Dr Mark Taubert

Clinical Director, Consultant Physician & Honorary Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine

: taubertm@cardiff.ac.uk
: Velindre NHS Trust

Work:

National Chair Advance Care Planning Strategy Group
Byw Nawr Live Now Coalition clinical lead
Harvard Medical School GCSRT programme faculty
Welsh End of Life Care Board
NHS Bevan Commission Senior Fellow
BMJ Group Editor - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

Writing, Media & Bringing Palliative Care to wider public attention:

Articles in the Washington Post, the Guardian, Quillette, Chicago Tribune, The Times, The Independent, The Big Issue, HuffPost UK, & BBC News

Interviews and media appearances include BBC Horizon We Need to Talk About Death, ITV's BAFTA winning Hospital of Hope, Fox News, BBC Radio 4.

Cultural collaborations include a West End show in London's Soho Theatre, entitled "The Colours" , National Theatre Wales' production "As Long As The Heart Beats". Two recordings on palliative care for the BBC Radio 4 Listening Project in 2019 and 2020, archived in the British Library. Additionally, a touring classical music string quartet composition, which premiered at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Speaker engagements:

Plenaries and Keynotes at numerous healthcare, research, sociology and technology events.

Public events: Tedx Talk Cardiff, Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival Scotland, Science Museum London "Medicine Lates", Sorveiv Music Festival Norway, Hay Literary Festival Wales, Celebrity Great Big Daffodil Grief Panel at Hospital Club, London

Awards:

Projects:

TalkCPR website Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation decisions in palliative care
Academic supervisor and mentor for several Bevan Commission Exemplar and Fellowship Projects
Digital Legacy Association non-executive director
E-ELCA on Do Not Attempt CPR communication skills
Moth project Falmouth University graphic design collaboration exhibited in galleries & conferences
Advance Care Planning website for NHS Wales - an online area for patients, proxy & healthcare professionals
Velindre VR Project: Virtual Reality education library. Coverage in the Guardian newspaper. Details Wales STEME Conference VR in MedEd Plenary video
Cardiff University 'Public Uni' talks

Mark is a palliative care consultant and senior lecturer. He founded TalkCPR.com, and has a national lead role to improve public understanding on topics relevant to care in the last years of life and at the extreme ends of medicine. He has given a Ted Talk on why subtleties in language and wording remain critical in modern healthcare. He writes for international newspapers like the Washington Post, where his op-ed ended up being a top pick for 2019. Mark took part in a BBC Horizon programme alongside Kevin Fong, and has also done extensive media work with television, theatre and radio. He has talked about medical topics at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, at Hay Literary Festival and was recently featured on the BBC's Listening Project.

A few years ago he had a brief brush with fame, when his posthumous letter to David Bowie, which discussed the importance of good end of life care, went viral online and in global newsrooms. The letter has been made into a touring classical music composition which was aired on BBC Radio 3, and has been publicly read out by celebrities and drifters in locations including New York, London, Hay-on-Wye, Edinburgh and Berlin.

Media reportage: CNN The Guardian BBC World El Mundo Billboard Himalayan Times NME Rolling Stone Western Mail BBC Radio 4 Edinburgh Fringe Wales Deanery Hay Festival Podcast BBC Fortunately Podcast Guardian Universities Section

Author: The Guardian Washington Post Huff Post UK BMJ Hay Literary Fest International Writers Quillette BMA

Letters of Note:

