Grant received in 2024

DCCC has funded 200,000 DKK to the project.

Nationally and internationally, there is agreement that cancer patients’ palliative care needs through the disease trajectory should be investigated. ’Committee for Cross-Disciplinary Palliative Care Collaboration’ established by DMCG.dk has prepared a clinical guideline about palliative needs assessment. In the PRO Secretariat a national PRO for generalist palliative care has been developed. However, there is still significant uncertainty about the best approach to conduct the assessment. This creates a need for practical experience that connects clinical practice with the intended goals, while also identifying barriers and feasible solutions.

This network will build on the efforts of the Committee for Cross-Disciplinary Palliative Care Collaboration and the national PRO initiative, with the goal of enhancing palliative needs assessment.

The funding will support the establishment of a national network for testing exchange of experience and collecting data related to palliative needs assessment in oncology and cancer databases.

The aim is to develop concrete recommendations for implementation in oncology departments. The ambition is that the work within the network will contribute to developing national data on palliative care efforts across cancer diagnoses.

Multidisciplinary organisation
This network originates from the Committee for Interdisciplinary Palliative Collaboration (under DMCG.dk).

Project stakeholder

• Mogens Grønvold, Professor, Consultant, DMScPalliative Research Unit, Geriatric and Palliative Department, Bispebjerg Hospital. Primary contact, mail: groenvold@regionh.dk
• Claus Wilki Fristrup, Consultant, Department of Surgery, Svendborg Hospital, Hospital unit in Nyborg (DPCG)
• Jimmi Søndergaard, Consultant, Department of Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital (DAPROCA)
• Ursula G. Falkmer, Consultant, Professor, DMSc, Departemtn of Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital
• Lone Kjeld Petersen, Consultant, DMSc., Department of Gynaecology, Odense University Hospital (DGCD)
• Lars Henrik Jensen, Consultant, PhD, Department of Oncology, Vejle Hospital (DCCG)
• Nikolaj Aarøe Jensen, Head Consultant, Team for Palliative Care, Aalborg University Hospital
• Mathilde Adsersen, cand.scient.san.publ., PhD, Researcher, Palliative Care Research Unit, Department of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital