Palliative Research Center (PaRC)

Highlights

CONNECT Study

The NIH/NCI-funded CONNECT study, developed and led by Yael Schenker, MD, MAS examines an oncology nurse-led care management approach to improving provision of palliative care in cancer clinics.
INSPIRE-HF Study

Dio Kavalieratos, PhD's NIH/NHLBI-funded INSPIRE-HF study is a pilot trial aimed at developing and testing a novel primary palliative care/disease management intervention for patients with advanced heart failure.
MYWAY Study

With funding from The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation, Jane Schell, MD leads the University of Pittsburgh site's participation in the "MY WAY Project", a multi-center advance care planning intervention for older patients with kidney disease using a nurse coach.

CONNECT Study

The NIH/NCI-funded CONNECT study, developed and led by Yael Schenker, MD, MAS examines an oncology nurse-led care management approach to improving provision of palliative care in cancer clinics.
INSPIRE-HF Study

Dio Kavalieratos, PhD's NIH/NHLBI-funded INSPIRE-HF study is a pilot trial aimed at developing and testing a novel primary palliative care/disease management intervention for patients with advanced heart failure.
MYWAY Study

With funding from The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation, Jane Schell, MD leads the University of Pittsburgh site's participation in the "MY WAY Project", a multi-center advance care planning intervention for older patients with kidney disease using a nurse coach.

News

Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA appointed as the Associate Director of the GIM Fellowship Program

Mentee Spotlight: Justin Yu, MD

Avery Meltzer awarded 2019 Gleitsman Fellowship