2019

Taubert, M. 2019. Editorial: palliative YouTube- the challenging task of inclusion criteria and content critique [Editorial]. Journal of Palliative Medicine 22(12), pp. 1496-1497. (10.1089/jpm.2019.0386)
Taubert, M.et al. 2019. Virtual reality videos used in undergraduate palliative and oncology medical teaching: results of a pilot study. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 9(3), pp. 281-285. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001720)
Hopewell-Kelly, N.et al. 2019. Palliative care research centre's move into social media: constructing a framework for ethical research, a consensus paper. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 9(2), pp. 219-224. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000889)
Evans, L. and Taubert, M. 2019. State of the science: the doll is dead: simulation in palliative care education. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 99(2), pp. 117-119. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001595)
Taubert, M.et al. 2019. FC20: Virtual Reality in Palliative Care Teaching - Results of a longitudinal survey study. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019Palliative Medicine. SAGE pp. 64., (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Minton, O., Norris, J. and Taubert, M. 2019. SPS6: Digital Legacy Conference- Usque Twitterati ad Mortem [Abstract]. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019. SAGE, (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Taubert, M., Minton, O. and Keeley, P. 2019. Free communication 07: the Berlin trilogy: David Bowie, palliative care and Berlin- a public reading [Abstract]. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the EAPC, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019Palliative Medicine, Vol. 33. SAGE pp. 43., (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Taubert, M. 2019. Plenary: bringing palliative care to the public and the impact of new media [Abstract]. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the EAPC, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019Palliative Medicine, Vol. 33. Vol. 6. SAGE pp. 9., (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Taubert, M. 2019. Associer les patients aux décisions de refus de la réanimation cardiopulmonaire : la réalité, les mythes et l’approche « Talk CPR » au pays de Galles [Editorial]. Médecine Palliative 18(2), pp. 59-61. (10.1016/j.medpal.2018.11.008)
Taubert, M. 2019. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is leading a double life: are we giving it an alibi? [Editorial]. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 80(2), pp. 64-65. (10.12968/hmed.2019.80.2.64)
Taubert, M. 2019. SPS6: Digital legacy and future care planning - Stories from a Cancer Hospital. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019. SAGE, (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Cass, K. and Taubert, M. 2019. PO1-084: Making a 'Do Not Resuscitate Decision' on Twitter- A patient's story. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019. SAGE, (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Taubert, M. and Frazer, R. 2019. Acute oncology service = Acute palliative service? Early palliative care assessment results from a pilot project in South Wales. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019. SAGE, (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Russell, S., Taubert, M. and Johnston, B. 2019. Using Twitter to recruit, participate in, and disseminate Palliative Care Research: A rapid review. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019. SAGE, (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Hawthorne, K.et al. 2019. Symposium B6: Will Artificial Intelligence support new approaches to health which will empower patients within the next five years?. Presented at: RCGP Annual Conference and Exhibition 2019, Liverpool, UK, 24-26 Oct 2019. Royal College of General Practitioners pp. -.
Taubert, M. 2019. Plenary: Palliative care, the media and me. Presented at: Hospice UK Conference 2019, Liverpool, UK, 20-22 November 2019. pp. -.
Taubert, M., Norris, J. and Davies, J. M. V. 2019. PO1-070: Using social media in palliative care research- The pitfalls, the opportunities. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019. SAGE, (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Taubert, M., Salkeld, N. and Rudolph, A. 2019. Art in health: The MOTH-TalkCPR graphic design collaboration to help resuscitation discussions in Palliative Care settings. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019. SAGE, (10.1177/0269216319844405)
Taubert, M., Edwards, S. and Snow, V. 2019. PO1-279: TalkCPR- A national project to evaluate technology resources in Do Not Attempt CPR discussions. Presented at: 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 May 2019. SAGE, (10.1177/0269216319844405)

2018

Taubert, M. 2018. Yes, doctors need to talk about dying, but what if patients start the conversation?. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 363(8175), article number: k4648. (10.1136/bmj.k4648)
Taubert, M.et al. 2018. Talk CPR - a technology project to improve communication in do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions in palliative illness. BMC Palliative Care 17, article number: 118. (10.1186/s12904-018-0370-9)
Cass, K. S. and Taubert, M. 2018. Twitter helped me decide that I'm not for resuscitation. BMJ 362, article number: k2784. (10.1136/bmj.k2784)
Taubert, M. 2018. School of Medicine- The 2018 Science & Practice Lecture. Presented at: Cardiff University School of Medicine Science & Practice Conference 2018, Cardiff, UK, 1-2 May 2018.
Taubert, M. 2018. Keynote: Using virtual reality in Palliative Care Teaching. Presented at: Wales Deanery Sharing Excellence in Medical Education (STEME) Conference 2018, Cardiff, UK, 04 Sep 2018. pp. -.
Taubert, M. 2018. The Hitchhiker's Guide to virtual reality and digital media on the wards. Presented at: 2nd Digital Health & Care Conference Wales, Cardiff, UK, 07-08 November 2018. pp. -.
Taubert, M. 2018. Keynote The Genie in a bottle- Medics in the wild world of social media. Presented at: 9th Association for Paediatric Palliative Medicine Conference, Birmingham NEC, 23 November 2018. pp. -.
Taubert, M. 2018. Serious illness conversations- Exposing the myths and realities of ceilings of treatment interactions. Presented at: Physicians at the cutting edge- Royal College of Physicians Wales Spring Meeting, Deeside, Wales, UK, 16-17 May 2018. pp. -.
Taubert, M. 2018. Social media in palliative medicine research: jump into the cool water [Editorial]. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 8(3), pp. 292-293. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001620)

2017

Snow, V.et al. 2017. P18- Advance care planning across England and Wales. Leading, Learning and Innovating, Hospice UK 2017 National Conference [Abstract]. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 7(Supp 2)
Norris, J. and Taubert, M. 2017. Changing attitudes and behaviours towards digital legacy and digital assets. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 7(S2), pp. A20-A21. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-hospice.57)
Norris, J., Strand, J. and Taubert, M. 2017. #DayOfTheDead - Attitudes towards Death on the internet and social media microblogs. Presented at: 5th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Madrid, Spain, 18-20 May 2017. Hayward
Norris, J., Strand, J. and Taubert, M. 2017. PO1-263 Who do you think you are? Anticipatory digital legacy planning and how it can work. Presented at: 15th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Madrid, Spain, 18-20 May 2017.
Taubert, M. 2017. Palliative social media - Jean Genie in a bottle. Presented at: 15th Kaleidoscope Palliative Care Conference Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 30-31 May 2017. pp. -.
Taubert, M. 2017. Plenary 6: Bowie, Blogs and #TalkCPR. Presented at: The Society for Acute Medicine Spring Conference (SAM 2017), Cardiff, UK, 04-05 May 2017. pp. -.
Taubert, M. 2017. Bevan exemplar project: Talk CPR. Presented at: MediWales NHS Collaboration Conference 2017, Cardiff, UK, 21 Jun 2017. pp. -.

