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Karen Hirschman: NewCourtland Term Chair in Health Transitions Research |
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October 20, 2015, Volume 62, No. 10 |
Karen B Hirschman has been named the NewCourtland Term Chair in Health Transitions Research at Penn’s School of Nursing.
The NewCourtland Term Chair focuses on knowledge development as well as knowledge conversion in areas of transitional, palliative and end-of-life care. The recipient of the NewCourtland Term Chair demonstrates successful records in these lines of inquiry and will focus their efforts on the growth of the Center’s new science in the areas of palliative and end-of-life care, with particular attention to the contributions of nursing in these critical aspects of care delivery. The NewCourtland Term Chair was made possible by the generosity and commitment of Gail Kass and the members of NewCourtland’s Board of Trustees to this field of inquiry.
Dr. Hirschman joined the Penn faculty in 2004 after completing her post-doctoral training in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. Her interest in age-related neurodegenerative diseases as well as her background in social work and social welfare permit her to take a unique, interdisciplinary approach in her research.
Dr. Hirschman’s research is centered on advance care planning, decision making, caregiver burden and end-of-life care with a specific emphasis on individuals with cognitive impairments and their family members.
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