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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  • Rosenberg LB, Shalev D, Brenner KO, Jackson V, et al. Author’s Response to Reader Comments to Jackson et al. Psychological Elements of Palliative Care Series. J Pall Med. 2022;25(5):701-702. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0132

  • Rosenberg LB, Brenner KO, Shalev D, Jackson V, et al. To accompany, always: Psychological elements of palliative care for the dying patient. J Palliat Med. 2022;25(4):537-541. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0667

  • Shalev D, Traeger LN, Doyle K, Brenner KO, Rosenberg LB, et al. Turning the Lens Inward: The Psychological Elements of Clinician Well Being. J Palliat Med. 2022;10.1089/jpm.2021.0548. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0548

  • Brenner KO, Logeman J, Rosenberg LB, Jacobsen JC, Jackson VA, et al. Referral Relationship: Illuminating the Ways Palliative Care Creates a Holding Environment for Referring Clinicians. J Palliat Med. 2022;25(2):185-192. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0527

  • Jacobsen J, Brenner KO, Shalev D, Rosenberg LB, Jackson VA. Defining Clinical Attunement: A Ubiquitous But Undertheorized Aspect of Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2021;24(12):1757-1761. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0442

  • Shalev D, Jacobsen JC, Rosenberg LB, Brenner KO, et al. (Don't) Leave Me Alone: Attachment in Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2022;25(1):9-14. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0491

  • Shalev D, Rosenberg LB, Brenner KO, Seaton M, Jacobsen JC, Jackson VA. Foundations for Psychological Thinking in Palliative Care: Frame and Formulation. J Palliat Med. 2021;24(10):1430-1435. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0256

  • Rosenberg LB, Brenner KO, Shalev D, Jackson VA, et al. The Meaning of Together: Exploring Transference and Countertransference in Palliative Care Settings. J Palliat Med. 2021;24(11):1598-1602. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0240

  • Brenner KO, Rosenberg LB, Cramer MA, et al. Exploring the Psychological Aspects of Palliative Care: Lessons Learned from an Interdisciplinary Seminar of Experts. J Palliat Med. 2021;24(9):1274-1279. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0224

  • Brenner KO, Greer JA, Jackson V, et al. Development of a Prognostic Awareness Impact Scale for Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Palliat Med. 2021;10.1089/jpm.2021.0238. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0238

  • Smith G, Harman S, Brenner KO. Flattening the Curve of Distress: A Public-Facing Webinar for Psychoeducation During COVID-19. Patient Experience Journal. 2020; 7(2):151-155. doi: 10.35680/2372-0247.1497

  • Bickel K, Brenner KO, et al. An Integrative Framework of Appraisal and Adaptation in Serious Medical Illness. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020;60(3):657-677.e6. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.05.018

  • El-Jawahri A, Brenner KO, et al. Relationship Between Perceptions of Treatment Goals and Psychological Distress in Patients with Advanced Cancer. JNCCN. 2020 Jul; 18(7):849-855.

  • Emanuel L, Brenner KO, et al. Therapeutic Holding. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020 Feb;23(3):314-318. doi:10.1089/jpm.2019.0543

  • Jacobsen J, Brenner KO, Greer J, Jacobo M, Rosenberg LB, Nipp R, Jackson VA. When a patient is reluctant to talk about it: A dual framework to focus on living and tolerate the possibility of dying. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2018 Mar;21(3):322-327. doi:10.1089/jpm.2017.0109

  • Robbins-Welty GA, Riordan PA, Shalev D, Chammas D, Noufi P, Brenner KO, Briscoe J, Rosa WE, Webb JA. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About the Psychiatric Manifestations of Nonpsychiatric Serious Illness and Treatments. J Palliat Med. 2024 May 10. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0135. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38727571

  • Robbins-Welty GA, Shalev D, Riordan PA, Noufi P, Webb JA, Brenner KO, Rosa WE, Chammas D. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About the Physical Manifestations of Psychiatric Illness and Treatment. J Palliat Med. 2024 May 9. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0131. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38722082

  • Chammas D. Secure: Cancer Center Deceased Patient List. J Palliat Med. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0103. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38624255

