Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, aims to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at medical schools, nursing schools, and other healthcare programs. It seeks to promote education and research in palliative and hospice care, and to support career development for professionals in these fields. Specifically, the bill provides grants for establishing and operating palliative care education programs, training palliative medicine physicians, and offering academic career awards to specialists. It also expands the dissemination of information about palliative care services and strengthens research initiatives at the National Institutes of Health.
Key provisions
- Grants for establishing and operating Palliative Care and Hospice Education Programs at accredited medical and nursing schools.
- Grants to support the training of physicians specializing in palliative medicine.
- Academic career awards for palliative care specialists to encourage their development in academia.
- Expansion of existing nursing education programs to include palliative care training.
- Dissemination of information about palliative care services through federal agencies.
- Increased NIH research funding and reporting related to palliative care.
- Prioritization of grant awards to programs benefiting rural, underserved, and pediatric populations.
- Establishment of a fellowship program to provide intensive training for faculty in palliative care.
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