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Department of Internal Medicine: Palliative Medicine

Publications

  • Dayer LE, Makhoul I, Montgomery C, Wilson LA, Council S, Bowers S, Harrington SE, Lakkad M, Saccente S, Painter JT. Assessment of a Standardized Pain Management Protocol for Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patients. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Opioid Management, July 27, 2026.
  • Painter JT, McLeroy-Charles K, Moore H, Harrington S, Dayer L.  Outpatient Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) for the Palliative Care Patient.  Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. 2025 Aug;  38:4, 367-372. PMID 39102589
  • Marin LP, Presley JH, Noori K, McKinstry D, Dawson B, Sexton K, Peterson E, Harrington SE, Gardner JM, Nagalo B, Montzavi-Karbassi B, Post SR, Nicholas RW, Kelly T.  Partnership in Cancer REsearch (PCAR) Program Increases Medical Student Knowledge and Confidence to Perform Cancer Research.  J Cancer Educ. 2024 Apr;39(2):111-117. PMID 37957501
  • Lakkad M, Martin B, Chenghui L, Harrington S, Dayer L, Painter JT.  Healthcare costs and utilization associated with pain among breast cancer survivors:  a propensity score matched cohort study using SEER-Medicare data.  J Cancer Surviv. 2023 Aug; 17 (4):917-950.  PMID: 36369622
  • Lakkad M, Martin B, Chenghui L, Harrington S, Dayer L, Painter JT. Factors associated with Guideline-Concordant Pharmacological Treatment for Neuropathic Pain Among Breast Cancer Survivors. J of Clinical Breast Cancer.  Clin Breast Cancer. 2023 Aug;23 (6):598-619.  PMID:  37328334
  • Lakkad M, Martin B, Chenghui L, Harrington S, Dayer L, Painter JT. The use of gabapentinoids and opioids and risk of developing opioid-induced respiratory depression among older breast cancer survivors with neuropathic pain.  J Cancer Surviv.  2023 Feb 8. doi: 10.1007/s11764-023-01338-9. Online ahead of print.  PMID:  36753003
  • House JS, Hyde CR, Corwin HL, Harrington SE, Sexton KW, Karim SA, Kalkwarf KJ, Jensen HK. The Impact of Palliative Medicine Consultation on Readmission Rates and Hospital Costs in Surgical Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022; 48:280-286.  PMID: 35184990.
  • Clous G, Harrington SE, Jones R.  Transdermal (TD) Buprenorphine for Cancer Pain and Underlying Aberrant Drug-Related Behavior:  A Case report (AAHPM 2021 meeting)
  • Corwin H, Harrington S, Chatterjee K, Sexton K.  “Impact of Palliative Care Utilization for Surgical Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: National Trends (2009-2013)”  Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2020 Sep;46(9):493-500
  • Harrington S, Moore H, George M, Smith D. Arkansas Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment. Journal of Arkansas Medical Society. Sept 2020, Vol 117 (3); p 62-64.
  • Dragic L, Webb T, Chandler M, Harrington S. Comparing Effectiveness of Gabapentin and Pregabalin in Treatment of Neuropathic Pain: A Retrospective Cohort of Palliative Care Outpatients.  Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. 2020 Sept 14, 1-5.  (Epub ahead of print) DOI: 10.1080/15360288.2020.1784354
  • Council S, Montgomery C, Wilson L, Harrington S.  Opioid Use Reduction in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient:  A Case Report.  Journal of Arkansas Medical Society.  Dec 2020, Vol 117 (7); 162-163.
  • Dayer LE, McDade, Harrington S. “Pharmacist-Delivered Patient Care in an Interdisciplinary Team-Based Institutional Palliative Care Clinic, 2012 to 2018” J Palliative Care 2019. Sept 8. Epub ahead of print.
  • Pritchard ER, Dayer L, Belz J, Forseth B, Harrington SE, Painter JT.  Effect of Cannabis on Opioid Use in Patients with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care.  J Am Pharm Assoc.  2019 Dec 13 [Online ahead of Print].
  • Chatterjee, K, Abhinav G, Kakkera K, Harrington S, Corwin H.  “National Trends (2009-2013) for Palliative Care Utilization for Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation” (Critical Care Med Aug 2018) 46 (8):1230-1237.
  • Sherman AC, Simonton-Atchley S, Mikeal CW, Anderson K, Arnaoutakis K, Hutchins LF, Makhoul I, Mahmoud F, Milojkovic N, Harrington SE, Suen JY.  Cancer patient perspectives regarding preparedness for end-of-life care: a qualitative study.  J Psychosoc Oncol, 2018  June 4:1-16.
