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The National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) is accepting Letters of Intent online for its pilot/exploratory project support grants and junior faculty career development awards in palliative care. The NPCRC focuses on 3 specific areas: pain and symptom management, improving communication between providers and patients, and the evaluation of models of care for palliative care delivery. Submission deadline is November 1, 2007.

More at: http://www.npcrc.org/program/program_show.htm?doc_id=374981 

Ten research studies have recently been awarded a combined total of 1.5 million dollars from the National Palliative Care Research Center and the American Cancer Society. The aim is to advance the field of palliative care and improve quality of care for seriously ill patients and their families.

For more information on the awardees, please visit the NPCRC website:
http://www.npcrc.org/news/news_show.htm?doc_id=480409

A new report in California finds major gaps in end-of-life care in the state’s ethnically diverse populations. The report, funded by the California HealthCare Foundation, identifies a lack of hospice care, undertreatment of pain and palliative care, as well as communication barriers.

The full report and document downloads are available here:
http://www.chcf.org/press/view.cfm?itemID=131675

Applications sought to encourage research that will improve the quality of life for children who are approaching the end of life, the quality of the dying process, and bereavement following the death for the children’s families, friends and other care providers.

Sponsored by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

More info: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-057.html

The National Cancer Institute is offering a Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellowship, a one-year advanced pre-doctoral or post-doctoral position in the area of evaluation with an emphasis on transdisciplinary research and collaboration. This is a full-time position within the Behavioral Research Program of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) of the National Cancer Institute and will be based in their Rockville, Maryland office. The position will allow the applicant to interact with a large number of scientists representing the disciplines of medicine, basic sciences, psychology, epidemiology, public health, nursing, social work, sociology, and medical anthropology at the NCI, the NIH and at institutions around the country. Click here to download a page of additional information.

Two-year grants of $25,000 per year will be provided to outstanding doctoral students doing dissertation research on older adults and/or their families. The grant is intended to enhance quality research and professional development, supplement academic career guidance, and build upon peer networking opportunities through various institutes and meetings. The program is funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and administered by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA). It is a component of the nationwide Geriatric Social Work Initiative (GSWI), which seeks to expand the training of social workers that can improve the health and well-being of older persons and their families. Deadline is February 1st, 2007. For more information visit http://www.gswi.org.