Multidisciplinary Research Training in Palliative Care

姑息治疗的多学科研究培训

• 批准号: 8666995
• 负责人: JEAN S KUTNER
• 金额: $ 13.16万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-05-01 至 2019-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8666995
• 关键词: Interdisciplinary Study; Palliative Care; Research Training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary / Abstract Although clinical palliative care fellowship programs have been growing in number and quality, there is a paucity of research training opportunities in palliative care1 with reports from the Institute of Medicine and National Institutes of Health highlighting the need for basic, translational, clinical, and heath services research in palliative care. 2 3 4 5,6 One of the most important ways to advance care for older adults with advanced illness is to develop junior investigators. Such training is necessary to build the academic infrastructure required for continued evidence-based growth of the field. Recognizing this need, a 2012 joint statement from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) recommended increased collaboration between palliative and geriatric medicine in workforce, education, research, and policy. 7 Given existing expertise, a critical mass of experienced investigators, and longstanding close collaborations between palliative care and geriatrics, the University of Colorado is uniquely qualified to address this urgent need through a T32 palliative care research training grant. The goal of this T32 is to prepare postdoctoral fellows for careers as palliative care researchers. This is accomplished by recruiting exceptional and committed applicants and exposing them to an environment which features dedicated, experienced, and outstanding Program Faculty who will serve as senior mentors and affiliated faculty who will serve as junior/co-mentors. These faculty represent key disciplines and resources essential for palliative care research: the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Public Health, the College of Nursing, the Colorado Health Outcomes Program, the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, the Department of Psychology, the Kaiser Institute for Health Research, National Jewish Health, and the resources of the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI), the University of Colorado CTSA. From the School of Medicine, key connections and collaborations are between the Divisions of General Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Health Care Policy and Research. The specific objectives of this training program are to: 1) recruit and retain outstanding post-doctoral trainees; 2) support their research training through experiential and didactic instruction; 3) ensure the highest level of academic success through conscientious monitoring of a thoughtfully constructed personalized research career development plan; and 4) enhance the mentoring skills of junior mentors through co-mentoring with more experienced senior mentors, expanding the cohort of senior mentors in palliative care research. These objectives will be carried out by offering: 1) 2 years of research training support for 4-post-doctoral trainees per year; 2) expert mentoring by experienced senior mentors (Program Faculty) with co-mentoring by less experienced investigators (Affiliated Faculty) ; 3) relevant formal coursework tailored to the needs and prior training of individual fellows; 4) regularly scheduled research and career development seminars; 5) integration of trainees into the existing Program in Palliative Care Research activities and resources; 6) frequent and careful review of trainee progress/success, incorporating feedback to and from trainees; 7) ongoing appraisal of the program goals, strength and weaknesses; and 8) sound financial and administrative oversight. Our success will be evidenced by our ability to: 1) fill our positions wih outstanding trainees and foster an ongoing pipeline of trainee candidates; 2) produce academically successful and productive trainees; 3) expand the cohort of palliative care research mentors by engaging more junior faculty as co-mentors with a goal of transitioning them to Program Faculty / senior mentors as they gain experience/expertise; and 4) expand palliative care research capacity through deliberate and strategic interactions amongst programs and faculty, bringing new skills and expertise to and engaging new senior mentors in palliative care research. Of the 52 institutional training grants at the University of Colorado, ths is the only one specifically dedicated to palliative care research. Nationally, only 2 institutiona research training awards (T32) focus on palliative care, and both are limited to cancer (NIH RePORT, accessed 5/19/13).

项目概述/摘要尽管临床姑息治疗奖学金项目在数量和质量上都在不断增长，但在姑息治疗方面的研究培训机会却很缺乏，美国医学研究所（Institute of Medicine）和国立卫生研究院（National Institutes of Health）的报告强调了对姑息治疗基础、转化、临床和健康服务研究的需求。促进老年晚期疾病护理的最重要方法之一是培养初级研究人员。这种培训对于建立该领域持续循证增长所需的学术基础设施是必要的。认识到这一需求，美国老年医学会（AGS）和美国临终关怀与姑息医学学会（AAHPM）在2012年发表联合声明，建议在劳动力、教育、研究和政策方面加强姑息治疗和老年医学之间的合作。鉴于现有的专业知识，大量经验丰富的研究人员，以及姑息治疗和老年医学之间的长期密切合作，科罗拉多大学是唯一有资格通过T32姑息治疗研究培训资助来解决这一迫切需求的大学。这个T32的目标是准备博士后研究员的职业生涯作为姑息治疗研究人员。这是通过招募优秀的、忠诚的申请人来实现的，并将他们暴露在一个以敬业、经验丰富、优秀的项目教师为特色的环境中，这些教师将作为高级导师，而附属教师将作为初级/联合导师。这些教师代表了对姑息治疗研究至关重要的关键学科和资源：医学院、药学和公共卫生学院、护理学院、科罗拉多健康成果项目、生物伦理和人文中心、心理学系、凯撒健康研究所、国家犹太健康研究所，以及科罗拉多大学CTSA的科罗拉多临床和转化科学研究所（CCTSI）的资源。在医学院，主要的联系和合作是在普通内科、老年医学和卫生保健政策与研究部门之间进行的。本培训计划的具体目标是：1)招聘和留住人才