Read About Other International Leaders<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/category\/international-leaders\/\">Leaders Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p> \n<div id=\"video_list_container\" class=\"scroller\">\n<!-- jQuery populates this area -->\n<\/div>\n<h3>Subscribe to IPCRC.net<\/h3>\n<p>New videos and content are released weekly. 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