Palliative Care Initiative (PCI)
MISSION
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing-Palliative Care Initiative (SON-PCI) enacts the Center for Equity on Aging mission by focusing specifically on equity in palliative and end-of-life care across the lifespan. Using participatory, codesign, and collaborative mechanisms, the SON-PCI facilitates a transdisciplinary network of faculty, trainees, and community members to partner in the development and implementation of world-class research, clinical innovation, education, and policy.
Get in Touch
If you would like to talk with the PCI, please contact us via the following Qualtrics link.
PCI Co-Directors
Binu Koirala
Palliative Care Content Expertise & Experience
- Expertise: Palliative care, Cardiovascular and Chronic Care
Populations:
- Older Adults
- Those with cardiovascular and chronic conditions such as heart failure
- Critically ill adults
- Racial and ethnic minority groups
- Women
Settings:
- In-patient (general)
- Intermediate and critical care
- Transitional care
- Community
- Local to global
Topics:
- Multimorbidity models of care
- Care-coordination
- Symptom management
- Quality of life
- Health care utilization
- Intervention development
- Health equity
- Social determinants of health
Research Methodologies/Approaches
- Quantitative Research Methodologies
- Co-Design:
- Experience Based Co Design
- Participatory Action Research
Rebecca J. Wright
Palliative Care Content Expertise & Experience
Populations:
- Acute Kidney Failure
- ALS
- Cultural-Based Research
- Black Populations
- Korean/Korean American Populations
- Native American Populations
- Puerto Rican Populations
- Older Adults
- Palliative Wound Care
- Pediatric (Foster Care) Populations
Settings:
- Community
- Emergency Department
- ICU
- In-patient (general)
Topics:
- Goals of Care Conversations
- Experience Improvement (general)
- Service Improvement (general)
- Intervention Development
Research Methodologies/Approaches
- Co-Design:
- Experience Based Co Design
- Participatory Action Research
- Qualitative Research Methodologies
PCI Members
Palliative Interprofessional Collaborative for Action Research (PICAR)
PICAR is an award-winning group, comprised of interprofessional clinicians and academics from the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health, and Bayview Medical Center. PICAR conducts action research projects on a range of palliative care topics, addressing clinical needs in real-time.
Faculty and Doctoral Student Palliative Care Interest Group
Description: The purpose of the Palliative Care Doctoral Student/Faculty Interest Group is to:
1. Support JHSON faculty, doctoral (PhD and DNP) and post-doc students/candidates in their conduct of palliative care research and practice .
2. Connect faculty with emerging doctoral researchers and nurture academic-clinical partnerships.
3. Facilitate collaboration in generating and publishing palliative care nursing research in practice.
Contact: Rebecca Singer Cohen ([email protected]) and Soo Hyun Kim ([email protected])
Connect/Involve: Team meets on the Third Tuesday of each month, 11-12 pm.
Please contact the leadership team of the group if you would like to be involved.
JHSON Palliative Care Student Interest Group (Master’s Led)
Description: The PC SIG is a focused interest group led by students in the Master’s Entry to Nursing (MSN) program who have a passion for palliative and hospice care. They conduct a variety of activities and events to explore and learn more about palliative care in addition to their taught curriculum. Students from the MSN and other programs/degrees, and schools are welcome to attend and join in, and the PC SIG has encouraged interprofessional collaboration in their activities.
Contact: President – Shinbee Waldron ([email protected]); Vice-President – Rachel Jo ([email protected]); Events Manager & Treasurer – Melinda Shurtleff ([email protected]); Secretary & Communications Director – Emma McWaid ([email protected])
Connect/Involve: Please contact the leadership team of the group if you would like to be involved and added to their mailing list.
Palliative Care Events at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
No events are scheduled at this time.
Palliative Care Events at Johns Hopkins
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National Palliative Care Events
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International Palliative Care Events
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Past Events
Password: SONPalliativecare
Our library contains publications created by members of our SON-PCI indexed by type, to keep you up-to-date with the latest research in palliative care at Johns Hopkins.
Clinical Volunteering Opportunities
- No One Dies Alone (NODA) The No One Dies Alone (NODA) program is a volunteering opportunity to provide companionship and support to patients who are in their last days and hours of life.
Interested in Becoming Part of a Research Team
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Interested in Participating in a Research Study
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