Our Mission

The Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care (HMS CPC) aims to ease suffering and enhance the quality of care for patients and their families dealing with life-threatening illness, through fostering leadership and supporting outstanding educational programs in palliative care. By educating future generations of physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, the Center serves as a national and international resource for the best practices in palliative care education.

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July 21, 2009
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

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Palliative Care in the News

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Announces 2009
Fellows in Palliative Care Nursing

We are pleased to announce that Connie Dahlin of MGH Palliative Care Service and Maureen Lynch of DF/BWH Palliative Care Division were among the nurses leaders honored by HPNA as Fellows in Palliative Nursing.

The HPNA Fellows in Palliative Care Nursing Program recognizes HPNA members who are nursing leaders in education, management, advanced practice and research. HPNA Fellows have demonstrated a lengthy dedication to HPNA, extensive professional experience in hospice and palliative care, and a significant commitment to scholarship in the field of hospice and palliative care. The HPNA Fellows in Palliative Care Nursing program is much more significant than a simple recognition of a member’s career accomplishments within the nursing profession. All HPNA Fellows have a responsibility to engage with other health care leaders in transforming and advancing palliative care nursing.

“The Fellows in Palliative Care Nursing distinction is a tremendous honor for our members who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to advancing the palliative care field,” said Judy Lentz, RN, NHA, Chief Executive Officer of the HPNA. “We are proud to present this group of exceptional nursing leaders as HPNA Fellows in Palliative Care Nursing.”