The US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) has released two funding opportunities that may be of interest to PCRC members. The goal of the USDeN is to support the development and dissemination of evidence about deprescribing for older adults, and through this improve medication use among older adults and the outcomes that are important to them. Funded by the US National Institute on Aging, the network is a community of people united by a shared interest in improving research on deprescribing for older adults. The network’s key activities are designed to provide resources and supports that

Please check out the following NIH funding announcement regarding Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/pa-20-272.html

The PCRC has formed an exciting collaboration with the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM). PCRC members, Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH and Tamara Somers, PhD, are Co-Editors for JPSM’s new section on Methodological Reviews for Hospice and Palliative Care Research. Dr. Hanson is a Professor of Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Medical Director of Palliative Care at the University of North Carolina. She is a founding member of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC) group and currently leads the PCRC Measurement Core. Dr. Somers is an Associate Professor in the Department of

The purpose of this Notice is to indicate NINR's participation in NOT-HL-20-737 "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Palliative Care in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases." NINR will accept R01 applications on palliative care research in heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) diseases. NINR supports research across adult and pediatric populations with a focus on the clinical and biobehavioral aspects of acute or chronic advanced heart, vascular, lung and blood diseases, conditions and sleep. NINR has a principal focus on research in symptom management and incorporation of palliative

Register at Cancercontrol.cancer.gov Cancer, in addition to impacts on morbidity, mortality, and quality of life, has substantialeconomic consequences. The medical care costs for cancer in the U.S. were $183 billion in 2015 and are projected to increase to $246 billion in 2030. Other cancer-related costs across the care continuum may be less well understood. Additional information is needed on factors affecting patient, health care system, and societal costs for cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship. However, multiple factors may limit cancer health economics research. The

Deadline Dates: This notice applies to due dates on or after October 5, 2020 and subsequent receipt dates through July 5, 2023. Program Objectives Providing care that is consistent with a patient’s values, preferences, and goals is a cornerstone of palliative care, an interdisciplinary patient-centered approach that aims to improve quality of life for persons with advanced illness and their families. Palliative care focuses on several objectives including relief of symptoms and suffering, communication of prognosis and treatment options in the context of patients’ goals, and coordination of

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing the Science of Geriatric Palliative Care Sponsor Name: National Institutes of Health/DHHS Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-AG-20-041 Deadline Dates: This notice applies to due dates on or after October 5, 2020 and subsequent receipt dates through September 8, 2023. Program Objectives This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) encourages research grant applications focused on palliative care in geriatric populations. This NOSI covers studies in a variety of settings including hospitals (and specific sites within hospitals including specialty medical or

The AGING Initiative would like to share an upcoming funding opportunity on behalf of the U.S. Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN): USDeN seeks an investigator team to participate in a funded electronic data harmonization initiative related to deprescribing. Currently, 4 health systems will soon begin participation in a Data Harmonization workgroup to demonstrate approaches to using routinely available electronic health data in trials of deprescribing. We are seeking a 5th site to join this workgroup. The project will span 24 months, with $70,000 of funding available for the new site

The Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has posted the draft report for the systematic review on Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Non-Cancer Serious Chronic Illness. It is available for your review and feedback until September 18, 2020 at the Effective Healthcare Web site. The purpose of the review is to evaluate effectiveness and implementation of interventions for integrating palliative care into ambulatory care for patients with serious life-threatening chronic illness or conditions other than cancer and

About the Webinar: Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 12:30-2:00 p.m. ET. Register here: This pre-application technical assistance webinar will provide an overview of the two NIH multimorbidity funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) listed below. These FOAs are soliciting innovative research to better understand, measure, and intervene on multimorbidity, or multiple chronic conditions. · PAR-20-179: Advancing Research To Develop Improved Measures and Methods for Understanding Multimorbidity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) · PAR-20-180: Identifying Innovative Mechanisms or Interventions That Target