Attending Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium? If you will be attending the upcoming Symposium, please take time to visit the presentations and posters from PCRC members, see the listing below for times and topics. Did we miss your presentation or poster? Please send any upcoming meetings or presentations for inclusion on the PCRC website and future newsletters to laura.roe@duke.edu . Oct 9th 7:45-10 AM - Identifying Which Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Require a Palliative Care Consult. Margaret Campbell, PhD, RN, FPCN Oct 10th - 10-11:55 AM - Oral Abstract 224: Depression and anxiety
Funding Opportunity Announcement: Exploratory Multi-site Palliative Care Research in Diverse Populations Utilizing the Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC) Group (R21) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: PAR-15-337 Key Dates: Posted Date: August 21, 2015 Letter of Intent due to NINR: October 30, 2015 Application Due: November 30, 2015 Earliest Estimated Start Date: July 2016 Steps to apply for this R21: Contact NINR Contact PCRC Submit LOI to PCRC (binding); C ontact Dr. Carey Candrian at carey.candrian@ucdenver.edu as soon as possible for instructions and guidance. Submit
PCRC Investigator Development Pilot Award Program: Supporting Investigator Development for Building the Science of Palliative Care This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages small pilot research grant applications focused on generating pilot data and supporting investigator development for building the science of palliative care. Funded proposals will use the PCRC infrastructure, may draw upon PCRC generated data, and involve PCRC Investigators as mentors or expert consultants. Pilot Grant Application Template
On behalf of the entire PCRC community, we thank Amy Abernethy, founding Principal Investigator of the PCRC, for her ongoing commitment and dedication to enhancing palliative care and end of life research. Amy was instrumental in envisioning, obtaining funding for, and all aspects of the foundational work that has made the PCRC the resource that it is today. Thank you, Amy, for your vision, innovation, and indomitable spirit! We wish you well in your new ventures and thank you for your continued support.
Notice of Intent (NOI) to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for the Exploratory Multi-site Palliative Care Research in Diverse Populations Utilizing the Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC) Group (R21) We are pleased to share the news that the NIH Notice of Intent (NOI) to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for the Exploratory Multi-site Palliative Care Research in Diverse Populations Utilizing the Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC) Group (R21) has been released: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-NR-15-003.html . The FOA is expected to be
The next semi-annual PCRC Face-to-Face Investigator Meeting will take place October 7-8, 2015 in Bethesda, MD. In addition to the general session, this meeting will include a special segment on the NIH campus on the morning of October 7th. PCRC Members should contact jordan.lodato@duke.edu for more information.
Registration is now open for Advancing Science, Improving Lives , the National Institute of Nursing Research’s (NINR) 30th Anniversary Scientific Symposium and Poster Session. The symposium will take place October 13, 2015 on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. For more information and to register for the event, visit: www.ninr.nih.gov/30years .
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