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Feinstein Institutes Gets $1.6M From Nih To Study Video Palliative Care Services

Jun 18, 2021•about 4 years ago

Amount Raised

$1.6 Million

Round Type

seed

Description

To address the challenges the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) still presents for palliative care planning -- maximizing quality of life and limiting pain among people with complex illness -- the Northwell Health Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has been awarded more than $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA). The funds support a trial to expand the use of video, educational materials and a palliative care educator specialist for optimizing patient-centered goals of care planning. The research will be in collaboration with Boston Medical Center, the non-profit ACP Decisions and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Company Information

Company

The Feinstein Institutes

About

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research is the home of the research institutes of Northwell Health, the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State. Encompassing 50 research labs, 3,000 clinical research studies and 5,000 researchers and staff, the Feinstein Institutes raises the standard of medical innovation through its five institutes of behavioral science, bioelectronic medicine, cancer, health system science, and molecular medicine. We make breakthroughs in genetics, oncology, brain research, mental health, autoimmunity, and are the global scientific leader in bioelectronic medicine – a new field of science that has the potential to revolutionize medicine. For more information about how we produce knowledge to cure disease, visit http://feinstein.northwell.edu and follow us on LinkedIn