  • Dayer, LE, McDade ER, Harrington S.  Pharmacist-Delivered Patient Care in an Interdisciplinary Team-Based Institutional Palliative Care Clinic, 2012 to 2018.  Journal of Palliative Care, 2019, Sept 8: [Epub ahead of print].
  • Sherman AC, Simonton-Atchley S, Anderson K, Mikeal CW, Makhoul I, Harrington SE, Arnaoutakis K, Hutchins LF, Mahmoud F, Milojkovic N, Suen JY. A qualitative study of preparedness for end-of-life care in terminal cancer patients: the role of religiousness/spiritualty. Ann Behav Med  2018; 52 (Suppl 1):S354
  • Sherman AC, Simonton-Atchley S, Anderson K, Mikeal CW, Harrington SE, Makhoul I, Mahmoud F, Milojkovic N, Arnaoutakis K, Suen JY, Hutchins LF. The impact ofreligiousness/spirituality on preparedness for end-of-life care among family caregivers: a qualitative study. Ann Behav Med, 2018; 52 (Suppl 1):S530
  • Harrington SE, Rogers E, Davis M. Palliative care and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: where the lines meet. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2017; 23(2):154-160. PMID: 28009643
  • Devan, R, Motwani P, Harrington S, Wilson LA, Bowers S, Hutchins, L. Arkansas’ Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program. J Ark Med Soc. 2017;114(23): 64-68.
  • Rohit Kumar, Naina Singh, Romy Jose Thekkekara, Sunny R K Singh, Sarah Elizabeth Harrington, Mousami Shah; John H. Stroger, Jr “Efficacy of olanzapine for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: A systematic review and meta-analysis” J Clin Oncol 35, 2017 (suppl; abstr e21692) ASCO 2017 Meeting
  • Sherman AC, Simonton-Atchley S, Mikeal CW, Anderson K, Arnaoutakis K, Hutchins LF, Makhoul I, Mahmoud F, Milojkovic N, Harrington SE, Suen JY. Cancer patient perspectives regarding preparedness for end-of-life care: a qualitative study. Ann Behav Med 2017; 51 (Suppl 1): S75-S76. 
  • Sherman AC, Simonton-Atchley S, Anderson K, Mikeal CW, Arnaoutakis K, Hutchins LF, Mahmoud F, Milojkovic N, Makhoul I, Harrington SE, Suen JY. A qualitative study of preparedness for end-of-life care among family caregivers confronting advanced cancer. Ann Behav Med 2017; 51 (Suppl 1): S2206-S2207.)
  • Dayer L, Harrington S, Martin B “Adherence to Adjuvant Neuropathic Pain Medications in a Palliative Care Clinic” (Journal of Palliative Medicine 2016); 19 (5): 538-41.
  • Harrington SE and Curseen K.  “Caregiver Roles in Health Management.” IN: Ethnogeriatrics: Healthcare Needs of Diverse Populations. Edited by Lenise Cummings-Vaughn and Dolce Cruz-Oliver, New York, NY: Springer, 2016, pp. 145-158.
  • Harrington SE. Palliative Care.  Arkansas Cancer Plan 3rd Edition 2015 – 2020 Arkansas Cancer Coalition. Pp 106-114.  (2016)
  •   Harrington SE “Palliative Care. Arkansas Cancer Plan” 3rd Edition 2015 – 2020 Arkansas Cancer Coalition. Pp 109-114. 2016. Online draft available at:
    https://arcancercoalition.org/wpcontent/uploads/2018/10/ACC_CancerPlan_Final_FULL.pdf
  • Harrington SE and Curseen K “Caregiver Roles in Health Management” Ethnogeriatrics: Healthcare Needs of Diverse Populations.  Edited by Denise Cummings-Vaughn and Dolce Cruz-Oliver, New York, NY:  Springer, 2016, pp. 145-158.
  • Harrington S and Campbell D. “Satisfaction Surveys: Timing of Inpatient Palliative Care Consults” Abstracts from CAPC National Seminar. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2016; 19 (5): A-34
  • Dayer L, Harrington S, Martin B. “Adherence to adjuvant neuropathic pain medications in Palliative Care”, American College of Clinical Pharmacy Virtual Symposium (May 2015) (Pharmacotherapy 2015; 35 (5):e 66-95
  • Susanibar S, Jonsrud J, Moore H, Harrington S. “Outcomes of inpatient palliative care consultations for advanced pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancer patients at an academic medical center”. J Clin Oncol 33, 2015 (sup; abstr e20547)
  • Yanni LM, Ketchum JM, Harrington SE “Preparation, Confidence and Attitudes about Chronic Noncancer Pain in Graduate Medical Education” (Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2010); 2 (2): 260-268.
