Doing Quality Improvement Together: How to Participate and Benefit from Multisite Quality Collaborations in Palliative Care (SA500)

Abstract

of successful and ongoing projects. Our panel includes physician and nursing leaders of five established collaboratives: the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC); the Palliative Care Quality Network (PCQN); the Carolinas Consortium for Palliative Care; the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care, and End-of-Life Studies at the University of South Florida; and the Virtual Learning Collaborative to Reduce Disparities for Advanced Cancer Patients and Family Caregivers. These efforts are diverse in purpose, geography, and size and represent some of the most ambitious, productive, and thriving consortia to study and improve palliative care. First we will review our experiences in creating and sustaining multisite collaborations, including how to engage stakeholders, review goals, appraise resources and costs, and reconcile the varying interests of members. Next we will provide examples