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The Future of Surgical Palliative Care Research

While palliative care research has grown in both breadth and depth in recent years, there has been limited exploration of palliative care within surgical patient populations. Since palliative care is appropriate for patients with debilitating and life-limiting illnesses, many surgical patient populations would likely benefit from the integration of palliative care practices and principles into surgical care. As surgeon-researchers begin to address these large gaps in knowledge and practice, it is important to identify areas in which research is needed. This chapter describes current gaps in research related to palliative care education, change management and quality, policy, appropriate measurement of intervention outcomes, disparities in access and utilization, and optimization of dissemination and implementation, as well as ethical considerations.