Research in the Duke Center for Palliative Care

The Duke Center for Palliative Care is committed to continuously improving the quality of care we provide to our patients, through finding better ways of alleviating suffering, reducing pain, and improving quality of life for people with serious illness and their families. We pursue this mission through research in a spectrum of areas:

• Communication                                             
• Understanding the Experience of Serious Illness 
• Symptom Management
• Culture and End of Life Care
• New Models of Care
• Research Tools