  • Tarbi EC, Moore CM, Wallace CL, Beaussant Y, Broden EG, Chammas D, Galchutt P, Gilchrist D, Hayden A, Morgan B, Rosenberg LB, Sager Z, Solomon S, Rosa WE, Chochinov HM. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Attending to the Existential Experience. J Palliat Med. 2024 Mar 28. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0070. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38546453

  • Shalev D, Chammas D, Brenner K, Rosenberg L. Letter to the Editor: Advancing the Psychological Elements of Palliative Care: From Theory to Teaching. J Palliat Med. 2024 Mar;27(3):294-295. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0687. PMID: 38427909

  • Shalev D, Brenner K, Carlson RL, Chammas D, Levitt S, Noufi PE, Robbins-Welty G, Webb JA. Palliative Care Psychiatry: Building Synergy Across the Spectrum. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2024 Mar;26(3):60-72. doi: 10.1007/s11920-024-01485-5. Epub 2024 Feb 8. PMID: 38329570

  • Chammas D. There Is No Floor: The Myth of Certainty. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Feb 12
    (24)00071-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38355072

  • Chammas D. (2024, January18) “Somebody Else’s Palms.” Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology, Poetry and Oncology. DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.5804

  • Chammas D, Brenner KO, Gamble A, et al. (2023, July 14) “Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About the Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care Encounters.” Journal of Palliative Medicine, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2023.0390 [Published online ahead of print]

  • Chammas D. (2023, June 2) “The Stories We Tell Ourselves.” Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), A Piece of My Mind.PMIE: 37266954. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8543

  • Chammas D. (2023, March 16) “Different Than Me.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.03.004 [Article In Press, E-published in advance]

  • Chammas D. (2023, January 13) “Speaking the Unspoken.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.12.145 [Article In Press, E-published in advance]

  • Hurwitz O, Chammas D, Shalev D. Psychiatry and Palliative Care: Growing the Interface through Education. Academic Psychiatry. 47(5): 540-545. October 2023

  • Shalev D, Rosenberg L, Noufi P, Hurwitz O. Beyond Opioid Dose Conversions: Advanced Topics in Palliative Care Pharmacology for the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist. Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting; Atlanta GA, 2022

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WORKSHOPS & EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

  • 2024: "Unleash the Therapist Within: Applying Psychotherapy Skills to Elevate Palliative Care Practice," AAHPM Annual Assembly National Conference, Pre-Conference ½-Day Workshop, Phoenix, AZ. (Co-director and presenter) - Chammas, Brenner, Rosenberg, Shalev, Amanda Moment LCSW, Sarah Byrne-Martelli DMin, BCC

  • 2024: "Unleash the Therapist Within: Applying Psychotherapy Skills to Elevate Palliative Care Practice," Pilot with joint Stanford and UCSF Palliative Medicine Fellowships. (5 hour workshop) - Brenner, Chammas

  • 2024: "Demoralization in Patients with Serious Illness & Their Families," AAHPM Psychosocial and Mental Health SIG Interactive Workshop. Virtual. (Co-organizer and co-facilitator) - Brenner, Lisa Podgurski 

  • 2023: "Lessons From A Therapist’s Chair: Psychotherapeutic Formulation 101 for the Palliative Care Provider," UCSF Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Didactic Series. - Brenner, Chammas

  • 2023: "The Secret in the Syringe: Therapeutic Presence in Palliative Care," UCSF Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Didactic Series. - Chammas, Brenner

  • 2021: "Psychodynamic Teatime," Coordinator and Presenter in Four-Part Series, MGH. – Rosenberg

  • 2019: "Psychotherapeutic Formulation 101 for the Palliative Care Setting," Stanford University Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Didactic Series. - Brenner

  • 2016-2019: "Psychotherapeutic Formulation 101 for the Palliative Care Setting," UCSF Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Didactic Stanford University Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Didactic Series. - Chammas

  • 2019: "Harvard Radcliffe Exploratory Seminar," Developed and co-led a two-day exploratory seminar through Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study titled "Healing Beyond the Cure: Exploring the Psychodynamic Aspects of Palliative Care," which included twenty-three scholars to engage in an interdisciplinary dialogue advancing psychologically-informed palliative care. (Brenner, Rosenberg and Jackson as Co-Directors) - Rosenberg, Brenner