  • Coyne P, Lyckholm L, Bobb B, Blaney-Brouse D, Harrington S, Yanni L “Managing Pain with Algorithms: An Opportunity for Improvement? or: The Development and Utilization of Algorithms to Manage Acute Pain” (Journal of Pain Management Nursing – Dec 2013); 14 (4):e 185-188.
  • Harrington SE, Curseen K, Devan R “Updates in Palliative Medicine” (Journal of Arkansas Medical Society 2013); 10 (2): 34-37.
  • Harrington SE and Steliga M – Journal Watch: Summary and Comment on “A
  • propensity-matched comparison of pleurodesis or tunneled pleural catheter in patients undergoing diagnostic thoracoscopy for malignancy” [Ann Thor Surg 96, 259-264 (2013)] and “Interdisciplinary palliative care intervention in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer” [Clin Lung CA (2013)]; (Lung Cancer Management 2013); 2 (6) Pages 457-459.
  • Harrington S “Preventing Burnout in HPM Fellowship Program” Oral abstract presented at AAHPM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2013)
  • Curseen K and Harrington S “Ethics” Geriatric Rehabilitation, Ed. Kevin Means. New York, NY: Demos Medical Publishing (2012)
  • Curseen K and Harrington S “Palliative Care” Geriatric Rehabilitation. Ed. Kevin Means, New York, NY: Demos Medical Publishing (2012)
  • Weinstein S, Protenoy R, Harrington S “UNIPAC 3: Assessing and Treating Pain. Hospice and Palliative Care Training Series for Physicians: A self-study program”. Published by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 4th Edition (May 2012)
  • Harrington SE, Smith TJ “The Role of Chemotherapy at the End of Life: When is Enough, Enough” IN: McPhee SJ, Winkler MA, Rabow MW, Pantilat SZ, Markowitz AJ, eds. Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill (2011): 285-300
  • Harrington SE and Smith T “Providing Palliative Care and Transitioning Patients to Hospice: How Oncologists and Palliative Care Specialists Can Work Together.” (Community Oncology 2010); 7 (3): 67-72.
  • Kunther A, Safar M, Kyasa MJ, Makhoul I, Harrington S, Mehta P “Addressing End-of-Life Care – When the Patient or Family Doesn’t Want to Let Go.” (Federal Practitioner 2010); 27 (5): 34- 36.
  • Yanni LM, Ketchum JM, Harrington SE “Preparation, Confidence and Attitudes about Chronic Noncancer Pain in Graduate Medical Education” (Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2010); 2 (2): 260-268.
  • L Yanni, JW Priestly, J Schlesinger, J Ketchum, S Harrington “Development of a Comprehensive E-Learning Training Resource in Pain Management” (Pain Medicine 2009); 10 (1): 95-105.
  • Swetz KM, Harrington SE, Matsuyama RK, Shanafelt TD, Lyckholm LJ “Strategies for Avoiding Burnout in Hospice and Palliative Medicine” (Journal of Palliative Medicine 2009); 12 (9):773-777.
  • S Harrington and T Smith “The Role of Chemotherapy at the End of Life: When is enough, enough?” (JAMA 2008); 299 (22): 2667-2678.
  • J Khatcheressian, S Harrington, L Lyckholm, T Smith “Futile Care: What to Do When Your Patient Insists on Chemotherapy That Won’t Likely Help?” (Oncology 2008); 22 (8): 881-887.
  • Yanni LM, Weaver MF, Johnson BA, Morgan LA, Harrington SE, Ketchum JM “Management of Chronic nonmalignant pain: A needs assessment in an Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Clinic”, (J Opioid Manage 2008); 4 (4):201.
  • Harrington S. “Medical Student Preclinical Attitudes about Chronic Nonmalignant Pain” presented at Scientific Abstract Southern SGIM Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA (Feb 2007)
  • Harrington S “Internal Medicine Resident’s Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain: Deficits and Inconsistencies” presented at Scientific Abstract Southern SGIM Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA (Feb 2007)
  • Harrington S. “Cardiac Metastases from Malignant Melanoma” Oral abstract presented at Annual Virginia American College of Physicians Chapter Associates Meeting, Roanoke, VA (Jan 2006)