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Mark Taubert

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Mark Taubert
FRCP FRCGP
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Prof. Mark Taubert, National lead for Advance Care Planning, NHS Wales
BornHessen, Germany
🎓 Alma materUniversity of Dundee
💼 Occupation
Consultant Physician
Known forTED Talk "Why language matters when you are dying"
Notable work"Thank you letter to David Bowie from a palliative care doctor"

Professor Mark Taubert FRCP FRCGP is a German-British doctor and professor of medicine at Cardiff University.[1][2] According to the Guardian newspaper, he is a doctor 'working in hospitals and a cancer care centre in Cardiff, who wrote to the late David Bowie in January 2016 about a conversation he had with a dying patient, a letter that went viral. It was retweeted by Bowie’s son Duncan Jones, read by Jarvis Cocker and Benedict Cumberbatch at Letters Live and turned into a classical music composition for Radio 3 by composer John Uren. It discussed how Bowie’s last album, Blackstar, helped doctor and patient “communicate very openly about death, something many doctors and nurses struggle to introduce as a topic of conversation”. It also enabled his patient to convey the vision of her own dying moments: “You gave her a way of expressing this most personal longing to me, a relative stranger.”'.[3] According to the Telegraph newspaper, Bowie's story became a way to communicate important aspects of dying with a palliative care patient. [4]

He is the founder of Talk CPR,[5] [6]an international information campaign that discusses the sometimes controversial topic of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions, also known by the acronym DNACPR.[7] His explanatory TalkCPR resources have been viewed over a million times worldwide.[8]

Open letter to David Bowie[edit]

In 2016, he published a thank you letter to David Bowie after the singer's death.[9] The letter was published on a little-known medical blog site,[10] but was seen and retweeted by David Bowie's son Duncan Jones.[11] It went viral online and in global newsrooms,[12] and was subsequently read out by the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch [13] and Jarvis Cocker[14] at public events. The letter addresses issues such as palliative care and planning for the end of life.

It has been turned into a touring musical composition,[15] [16] and is featured in several books.[17][18][19]

His work on topics relating to advanced illness, palliative care and treatment escalation has attained global news coverage on numerous occasions,[20][21][22] [23][24] and he has sought to bring the often overlooked specialty of palliative medicine into a more prominent spotlight.

He is the national chair of the NHS Wales Advance & Future Care Planning Strategy Group[25], which is a collaborative project with Welsh Government.[26] His research interests include out-of-hours palliative care, new media in end-of-life care and ceilings of treatment decision making. He is clinical lead for Compassionate Cymru[27] in Wales, and is a steering group member of the NHS Wales Bevan Commission. He is an editor for the BMJ Group and for Medicine (Elsevier journal).

Biography[edit]

Born in Germany, Taubert completed military training in the medical division of the German Bundeswehr and then moved to the United Kingdom, where he earned his medical degree from the University of Dundee. He lives and works in Wales as a palliative medicine hospital consultant and as a clinical director at Velindre University NHS Trust. His teaching and research activities at Cardiff University include advance care planning, acute palliative care, technology & new media and DNACPR decision making.[28]

He has won numerous awards for his teaching and clinical work, including a Bafta award as part of a care team featured in an ITV documentary[29]. He received the prestigious national BMJ/BMA Clinical Teacher of the year award,[30] [31] the Best Trainer Award Wales 2016[32] and the Royal College of Physicians Excellence in Patient Care Award.[33]

His academic work has led to over one hundred publications in scientific journals and conferences.[34] In 2019, he won the international Researcher of the Year award at the European Association for Palliative Care World Congress in Berlin.[35]

Public engagement work[edit]

Since 2010, Taubert has worked on the international recognition of palliative care and has published, spoken and written extensively on the topic. He has authored articles in several international news outlets, for instance the Washington Post,[36] Al Jazeera News,[37] the Guardian,[38] the Telegraph,[39] Chicago Tribune, Metro News,[40] the Times, the Independent, Big Issue, BBC News[41] and HuffPost UK.[42]

