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Center for Palliative Care
Director: James Tulsky, MD
Welcome to the research site for the
Center for Palliative Care. We are a clinical, educational and research
organization jointly associated with Duke University and the Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Our research centers around
patient-provider communication and issues involving care at the end of life.
Below are links that tell you more about our organization as well as link you to
additional information and resources on palliative care.
The research arm of the Center for Palliative Care was formed
in 1998 and affiliated with the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Duke
University Medical Center's Department of Medicine, and the Institute on Care at
the End of Life at Duke University. Our work focuses on improving
patient-provider communication and the quality of end-of-life care, including
discussions of care planning, pain management in seriously ill patients, and
addressing psychosocial and spiritual needs of dying patients. Our mission is to
conduct research and provide educational tools that help to improve the
understanding of communication in the medical setting and the quality of care at
the end of life.
Our Goals are to:
- Conduct research on communication
amongst healthcare providers, families, and patients, and on the quality of care
for dying patients;
- Disseminate research findings to a wide
community of healthcare professionals through professional publications and
presentations;
- Provide training in the science and art
of communication and palliative care for both physicians and physicians in
training; and
- Create and maintain a working
environment that nurtures the personal and professional development of program
staff, both as a team and as individuals.
Contact Information:
James Tulsky,
MD
Director- Center for Palliative Care
VAMC (152)
508 Fulton
Street
Durham, NC 27705-3897
Telephone: 919-668-2362
Fax:
919-668-1300
jtulsky@duke.edu
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