Building a Collective Strategy to Accelerate Progress in End-of-Life Care
Grant Summary
Building on two years of exploration with leading experts and funders, this grant will support the spread of six innovative national models of end-of-life and serious illness care, as well as fund the creation of a collective strategy among the innovators with shared goals, common metrics, and mutually reinforcing field-building activities. This work will improve care for at least 300,000 people with serious illness and those at the end of life. The collective activity of the six innovators will engage at least 12 funders, 20 system leaders, and five policymakers in the process. The six supported programs, which range in focus from clinician training to community engagement, are: Ariadne Labs/Serious Illness Care Program; the Center to Advance Palliative Care; the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC)/Respecting Choices; The Conversation Project; National POLST Paradigm; and Vital Talk. Of the approximately 2.5 million Americans who die annually, 73 percent are over the age of 65. A gap exists between an individual's priorities and the medical treatment they receive, creating a pressing need for this collective
Grant Details
Organization
University of Washington, Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Grant Amount
$3,522,250
Grant Period
36 months
Approval Date
March 2016
Priority Area
Status
Renewed
Primary Contact
Anthony Back, MD
tonyback@uw.edu
Program Officer
Amy Berman, BSN, LHD
Location
Seattle, New York