Dr. Ron Spice has been involved with the Calgary Palliative Care program as a consultant since 2004. He was Medical Director of the Program from 2004 until 2008. He remains active as a consultant with the Calgary Zone Rural Palliative Care Consult Service. He is also the Zone Clinical Department Head for the Department of Rural Medicine in the Calgary Zone of AHS. Ron is an Assistant Professor and Academic Rural Director with joint appointments in the Departments of Oncology and Family Medicine. He maintains research interests in rural medicine, palliative care service provision and the use of technology to support palliative patients.
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Read Paul L, Salmon C, Sinnarajah A, Spice R. Web-based videoconferencing for rural palliative care consultation with elderly patients at home. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Jan 7. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4580-8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30613908
Spice R, Lau M, Perez G, Turley N, Turin T. Hospice care in Calgary: Survey of family physicians on their knowledge, experience, and attitudes. Can Fam Physician 2016 Aug 3;62(8):e484-94. PMID: 27521414
Spice R., Read Paul L., Biondo P. Development of a Rural Palliative Care Program in the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services. JPSM. 2012 May;43(5), 911-924. PMID: 22560359
Spice R., Palacios M., Biondo P., Hagen N. Design and Implementation of an Online Course on Research Methods in Palliative Care: Lessons Learned. J Palliat Med. 2011 Jul;14(4), 413-419. PMID: 21375396
Area Of Focus
Summary Of Research
Read Paul L, Salmon C, Sinnarajah A, Spice R. Web-based videoconferencing for rural palliative care consultation with elderly patients at home. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Jan 7. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4580-8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30613908
Spice R, Lau M, Perez G, Turley N, Turin T. Hospice care in Calgary: Survey of family physicians on their knowledge, experience, and attitudes. Can Fam Physician 2016 Aug 3;62(8):e484-94. PMID: 27521414
Spice R., Read Paul L., Biondo P. Development of a Rural Palliative Care Program in the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services. JPSM. 2012 May;43(5), 911-924. PMID: 22560359
Spice R., Palacios M., Biondo P., Hagen N. Design and Implementation of an Online Course on Research Methods in Palliative Care: Lessons Learned. J Palliat Med. 2011 Jul;14(4), 413-419. PMID: 21375396