1. R. Sean Morrison ( ) is a professor in the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City.
2. Jessica Dietrich is the director of research at the Center to Advance Palliative Care at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
3. Susan Ladwig is a health project coordinator, Palliative Care Team, at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, in Rochester, New York.
4. Timothy Quill is a professor of medicine, psychiatry, and medical humanities at the University of Rochester.
5. Joseph Sacco is the director of the Palliative Medicine Consultation Service at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, in the Bronx, New York.
6. John Tangeman is the associate medical director at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, in Cheektowaga, New York.
7. Diane E. Meier is a professor in the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.