The Yale University federal Project Grant award R01HL172840, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), aims to identify key modifiable structures and processes of specialist palliative care delivery that result in high reach and improved end-of-life care outcomes for people with advanced heart failure. The $590,371 award, with a period of performance from September 2024 to June 2027, will support a rigorous multi-site mixed methods study within the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system to evaluate associations between palliative care and cardiology program characteristics and the reach of specialist palliative care, as well as three key end-of-life care quality outcomes. The findings from this research project are expected to provide valuable insights that can be utilized by palliative care and cardiology programs across the country to overcome barriers and support sustained delivery of specialist palliative care for this patient population.
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