2016

Taubert, M. 2016. Thank you letter to David Bowie from a palliative care doctor. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 6(4), pp. 500-501. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001242)
Norris, J. and Taubert, M. 2016. P-221 Working with hospices to ensure patients' digital legacy wishes are adhered to. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 6(S1), pp. A88-A89. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001245.242)
Grose, J. C., Taubert, M. and Buss, P. 2016. Discussing 'Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation' decisions with patients. Medicine 44(10), pp. 602-606. (10.1016/j.mpmed.2016.07.004)
Schmidt-Hansen, M.et al. 2016. The effectiveness of buprenorphine for treating cancer pain: an abridged Cochrane review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 6(3), pp. 292-306. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000939)
Taubert, M.et al. 2016. Oral Presentation FC46: Effectiveness and tolerability of Buprenorphine for cancer pain - A Cochrane review. Presented at: 9th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Dublin, Ireland, 9-11 June 2016Palliative Medicine, Vol. 30. Vol. 6. pp. NP36., (10.1177/0269216316646056)
Rigby, M. and Taubert, M. 2016. Colouring books for adults on the cancer ward. BMJ 2016(352), article number: h6795. (10.1136/bmj.h6795)
Taubert, M. 2016. Medicine in the vast world of social media. Presented at: Joint Meeting of Royal College of Physicians of Wales (RCP-SoPW) 2016, Cardiff, UK, 17-18 November 2016. pp. -.
Taubert, M. 2016. Jean Genie in a bottle- When Bowie's death met with social media & palliative care. Presented at: British Sociological Association Conference. Death, Dying and Bereavement & Technologies in the 21st Century, University of Sheffield, UK, 02 Dec 2016. pp. -.

2015

Sivell, S.et al. 2015. Identifying the key elements of an education package to up-skill multidisciplinary adult specialist palliative care teams caring for young adults with life-limiting conditions: an online Delphi study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 5(3), pp. 306-315. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000595)
Taubert, M. and Norris, J. 2015. The digitalisation of dying, loss and grief on social media channels. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 5(Suppl), article number: A18.2. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.57)
Schmidt-Hansen, M.et al. 2015. Buprenorphine for treating cancer pain. The Cochrane Library 3, article number: CD009596. (10.1002/14651858.CD009596.pub4)

2014

Taubert, M. 2014. Abstracts of the 8th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). Palliative Medicine 28(6), pp. 538. (10.1177/0269216314532748)
Taubert, M.et al. 2014. Palliating social media in palliative care. Presented at: 8th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Lleida, Spain, Lleida, Spain, 5-7 June 2014.
Taubert, M.et al. 2014. Palliative social media. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 4(1), pp. 13-18. (10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000584)
Taubert, M., Norris, J. and Browne, J. 2014. Can we palliate social media?. Presented at: Macmillan Professionals Conference 2014, London, UK, 26-27 November 2014. pp. -.

2010

Taubert, M. and Nelson, A. 2010. Out-of-hours GPs and palliative care-a qualitative study exploring information exchange and communication issues. BMC Palliative Care 9, article number: 18. (10.1186/1472-684X-9-18)
Taubert, M. and Nelson, A. 2010. 'Oh God, not a Palliative': out-of-hours general practitioners within the domain of palliative care. Palliative Medicine 24(5), pp. 501-509. (10.1177/0269216310368580)
Taubert, M.et al. 2010. Re: Update on cancer pain guidelines [Letter]. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 39(2), pp. e1-e5. (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.240)
Taubert, M. and Nelson, A. 2010. Strangers in the night - Out of hours doctors and palliative care patients. Presented at: The 8th Palliative Care Congress, Palliative Medicine. 24(2):217, 2010., Bournemouth, UK, 10-12 March 2010.
Taubert, M.et al. 2010. P 209 Review of current morphine prescribing - could do better. Presented at: 6thResearch Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care 2010, Glasgow, 10-12 June 2010.

2009

Taubert, M. and Pease, N. 2009. Exactly who is entitled to free NHS care?. European Journal of Palliative Care 16(2), pp. 62-64.
Taubert, M. 2009. Inconsistent morphine prescribing guidelines. Presented at: 11th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care 2009, Vienna, Austria, 7-10 May 2009. pp. -.