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National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) Receives
$5 Million NCI Grant |
The NPCRC, located at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, under
the direction of R. Sean Morrison, MD, FACP, has been awarded a $5 million
grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institute of
Health (NIH). According to Morrison, “The study will evaluate the impact of
hospital palliative care on the quality of care for cancer patients and will
create the evidence base necessary to determine which components of
palliative care programs are key to their effectiveness.”
Palliative care consultation teams have been shown in small preliminary
studies to improve the identification and treatment of pain and symptoms; to
increase the occurrence of goal setting discussions and appropriate
discharge planning; and to improve family satisfaction with care. However,
these studies have not explained the structures and processes of care linked
to the achievement of these outcomes.
The new multi-million dollar, multi-site study will assess the structure,
processes, and clinical outcomes of care among hospitalized persons with
advanced cancer that receive palliative care consultation team services, as
compared to similar patients receiving usual hospital care. The study will
look at palliative care consultation at five hospitals with well-established
palliative care consultation teams, utilizing existing National
Comprehensive Cancer Network-American Society of Clinical Oncology practice
guidelines and protocols for pain and symptom management, patient-care team
communication, and transition management.
The five performance sites include:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Mount Carmel Health Systems, Columbus, OH
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
To learn more about research and funding resources at NCI,
view their website .
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) provides health care
professionals with the tools, training and technical assistance necessary to
start and sustain successful palliative care programs in hospitals and other
health care settings. For more information,
view their website .
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