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Public release date: 3-Jun-2013[ | E-mail |
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Case Western Reserve University
CLEVELANDMedical advancements that extend the lives of patients with cancer, heart failure and other serious chronic diseases have created another need: more clinicians skilled in specialized care for people with terminal illnesses.
Acknowledging this need, Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing has received a five-year, $1.76 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) for a pre- and postdoctoral fellowship program in what is known as palliative care.
Palliative care focuses on providing relief from pain, stress and other symptoms to improve quality of life for both the patient and his or her family. But the work also involves sorting through end-of-life preferenceshighly sensitive and personal discussions that require special preparation and ability.
"It's a pretty unique skill to be able to talk to people about death and dying," said Barbara Daly, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing, who secured the grant. "Palliative-care nurses and doctors are really skilled at counseling, guiding and coaching patients through the decision-making process."
Daly, professor of nursing and biomedical ethics at Case Western Reserve and director of clinical ethics at University Hospitals, knows first-hand. The former intensive-care unit nurse estimates she's had those difficult conversations with thousands of patients during the last 20 years specializing in palliative care.
The NINR grant will provide support for eight predoctoral and nine postdoctoral fellows. The nursing school, the only one nationally that offers a master's program specifically combining oncology and palliative care, has begun recruiting students for the program.
Long-term, the goal is to train nurse scientists, who will, in turn, advance the knowledge and understanding of how to provide effective palliation that improves the quality of life for patients with advanced and incurable diseases.
Daly's grant from NINR, one of the National Institutes of Health, follows a $1.74 million NINR award last fall to Assistant Professor Jacquelyn Slomka, PhD, RN, to support her research in early palliative care for patients diagnosed with HIV.
The advent of effective treatment for HIV has greatly boosted survival statistics. But the increased number of those living with HIV/AIDS also means more people suffering from such chronic conditions as liver disease, heart failure and diabetes as a result of lifestyle factors, treatment side effects and age. Slomka's research is testing a model of early palliative care for HIV/AIDS patients.
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Case Western Reserve University is one of the country's leading private research institutions. Located in Cleveland, we offer a unique combination of forward-thinking educational opportunities in an inspiring cultural setting. Our leading-edge faculty engage in teaching and research in a collaborative, hands-on environment. Our nationally recognized programs include arts and sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing and social work. About 4,200 undergraduate and 5,600 graduate students comprise our student body. Visit case.edu to see how Case Western Reserve thinks beyond the possible.
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Public release date: 3-Jun-2013[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Susan Griffith
susan.griffith@case.edu
216-368-1004
Case Western Reserve University
CLEVELANDMedical advancements that extend the lives of patients with cancer, heart failure and other serious chronic diseases have created another need: more clinicians skilled in specialized care for people with terminal illnesses.
Acknowledging this need, Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing has received a five-year, $1.76 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) for a pre- and postdoctoral fellowship program in what is known as palliative care.
Palliative care focuses on providing relief from pain, stress and other symptoms to improve quality of life for both the patient and his or her family. But the work also involves sorting through end-of-life preferenceshighly sensitive and personal discussions that require special preparation and ability.
"It's a pretty unique skill to be able to talk to people about death and dying," said Barbara Daly, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing, who secured the grant. "Palliative-care nurses and doctors are really skilled at counseling, guiding and coaching patients through the decision-making process."
Daly, professor of nursing and biomedical ethics at Case Western Reserve and director of clinical ethics at University Hospitals, knows first-hand. The former intensive-care unit nurse estimates she's had those difficult conversations with thousands of patients during the last 20 years specializing in palliative care.
The NINR grant will provide support for eight predoctoral and nine postdoctoral fellows. The nursing school, the only one nationally that offers a master's program specifically combining oncology and palliative care, has begun recruiting students for the program.
Long-term, the goal is to train nurse scientists, who will, in turn, advance the knowledge and understanding of how to provide effective palliation that improves the quality of life for patients with advanced and incurable diseases.
Daly's grant from NINR, one of the National Institutes of Health, follows a $1.74 million NINR award last fall to Assistant Professor Jacquelyn Slomka, PhD, RN, to support her research in early palliative care for patients diagnosed with HIV.
The advent of effective treatment for HIV has greatly boosted survival statistics. But the increased number of those living with HIV/AIDS also means more people suffering from such chronic conditions as liver disease, heart failure and diabetes as a result of lifestyle factors, treatment side effects and age. Slomka's research is testing a model of early palliative care for HIV/AIDS patients.
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Case Western Reserve University is one of the country's leading private research institutions. Located in Cleveland, we offer a unique combination of forward-thinking educational opportunities in an inspiring cultural setting. Our leading-edge faculty engage in teaching and research in a collaborative, hands-on environment. Our nationally recognized programs include arts and sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing and social work. About 4,200 undergraduate and 5,600 graduate students comprise our student body. Visit case.edu to see how Case Western Reserve thinks beyond the possible.
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