  • 2015: "Dignity Therapy in the Palliative Care Setting," UCSF Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Didactic Series.  - Chammas

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

International

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  • 2024: "Psychological Formulation: From Therapist's Chair to Palliative Toolkit," Sea to Sky Hospice Society Educational Retreat. Virtual. (Invited Lecture) – Chammas

  • 2023: "Psychotherapy Skills in Palliative Communication," University of British Columbia Division of Palliative Care CME Day. Virtual. (Invited Lecture) – Chammas

  • 2023: "Referral Relationship: Illuminating the Ways Palliative Care Creates a Holding Environment for Referring Clinicians," Unite Scientific Nursing Conference, Rome, Italy. Virtual. (Invited Lecture) – Brenner

  • 2020: "The Psychiatry-Palliative Care Liaison Team: Extending Access to Palliative Care During COVID-19," United Kingdom Liaison Psychiatry Webinar (Invited Lecture)– Shalev

 

National

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  • 2024: "Unleash the Therapist Within: Applying Psychotherapy Skills to Elevate Palliative Care Practice," Co-Director, Pre-conference Workshop, AAHPM Annual Assembly, Phoenix, AZ. – Shalev, Brenner, Chammas, Rosenberg

  • 2023: "Beneath the Surface: Psychodynamic Concepts at Play in Palliative Care Encounters," Medical College of Wisconsin Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Didactic Series.(Invited Lecture) – Chammas, Rosenberg, Shale, Brenner

  • 2023: "The Angry Patient: Tools and Therapeutic Techniques for Palliative Care Practice," Grand Rounds, Ohio State University, Division of Palliative Medicine. Virtual (Grand Rounds Lecture)– Brenner, Chammas

  • 2023: "Psychotherapy Pearls: Bolstering Palliative Care with Countertransference & Formulation," University of Kentucky Palliative Care Grand Rounds. Virtual.(Grand Rounds Lecture) – Brenner, Chammas, Rosenberg, Shalev

  • 2023: "Psychotherapy Pearls: Bolstering Palliative Care with Countertransference & Formulation," Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University, Palliative Medicine Psychodynamic Series. Virtual. – Rosenberg, Shalev, Chammas, Brenner

  • 2023: "Psychotherapy Pearls: Bolstering Palliative Care with Countertransference & Formulation," Oregon Health & Science University, All-City Palliative Care Lecture Series. Virtual. (Grand Rounds Lecture) – Rosenberg, Chammas, Brenner, Shalev

  • 2023: "Psychotherapy Pearls: Bolstering Palliative Care with Countertransference & Formulation," Ohio State University, Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture. Virtual. (Grand Rounds Lecture) – Brenner, Chammas, Rosenberg, Shalev

  • 2023: "Psychological Elements of Palliative Care: Using Formulation & Countertransference to Optimize Care," Columbia University Medical Center Hospice and Palliative Medicine & Consult Liaison Psychiatry Joint Case Conference. Virtual. (Invited Lecture) – Shalev, Chammas, Brenner, Chammas, Rosenberg

  • 2023: "Psychological Elements of Palliative Care: Using Formulation & Countertransference to Optimize Care," Weill Cornell Medicine Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds. Virtual. (Grand Rounds Lecture) – Shalev, Brenner, Chammas, Rosenberg

  • 2023: "Psychological Elements of Palliative Care: Using Formulation & Countertransference to Optimize Care," Duke University Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds. Virtual. (Grand Rounds Lecture) – Rosenberg, Chammas, Brenner, Shalev

  • 2023: "Psychological Elements of Palliative Care: Using Formulation & Countertransference to Optimize Care," AdventHealth Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds. Virtual. (Grand Rounds Lecture) – Brenner, Chammas, Rosenberg, Shalev

  • 2023: "Psychological Elements of Palliative Care: Using Formulation & Countertransference to Optimize Care," Stanford University Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds. Virtual. (Grand Rounds Lecture) – Brenner, Chammas, Rosenberg, Shalev

  • 2023: "Psychological Elements of Palliative Care: Using Formulation & Countertransference to Optimize Care," University of Pittsburgh Division of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics Grand Rounds. Virtual.) – Chammas, Brenner, Rosenberg, Shalev

