Duke University and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have received a $7.1 million grant from the National Institute for Nursing Research to create the nation’s first palliative care research cooperative group, a consortium that will promote and conduct studies leading to better ways of relieving suffering and improving quality of life for patients who have advanced, potentially life-limiting illnesses.
“Palliative care research has been hampered by a lack of resources and standard methodologies,” says Amy Abernethy, MD, associate professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and co-leader of cooperative group. “This award will support the development of a network that will be able to handle complex, multi-site clinical trials and research projects that can yield robust, reproducible results.”Read more.