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

Serious Illness & End of Life

Status

Renewed

Primary Contact

Anthony Back, MD
tonyback@uw.edu

Program Officer

Amy Berman, BSN, LHD

Location

Seattle, New York

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