Danielle DeCourcey, MD, MPH
Associate Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit; Associate Chief, Division of Medical Critical Care
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Danielle DeCourcey, MD, MPH
Associate Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit; Associate Chief, Division of Medical Critical Care
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School
2002
Hanover
NH
Graduate School
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health
2014
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (Critical Care Medicine)
Publications
Pediatric Palliative Care Consultation in the PICU Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Analysis of the U.S. Pediatric Health Information Systems Database, 2013-2023. View Abstract
"Leave No Question Unanswered": Nurses' Role in Preparing Children's Families During End-of-Life Care. View Abstract
Pediatric Palliative Care Subcompetencies for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Trainees. View Abstract
Navigating Time-Critical Decisions in Pediatric Critical Care: A Proactive Communication Guide for Cultivating Prognostic Awareness. View Abstract
Navigating the Healthcare System with a Complex Chronic Condition: Multidimensional Roles of Adolescents, Young Adults, and Parents. View Abstract
Development of an Interprofessional Clinician Training in Pediatric Serious Illness Communication. View Abstract
Feasibility of a Serious Illness Communication Program for Pediatric Advance Care Planning. View Abstract
"At Least I Can Push this Morphine": PICU Nurses' Approaches to Suffering Among Dying Children. View Abstract
Reflecting Upon Our Stories: The Compendium of Narratives in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. View Abstract
Economic Hardship at the End of Life for Families of Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
The roles of preparation, location, and palliative care involvement in parent-perceived child suffering at the end of life. View Abstract
Parent Preferences and Experiences in Advance Care Planning in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. View Abstract
Advance Care Planning and Parent-Reported End-of-Life Outcomes in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. View Abstract
The Case for Advance Care Planning in the NICU. View Abstract
Relationships and Resources Supporting Children With Serious Illness and Their Parents. View Abstract
An Automatic Pediatric Palliative Care Consultation for Children Supported on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Survey of Perceived Benefits and Barriers. View Abstract
Bereaved Parent Perspectives on the Benefits and Burdens of Technology Assistance among Children with Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Is this as good as it gets? Implications of an asymptotic mortality decline and approaching the nadir in pediatric intensive care. View Abstract
Symptoms and Suffering at End of Life for Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Clinical Care Strategies That Support Parents of Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
The Words We Say. View Abstract
Factors Affecting Recruitment and Participation of Bereaved Parents in Research: A Brief Report. View Abstract
Clinician Identified Barriers and Strategies for Advance Care Planning in Seriously Ill Pediatric Patients. View Abstract
Timing of Co-occurring Chronic Conditions in Children With Neurologic Impairment. View Abstract
Weighing Distress and Benefit: Understanding the Research Participation Experiences of Bereaved Parents of Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Toddler With New Onset Diabetes and Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome in the Setting of COVID-19. View Abstract
Development of a Stakeholder Driven Serious Illness Communication Program for Advance Care Planning in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Serious Illness. View Abstract
A Breather during the Time of Breathlessness. View Abstract
"I Could Never Prepare for Something Like the Death of My Own Child": Parental Perspectives on Preparedness at End of Life for Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Chronic Medication Use in Children Insured by Medicaid: A Multistate Retrospective Cohort Study. View Abstract
Association of Home Respiratory Equipment and Supply Use with Health Care Resource Utilization in Children. View Abstract
Advance Care Planning and Parent-Reported End-of-Life Outcomes in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Patterns of Care at the End of Life for Children and Young Adults with Life-Threatening Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
It's Very Treatable. View Abstract
Saying Goodbye. View Abstract
Medication Reconciliation Failures in Children and Young Adults With Chronic Disease During Intensive and Intermediate Care. View Abstract
Suspected Cerebral Edema in Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Is There Still a Role for Head CT in Treatment Decisions? View Abstract
526: DO INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS ALTER INTENSIVE CARE UTILIZATION FOR CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY? View Abstract
545: END-OF-LIFE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY: DOES ADVANCE CARE PLANNING MATTER? View Abstract
The authors reply. View Abstract
Increasing use of hypertonic saline over mannitol in the treatment of symptomatic cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis: an 11-year retrospective analysis of mortality*. View Abstract
Caspase cascades in human immunodeficiency virus-associated neurodegeneration. View Abstract
Ratio of S-nitrosohomocyst(e)ine to homocyst(e)ine or other thiols determines neurotoxicity in rat cerebrocortical cultures. View Abstract
Role of caspases in N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced apoptosis in cerebrocortical neurons. View Abstract
Suppression of neuronal apoptosis by S-nitrosylation of caspases. View Abstract
Neurotoxicity associated with dual actions of homocysteine at the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. View Abstract
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