He has appeared on several television programmes, talking about the importance of good palliative and end of life care. Examples include 'BBC Horizon's We Need to Talk About Death[43] and ITV's BAFTA-award-winning series 'Hospital of Hope'[44][45]

A Death Café he organised with the rugby player Phil Steele in the deprived Welsh valleys, drew many visitors and created an open dialogue around death and dying with members of the public. It was published in a peer-reviewed journal and also drew media attention and was discussed on BBC Radio.[46][47][48]

Taubert has also featured on two palliative care themed recordings for the UK's BBC Listening Project 2019[49] and 2020.[50] A touring classical music string quartet composition featuring Mark reading a letter about palliative care and David Bowie, premiered at the Royal Northern College of Music.[51]

He has delivered a TEDx Talk[52][53] on subtleties in language that are relevant to modern healthcare delivery. His article for the Washington Post, on music at the end of life, was voted a top pick[54] in 2019.

Personal Life[edit]

Taubert lives in Wales, is married and has two children.

External Links[edit]

Google Scholar Publications

Cardiff University Staff Profile Page

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Prof. Mark Taubert Cardiff University School of Medicine Staff Profile". 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Taubert, Mark (2020-05-31). "Coronavirus: Helping the bereaved with emotional PPE". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  3. ↑ Rogers, Jude (2020-01-22). "Cremate me to the sound of Disco Inferno". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  4. ↑ Vincent, Alice (2016-01-18). ""Thank you for Blackstar"- Palliative Care doctor writes open letter to Bowie". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. ↑ Taubert, Mark; Norris, James; Edwards, Sioned; Snow, Veronica; Finlay, Ilora Gillian (December 2018). "Talk CPR - a technology project to improve communication in do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions in palliative illness". BMC Palliative Care. 17 (1): 118. doi:10.1186/s12904-018-0370-9. PMC 6195698. PMID 30340632.
  6. ↑ "Creating a sustainable, prudent & vibrant NHS- The TalkCPR project". Western Mail. 2016-12-05. p. 57-58. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  7. ↑ "'Do not resuscitate' orders have caused panic in the UK. Here is the truth". The Guardian. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2022-01-12. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ Hughes, Mary (2022-10-02). "Palliative care in the 'Kingdom in the sky': Lesotho". European Association for Palliative Care. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  9. ↑ Taubert, Mark (2016). "Thank You Letter to David Bowie from a Palliative Care Doctor". Independent Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  10. ↑ Taubert, Mark (2016). "Thank You Letter to David Bowie from a Palliative Care Doctor". BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 6 (4): 500–501. doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001242. PMID 27760747 – via British Medical Journal. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ Leopold, Todd (2016-01-08). "David Bowie's son shares powerful letter". CNN. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "David Bowie helped lift taboo on death". BBC News. 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  13. ↑ "Benedict Cumberbatch read out a Welsh doctor's letter about dying". WalesOnline. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Watch Jarvis Cocker read a letter to David Bowie about end-of-life-care". Telegraph. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "BBC Hear & Now - Her Own Dying Moments". BBC Radio 3. 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ "Music Aurea Quartet at the Royal Conservatoire". The Herald Newspaper. January 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  17. ↑ Jones, Dylan (2017). David Bowie - A Life. Random House. ISBN 978-0451497833. Search this book on
  18. ↑ Usher, Shaun (2020). Letters of Note: Music. Canongate Books Ltd. pp. 18–25. ISBN 978-1786895592. Search this book on
  19. ↑ Rogers, Jude (2022). The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives. White Rabbit. ISBN 978-1474622929. Search this book on