  • 2023: "The Angry Patient," GeriPal – A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog. (Podcast) – Chammas, Brenner 

  • 2023: "Psychological Elements of Palliative Care: Using Formulation & Countertransference to Optimize Care," Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds. Virtual. (Grand Rounds Lecture) – Brenner, Chammas, Rosenberg, Shalev

  • 2023: "Psychotherapy Insights and Techniques for Everyday Palliative Care Practice," Hospice and Palliative Care, HAPC Virtual Didactics. Virtual – Brenner, Shalev, Chammas, Rosenberg

  • 2023: "High Yield Psychotherapy Insights for Everyday Palliative Care Practice," Grand Rounds, Division of Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin. Virtual – Rosenberg, Shalev, Chammas, Brenner

  • 2023: "Looking Within, Together: Optimizing Interdisciplinary Team Meetings with Key Psychodynamic Concepts," American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Annual National Conference. Virtual – Chammas, Rosenberg, Chammas, Shalev

  • 2023: "The Referral Relationship: Illuminating the Psychological Benefits Palliative Care Offers Referring Clinicians," Palliative Care National Learning Collaborative, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2021: "Lessons from a Therapist's Chair: Optimizing Palliative Care Communication through Psychotherapy Best Practices and Skills," Concurrent Session, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Annual National Conference. Virtual – Chammas, Brenner

  • 2021: "You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Exploring the Benefits of Palliative Care for Referring Clinicians," Teatime Lecture Series, Division of Palliative Care, Massachusetts General Hospital. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2020: "Beneath the Surface: Exploring the Psychological Ingredients of Palliative Care," Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Medical School. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2020: "Beneath the Surface: Exploring the Psychological Ingredients of Palliative Care," Grand Rounds, Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, Law & Psychiatry, Western Michigan University School of Medicine. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2020: "Therapeutic Presence in the time of COVID," Podcast, GeriPal – Brenner, Chammas

  • 2020: "Therapeutic Presence in a Pandemic," Video Conference Presentation, Peer Serious Illness Support Team, Massachusetts General Hospital. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2020: "Psychologically Informed Palliative Care," Pre-Conference Keynote, End of Life Forum, Catholic Medical Association, San Diego, CA. [Canceled due to COVID-19] – Brenner

  • 2020: "Enriching the End: Exploring the Psychological Benefits of Palliative Care," Keynote, Annual Palliative Care Colloquium, Archdiocese of Boston, Boston, MA. [Canceled due to COVID-19] – Brenner

  • 2020: "Beneath the Surface: Exploring the Psychological Ingredients of Palliative Care," Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Rush Medical Center. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2020: "Flattening the Curve of Distress: Coping with Intense Emotions during COVID," Webinar, Dementia Care Collaborative, Massachusetts General Hospital. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2020: "Therapeutic Presence in a Pandemic," Video Conference Presentation, Peer Serious Illness Support Team, Massachusetts General Hospital. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2020: "Psychologically Informed Palliative Care," Pre-Conference Keynote, End of Life Forum, Catholic Medical Association, San Diego, CA. [Canceled COVID-19] – Brenner

  • 2020: "Enriching the End: Exploring the Psychological Benefits of Palliative Care," Keynote, Annual Palliative Care Colloquium, Archdiocese of Boston, Boston, MA. [Canceled COVID-19] – Brenner

  • 2020: "Beneath the Surface: Exploring the Psychological Ingredients of Palliative Care," Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Rush Medical Center. Virtual – Brenner

  • 2016: “Improving Serious Illness Communication By Developing Formulations,” GeriPal Podcast. - Chammas 

 

Regional

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  • 2024: "PalliPsych Process Rounds for Enhancing the Learning of Psychological Skills in the Palliative Care Setting," Pilot with joint Stanford and UCSF Palliative Medicine Fellowships. (4 session process rounds series) - Brenner, Chammas 

  • 2024: "Psychological Formulation: Optimizing Communication in Medical Settings," UCSF Memory & Aging Center Fellow/Scholar Lecture Series. (Lecture) - Chammas, Brenner, Shalev

