# Training in Interprofessional Education for Palliative Care in Oncology

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · 2021 · $291,517

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
 Excellent oncology care requires the close collaboration of numerous professionals. Extending and
enhancing interdisciplinary care will require interprofessional education (IPE)for students which develops their
understanding of the strengths, capabilities, skills, roles, and cultures of other professionals and teaches the
communication and collaboration skills essential for effective teamwork. Integration of palliative care is now
recommended at the time of a cancer diagnosis—regardless of prognosis—and palliative care, by its very
nature, requires interdisciplinary patient-centered care to meet the complex needs of oncology patients. This
project will develop a critical mass of competent equipped oncology educators skilled in the development and
implementation of IPE for palliative oncology care. Through faculty development webinars and materials, a
train-the-trainer workshop, ongoing educational activities and mentoring by experienced interprofessional
educators, 160 health science educators (representing the fields of medicine, nursing, social work and
chaplaincy) from 35-50 institutions will develop the skills, knowledge and resources to overcome barriers to
IPE and teach oncology palliative care and teamwork to students of multiple disciplines. Guided by this
project’s faculty, the trainees will work in interprofessional faculty teams to develop a plan for implementing an
IPE curriculum in palliative oncology at their site. Trainee and institutional outcomes will be evaluated using
validated instruments and a pre/post-test design. A national summit on interdisciplinary palliative oncology
education will be held at the completion of the project; sites will share their experiences and other interested
educators will be invited to attend and present their own initiatives.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10132997
- **Project number:** 5R25CA203637-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
- **Principal Investigator:** MARK P PFEIFER
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $291,517
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-03-14 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10132997

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10132997, Training in Interprofessional Education for Palliative Care in Oncology (5R25CA203637-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10132997. Licensed CC0.

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