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Martin Viola is awarded a grant from the WITH Foundation to study end-of-life care for people with intellectual disabilities

June 3, 2020

Martin Viola, MA, Research Assistant at the Center for Research on End-of-Life Care, along with co-Director Holly G. Prigerson, have been awarded a grant from the WITH Foundation to investigate treatment disparities among patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the end of life. This project will use medical record data and stakeholder feedback to design an educational intervention for critical care and palliative care clinicians aimed at reducing potential disparities....

NYTimes covers our research showing that medical miscommunication is a major problem.

October 25, 2019

Dr. Holly Prigerson’s #research shows medical miscommunication is a major problem. Our latest #CancerCast episode covers ways physicians, patients & families can work together to accurately discuss a #cancerprognosis & make informed treatment decisions. ...

2018 Kellen Junior Faculty Fellowship Awarded to Dr. Shen at Center for Research on End of Life Care.

January 22, 2019

We are so delightful to congratulate Dr. Shen on receiving the 2018 Kellen Junior Faculty Fellowship to sponsor her work on Advance care planning (ACP)! Dr. Shen will be awarded a one-time, non-renewable grant of $50,000 for her project, and we are excited to see more excellent results from her.

Want to know more about Dr. Shen's work? Advance care planning (ACP) is critical to the provision of quality end-of-life (EoL) care and has been...