Open AccessPractice-Based Research Priorities for Palliative Care: Results From a Research-to-Practice Consensus Workshop
Author(s) -
Karl Pillemer,
Emily K. Chen,
Catherine Riffin,
Holly G. Prigerson,
M. Carrington Reid
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302675
Subject(s) - palliative care , merge (version control) , medicine , health care , nursing , translational research , best practice , public health , medical education , political science , computer science , pathology , law , information retrieval
We employed the research-to-practice consensus workshop (RTP; workshops held in New York City and Tompkins County, New York, in 2013) model to merge researcher and practitioner views of translational research priorities in palliative care. In the RTP approach, a diverse group of frontline providers generates a research agenda for palliative care in collaboration with researchers. We have presented the major workshop recommendations and contrasted the practice-based research priorities with those of previous consensus efforts. We uncovered notable differences and found that the RTP model can produce unique insights into research priorities. Integrating practitioner-identified needs into research priorities for palliative care can contribute to addressing palliative care more effectively as a public health issue.