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Keen on Compassionate Care

Posted on May 6, 2025

In an age when hospice care was not widespread, Barbara Eastwood Meyer ’58, was there to help lead the way.

Posted in Alumni Profile, ForwardNursing, NewsTagged Barb Meyer, hospice, palliative care

Dr. Kris Kwekkeboom Receives Grant to Study Rural Cancer Patients

Posted on August 1, 2023

Kris Kwekkeboom, PhD, RN, FAAN was awarded a Palliative and Supportive Care pilot grant to support the study entitled, Rural Cancer Patients’ Symptom Self-Management Information Sources and Evaluation of a Web-based Self-Management Intervention.

Posted in Grants & Recognition, Symptom Science & Palliative CareTagged Kris Kwekkeboom, palliative care, Research award, symptom science

Easing the Burden

Posted on June 20, 2022

For Assistant Professors Anne Ersig and Kitty Montgomery, pediatric palliative care and symptom science drive their innovative research.

Posted in Children, Families & Reproductive Health, ForwardNursing, News, Research & Researchers, Symptom Science & Palliative CareTagged children and families, Kitty Montgomery, palliative care, pediatrics, symptom science

Dr. Kris Kwekkeboom | Grant Award

Posted on March 6, 2022

Dr. Kris Kwekkeboom, PhD, RN, FAAN was awarded a SoN Research and Scholarship Committee grant to support the project Website Development for Coordinated Management of Co-Occurring Cancer Related Symptoms.

Posted in Grants & Recognition, Symptom Science & Palliative CareTagged Kris Kwekkeboom, palliative care, Research award, symptom science

Dr. Kris Kwekkeboom Awarded a Fall Research Competition Grant

Posted on January 26, 2022

Dr. Kris Kwekkeboom was awarded a Fall Research Competition grant to support the study Coordinated Management For Co-Occurring Cancer-Related Symptoms. The study is funded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate …

Posted in Grants & Recognition, Symptom Science & Palliative CareTagged Kris Kwekkeboom, palliative care, Research award, symptom science

Dr. Kristen Pecanac Awarded a Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative Grant

Posted on January 21, 2022

Dr. Kristen Pecanac, PhD, RN, was awarded a Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative grant to support the study Surrogate Outcomes: The Influence of End of Life/Palliative Care Communication Strategies and Health Literacy. The study is funded by …

Posted in Grants & Recognition, Symptom Science & Palliative CareTagged Kristen Pecanac, palliative care, Research award

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