Research Initiatives

Research in the Duke Center for Palliative Care

The Duke Center for Palliative Care is committed to continuously improving the quality of care we can provide to our patients, through finding ever better ways of alleviating suffering, reducing pain, and improving quality of life for those with potentially life-limiting illnesses. We pursue this mission through research in a spectrum of areas:

• Communication                                             
• Understanding serious illness and dying 
• Symptom management
• New Models of Care
• Long term effects of treatment
• Research Tools
• Culture and End of Life Care

Additional research studies are on-going through the Veterans Administration Medical Center. For information on these studies, please visit their website:

Veteran's Affairs (VA) Palliative Care Research