  20. ↑ "Un ejemplo para los cuidados paliativos". El Mundo Newspaper. January 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  21. ↑ Taubert, Mark (2019-01-12). ""What's your last song?"". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  22. ↑ Best, Chloe (2016). "David Bowie's son returns to Twitter to share moving thank you letter from doctor". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  23. ↑ "¿A dónde van a parar tus datos de internet cuando mueres?". BBC World. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  24. ↑ "Cancer Doctor thanks David Bowie for helping people face death". Himalayan Times / Associated Press. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  25. ↑ NHS Wales, Collaborative. "Advance and Future Care Plans". Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  26. ↑ "CABINET STATEMENT: Advance Care Planning". Welsh Government. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  27. ↑ Bethell, Lesley (2021-01-19). "Compassionate Cymru Wales: bold step towards better endings". BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Retrieved 2022-01-04. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ "ORCA Repository". Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  29. ↑ "ITV - Velindre, Hospital of Hope". 2018-04-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  30. ↑ "Leading Clinical teachers awarded for their work". Western Mail. 2017-04-10. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  31. ↑ "Velindre Doctor Wins Clinical Teaching Award". Glamorgan Gem. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  32. ↑ Smith, Mark (2017-04-10). "Awards recognise our talented clinical teachers". Echo Newspaper. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  33. ↑ "The last thing you want to talk about? CPR in palliative illness - EPCA Awards 2019". Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  34. ↑ "Google Scholar". 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  35. ↑ Jackson, Avril (2019-05-03). "EAPC Researcher of the Year- Impact Award 2019". European Association for Palliative Care. Retrieved 2022-01-04. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  36. ↑ Taubert, Mark (2019-01-11). "Washington Post - What's the last song you want to hear before you die?". Washington Post Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  37. ↑ Taubert, Mark. "'Do not resuscitate' discussions: Can we do better?". Al Jazeera Opinion. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  38. ↑ Taubert, M (2016-02-16). "This is not Casualty – in real life CPR is brutal and usually fails". The Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  39. ↑ Taubert, Mark (2021-03-23). "The palliative pandemic is not over yet". The Telegraph Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  40. ↑ Taubert, Mark (2021-07-27). "Who is going to look after your social media profiles after you die?". Metro Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  41. ↑ "Coronavirus: Helping the bereaved with 'emotional PPE'". BBC News Feature. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  42. ↑ Taubert, Mark. "HuffPost UK articles by M Taubert". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  43. ↑ Hogan, Michael (2019-01-23). "Review: We need to talk about death - BBC Horizon Programme". Telegraph Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  44. ↑ Baker, M (Dec 2019). "Bafta wins for medical documentaries". Royal College of Physicians Commentary Journal (6): 4.
  45. ↑ Hitt, Carolyn (2018-03-24). "Velindre will fight for you - It's truly the hospital of hope". Wales Online. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  46. ↑ Wightwick, Abbie. "A Death Cafe is opening in Pontypridd". Wales Online. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  47. ↑ ""Enjoy a cuppa- and a chat about death"". South Wales Echo. 2019-05-17. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  48. ↑ "Death Cafe to tackle taboo". Wales on Sunday. 2019-05-05. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  49. ↑ Glover, Fi (2019-11-08). "The Listening Project- Mark and Faye, Trainer and Trainee". BBC Radio 4 - The Listening Project. BBC. Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  50. ↑ Glover, Fi (2020-03-08). "BBC Radio 4 Listening Project- Sunday Edition: Mark and Darren - Strangers in conversation". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 2022-01-04. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  51. ↑ "Decontamination #7 – Boulez/Bowie". Royal Northern College of Music Concerts. 2016-11-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  52. ↑ "TEDx Cardiff 2017 - Mark Taubert: Why language matters when you know you are dying". TED- Ideas worth spreading. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  53. ↑ "News Announcement: Line-up for TedxCardiff 2017". South Wales Echo. 2016-12-15. p. 24. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  54. ↑ Vogt, Ryan (2019-12-17). "Washington Post Opinion: Our favorite Washington Post op-eds of 2019". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-05. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)


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