Dr Hughes completed her residency training at the University of Calgary in emergency medicine in 2006, and a fellowship in palliative medicine in 2016. She continues to balance her clinical and academic practice in both disciplines. She currently serves as the medical director of the Intensive Palliative Care Unit at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Her career interests have been focused on improving palliative care in the emergency department, implementing a point of care ultrasound program for palliative care patients in the Calgary zone, and improving palliative care education at the post graduate level. Dr Hughes sits on multiple regional and national committees. She is the physician lead for an ultrasound and paracentesis in palliative medicine program in Calgary. She has been invited to speak at local and national palliative care and emergency medicine conferences. In her free time, she enjoys Nordic skiing, running, hiking and travelling with her husband and three children.
Hughes, Jennifer
Palliative Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
MD CCFP (EM)(PC) FRCPC
Biography
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Summary of Research
Dr. Hughes teaches clinical clerks, medical residents from all disciplines, palliative medicine fellows and emergency medicine residents. She is involved in teaching procedural skills as well as advanced communication skills, such as the Serious Illness Conversation Guide. Dr. Hughes has created and teaches recurrent academic half day curricula for both the Division of Palliative Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine. She supervises residents with scholarly project / research projects. Dr Hughes is involved in delivering oral practice examinations for residents. She is a member of both the Royal College and College of Family Physician Added Competency Residency Program Committees in Palliative Medicine. She is an original contributor to LEAP-EM, a national curriculum for teaching palliative medicine topics for the emergency department. She also teaches point of care ultrasound courses at the local and national level.
Dr Hughes has published several invited commentaries in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. She is a co-investigator for two current studies, including a descriptive study of serious illness conversation documentation as well as a multicentre phase I/II open label clinical trial looking at dexmedetomidine for the treatment of agitated delirium.
Area Of Focus
Summary Of Research
Dr. Hughes teaches clinical clerks, medical residents from all disciplines, palliative medicine fellows and emergency medicine residents. She is involved in teaching procedural skills as well as advanced communication skills, such as the Serious Illness Conversation Guide. Dr. Hughes has created and teaches recurrent academic half day curricula for both the Division of Palliative Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine. She supervises residents with scholarly project / research projects. Dr Hughes is involved in delivering oral practice examinations for residents. She is a member of both the Royal College and College of Family Physician Added Competency Residency Program Committees in Palliative Medicine. She is an original contributor to LEAP-EM, a national curriculum for teaching palliative medicine topics for the emergency department. She also teaches point of care ultrasound courses at the local and national level.
Dr Hughes has published several invited commentaries in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. She is a co-investigator for two current studies, including a descriptive study of serious illness conversation documentation as well as a multicentre phase I/II open label clinical trial looking at dexmedetomidine for the treatment of agitated delirium.