Article: Why These Health Funders Focus on Care, Rather than Cures, for People with Serious Illness
Inside Philanthropy has published an article, "Why These Health Funders Focus on Care, Rather than Cures, for People with Serious Illness."
The article talks about palliative care. Anthony Back, MD, a medical oncologist and co-director of the Cambia Palliative Care Center, and Amy Berman, RN, LHD, FAAN, senior program officer for The John A. Hartford Foundation, are interviewed. “'Palliative care is really about the person, not just their pain or symptoms, but their needs and goals for their lives, including the needs of the family,' said Berman."
"'A lot of my research is about how you re-educate doctors to learn skills to talk to families and patients about this in ways they never learned in medical school,' said Back. Other innovations must involve health coverage and payment models to bring palliative care into the mainstream."
"JAHF, one of the few national funders that’s focused on older people, has been supporting palliative care organizations for more than a decade. In partnership with Cambia Health Foundation, the funder recently announced a three-year, $4.25 million awareness initiative. The grant, to the Cambia Palliative Care Center at the University of Washington, will support efforts to help healthcare professionals and patients understand and deal with care for people with serious illness more successfully."
To read the article, click here.
To go to the funders press release, click here.