  • 2024: "Shifting the Educational Paradigm: Using Process Rounds to Enhance Learning of Psychological Skills in the Palliative Care Setting," UCSF Palliative Division of Palliative Medicine Special 25th Anniversary Works in Progress. San Francisco, CA. (Presentation) – Chammas, Brenner, Shalev 

  • 2024: "Pharmacological Management of Depression in the Palliative Care Setting," UCSF Palliative Division of Palliative Medicine Outpatient Palliative Care Monthly Meeting. San Francisco, CA. (Presentation) – Brenner, Chammas, Shalev

  • 2019: "Circle of Trust: How Psychodynamic Themes such as ‘The Holding Environment’ Optimize Coping with Serious Illness," American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Annual National Conference, Orlando, FL – Brenner

 

Local

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  • 2024: "The Stories We Tell Ourselves," Advancing Health Equity in Healthcare and Beyond, UCSF CME Course. San Francisco, CA. (Narrative Reading) – Chammas

  • 2023: "Countertransference: Friend or Foe?" UCSF Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Didactic Series. - Chammas

  • 2023: "Lessons From A Therapist’s Chair: Psychotherapeutic Formulation for the Medical Provider," UCSF Memory & Aging Center Fellow/Scholar Lecture Series.  - Chammas

  • 2023: "End of Life Care," Supportive Care Unit, MGH, Invited Presentation. – Rosenberg

  • 2021: "Surviving the Tween Years: Navigating the Early to Mid Career Transition in Academic Hospice and Palliative Medicine," Division of Palliative Care, MGH, Grand Rounds. – Rosenberg

  • 2021: "Psychodynamic Dimensions of Palliative Care: Frame, Formulation, and Countertransference," Division of Palliative Care, MGH, Grand Rounds. – Rosenberg

  • 2020: "Existential Distress in Palliative Care Patients," Grand Rounds, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA. – Rosenberg

  • 2019: "Psychodynamic Dimensions of Palliative Care," Grand Rounds, Harvard Longwood Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. – Rosenberg

  • 2019: "Miguel Leibovich MD 3nd Annual Endowed Lecture in Psychodynamics," Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, MGH. – Rosenberg

GRANTS

  • Cambia UCSF Endowed Fund for Palliative Care Innovation (2024): Danielle Chammas

  • Rosenkranz Foundation Grant (2018): Keri Brenner

  • Radcliffe Exploratory Seminar (2019): Leah Rosenberg, Keri Brenner, Vicki Jackson (Co-Directors) 

  • Weill Cornell JumpStart Program: Daniel Shalev

  • American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry Educational Innovation Grant: Daniel Shalev

  • WestHealth Grant: Daniel Shalev

  • National Institute on Aging: Daniel Shalev

  • National Institute of Mental Health: Daniel Shalev

AWARDS

  • Emerging Leader Award, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2024): Daniel Shalev, Keri Brenner, Leah Rosenberg

  • AAHPM Humanities Award Nominee: Danielle Chammas

  • Developing Scholars Research Colloquium Independent Investigator Track, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Daniel Shalev

  • Early Career Research Mentee Award, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Daniel Shalev

  • Beeson Travel Award, American Federation for Aging Research: Daniel Shalev

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Research Scholars, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Daniel Shalev

EDITORIAL ROLES

  • Senior Associate Editor, AAHPM Quarterly (Journal of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine): Leah Rosenberg

  • Co-editor, Book and Media Reviews, Journal of Palliative Medicine: Leah Rosenberg

  • Psychosocial Associate Editor, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management: Daniel Shalev

AD HOC REVIEWER (COLLECTIVE LIST)

  • Journal of Palliative Medicine

  • Psycho-Oncology

  • Journal of General Internal Medicine

  • Psychosomatics

  • Annals of Palliative Medicine

  • Palliative Medicine Reports

  • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

  • Supportive Care in Cancer

  • MGH Internal Medicine Housestaff Manual

  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

  • Health Expectations

  • AAHPM State of the Science Conference Abstract Reviewer

  • Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

  • Annals of Palliative Medicine

  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

  • Nature Human Behavior

  • General Hospital Psychiatry

  • Nursing Open

  • Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

  • Academic Psychiatry

  • Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Review

  • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

  • Family Medicine and Community Health

  • International Psychogeriatrics

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