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The goal of the Research Center for Symptom Management (RCSM) is to advance the knowledge in the field of symptom management and, thereby, improve health care providers' practice and individuals' symptom outcomes.
Symptoms are the most common reason people seek health care. Symptoms are a major problem for individuals and their families since their management and resulting outcomes are often their own responsibility. Many people wonder if they are "doing the right thing" and if their symptom management strategies are appropriate.
If symptom control is not achieved, frequently individuals' valued activities are disrupted and their quality of life adversely affected. At the same time, health care providers have difficulty developing symptom management strategies that can be applied in the acute care, ambulatory care, and home care settings because there are few tested models of symptom management.
| SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT MODEL |
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The overall aims of the RCSM are to:
The immediate strategies to achieve these aims are to:
For more information about the RCSM:
| RCSM Faculty Group Member | Area of Interest | Email address |
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| Brad Aouizerat, PhD | Genetics | Email brad.aouzierat@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman, RN, DNSc, FAAN |
Dyspnea | Email ginger.carrieri-kohlman@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Marylin Dodd, RN, PhD, FAAN | Self-Care, Mucositis & Fatigue | Email marylin.dodd@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Glenna Dowling, RN, PhD, | Sleep Disruptions in Parkinson's & Alzheimer's Diseases | Email glenna.dowling@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Kathy Dracup, RN, DNS, FAAN | Congestive Heart Failure | Email kathy.dracup@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Julia Faucett, RN, PhD | Pain | Email julia.faucett@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Erika Froelicher, RN, PhD, FAAN | Cardiovascular & Women's Health, Epidemiology | Email erika.froelicher@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Janice Humphreys, RN, CS, PhD, PNP | Battered Women & Their Children, Sleep & Fatigue | Email janice.humphreys@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Susan Janson, RN, NP, DNSc, FAAN | Asthma Symptoms, Dyspnea | Email susan.janson@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Kathryn Lee, RN, PhD, FAAN | Sleep & Fatigue | Email kathryn.lee@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN | Pain | Email christine.miaskowski@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Roberta Oka, RN, DNS | Congestive Heart Failure | Email roberta.oka@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Geri Padilla, PhD | Quality of Life | Email geri.padilla@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Kathleen Puntillo, RN, DNSc | Pain | Email kathleen.puntillo@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Sally Rankin, RN-C, PhD, FAAN | Cardiovascular Health, Behavioral Interventions | Email sally.rankin@nursing.ucsf.edu |
| Nancy Stotts, RN, EdD, FAAN | Wound Healing | Email nancy.stotts@nursing.ucsf.edu |
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