Alexis M Coulourides Kogan, PhD

Alexis Coulourides Kogan, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC). She is a mixed-methods health systems researcher that focuses on translation and measurement of person-centered models of care for older adults and those with serious illness. Dr. Coulourides Kogan earned a BS from Tulane University in exercise and sports sciences, and a MS and Ph.D. in gerontology from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. She is the recipient of a K99/R00 award from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health.

• Clinician Perspectives on Group Visits for Advance Care Planning Among Caregivers and Older Adult Patients With Heart Failure J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Mar-Apr; 34(2):375-386. . View in PubMed
• Developing the Geriatric Injury Documentation Tool (Geri-IDT) to Improve Documentation of Physical Findings in Injured Older Adults J Gen Intern Med. 2019 04; 34(4):567-574. . View in PubMed
• Investigating the impact of intervention refusal on hospital readmission Am J Manag Care. 2017 Dec 01; 23(12):e394-e401. . View in PubMed
• “Everyone Deserves to be Remembered Like This”: Videotaped Autobiography and End-of-Life Discussions Among Those With Serious or Terminal Illness J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 07; 54(1):e1-e3. . View in PubMed
• “Unless You Bring It Up, You Won’t Know the Reactions of the People”: Older Japanese Americans’ Perceptions Toward Hospice Care and Advance Care Discussion and Planning J Palliat Med. 2017 05; 20(5):445-447. . View in PubMed
• Be Well: An Exercise and Nutrition Pilot Intervention Impacting Blood Measures Jacobs Journal of Physiotherapy and Exercise. 2016; 1(2):014. . View in PubMed
• Person-Centered Care: A Definition and Essential Elements J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jan; 64(1):15-8. . View in PubMed
• Person-Centered Care for Older Adults with Chronic Conditions and Functional Impairment: A Systematic Literature Review J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jan; 64(1):e1-7. . View in PubMed
• Person-Centered Care: The Business Case 2016. . View in PubMed
• Moving Toward Implementation of Person-Centered Care for Older Adults in Community-Based Medical and Social Service Settings: “You Only Get Things Done When Working in Concert with Clients” J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jan; 64(1):e8-14. . View in PubMed
• J Palliat Med. 2015 Dec; 18(12):1019-25. . View in PubMed
• A role for social workers in improving care setting transitions: a case study Soc Work Health Care. 2015; 54(3):177-92. . View in PubMed
• Be Well: results of a nutrition, exercise, and weight management intervention among at-risk older adults J Appl Gerontol. 2013 Oct; 32(7):889-901. . View in PubMed
• Physician factors that influence patient referrals to end-of-life care Am J Manag Care. 2012 11 01; 18(11):e416-22. . View in PubMed
• Racial/ethnic minority access to end-of-life care: a conceptual framework Home Health Care Serv Q. 2012; 31(1):60-83. . View in PubMed
• Patient-centered approach to building problem solving skills among older primary care patients: problems identified and resolved J Gerontol Soc Work. 2011 Apr; 54(3):276-91. . View in PubMed
• Use of role model stories to overcome barriers to hospice among African Americans J Palliat Med. 2011 Feb; 14(2):161-8. . View in PubMed

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