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Our mission is to promote the field of palliative care by building the scientific evidence base, exploring ethical dilemmas, fostering transdisciplinary collaborations, and mentoring a diverse generation of emerging palliative care research scientists. 
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    AAHPM Principal Call for Abstracts Open

    The AAHPM Annual Assembly, scheduled for March 2027 in Pittsburgh PA, has opened its principal call for abstracts. The call will be open from Monday, June 15 through Tuesday, July 7 at 11:59pm PT....

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  • Dr. Kendall Downer presenting Group 2's ideas about a major unsolved research problem to retreat participants

    PaRC Retreat 2026

    PaRC held a research retreat on Thursday, May 28th, which brought together palliative care and serious illness stakeholders from around the university and UPMC's Palliative and Supportive Institute...