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National Palliative Care Research Center

Without research, palliative care is an art, not a science.

Message from the Director

Message from the Director
The field of palliative care has experienced substantial growth and development over the past 10 years. Strong clinical palliative care programs are now firmly established in multiple settings and venues.  We have seen exponential growth in the number of hospice programs and the number of patients and families cared for by hospice.  For instance, one in four hospitals in the United States has a palliative care program, including 100% of hospitals in the Veterans Health Administration.  Palliative care is becoming an integral part of long-term care facilities.

Education in palliative care has also seen strong advances with increasing penetration of palliative care content in medical school and residency curricula, the success of national educational program in continuing education for nurses and physicians, and the development of post-graduate palliative care fellowship programs.  The recent approval of palliative medicine as an official medical sub-specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties firmly establishes palliative care as an integral and essential part of American healthcare.

At the National Palliative Care Research Center, we are committed to developing the knowledge and skills that will further promote and advance the field of palliative care and thus improve care for persons living with advanced illness.  The vision and support of our philanthropic partners and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine has allowed us to develop a truly unique national research center whose mission is to foster ground-breaking research, support the development of a new generation of investigators, provide an administrative home for researchers, and address the major issues facing both patients with advanced illness and their families. Finally, we will aim to take our research findings and rapidly translate them into effective clinical practice.

Please explore our website and feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more about the NPCRC or how to further promote the growth of palliative care.

Sincerely,

R. Sean Morrison, MD

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"NIH announces RFA for Implementation Research" | 6th Research Congress of the EAPC, Glasgow, UK, June 10-12, 2010:Abstract submission deadline November 16 | A Global Problem: Cancer Pain from the Laboratory to the Bedside | A look at the new field of palliative care | Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care Lived Two Months Longer New Study Shows Impact of Early Palliative Care Intervention | Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care Lived Two Months Longer New Study Shows Impact of Early Palliative Care Intervention | NIH Seeks High Risk, High Impact Proposals through NIH Director's Pioneer, New Innovator, and Transformative R01 Initiatives | NIH Seeks High Risk, High Impact Proposals through NIH Director's Pioneer, New Innovator, and Transformative R01 Initiatives | NPCRC and American Cancer Society Award $1.5 Million in Palliative Care Research Grants | NPCRC receives a $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. | NPCRC receives a $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. | One Day Extension for Full Proposal Submission | Palliative Care Intervention for Patients with Advanced Cancer Provides Quality of Life and Mood Benefits - JAMA, Aug. 19, 2009 | Privacy Policy | Scientific Advisory Council | SOCIAL SUPPORT IS KEY TO NURSING HOME LENGTH OF STAY BEFORE DEATH | The Mapi Research Institute has announced an award for a junior person who works on improving the quality life of the terminally ill.

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