Palliative care Partnership of the Roanoke Valley

Established in 2001, the Palliative Care Partnership of the Roanoke Valley (PCPRV) is a non-profit 501(c) 3 with a long history of promoting Advance Care Planning in our community and across Virginia.

Members of the PCPRV include representatives from a range of health care agencies, to include hospitals, home health and hospice agencies, long-term care facilities, our Veterans Administration, local area agencies on aging and many other providers.

The PCPRV meets monthly to share information and promote continuing education to healthcare providers and our community on Advance Care Planning and end-of-life care.

Past Grant Funded Programs:

Since 2006, the PCPRV has received funding from the Geriatric Training and Education (GTE)Initiative Grant to promote Advance Care Planning initiatives. The GTE funds are from the General Assembly of Virginia and administered by the Virginia Center for Aging at Virginia Commonwealth University.

2006

POST Pilot Project for Virginia PCPRV planned, designed and implemented a POST Pilot Project for Virginia. The grant assisted 10 Pilot Project Stakeholder (PPS) groups in Virginia to design and implement POST pilot projects in their communities.

2009 - 2010

Training and Education in the Use and Implementation of the POST Form

2010 - 2011

Training and Education in the Implementation of the POST Pilot Projects and POST Advance Care Planning Facilitation in Designated Areas of Virginia

2011 - 2012

Training and Education in the Implementation of the POST Pilot Projects and POST Advance Care Planning Facilitation in Designated Areas of Virginia

2012 - 2013

Training and Education in the Implementation of POST Pilot Projects and POST Advance Care Planning Facilitation in Designated Areas of Virginia

2013-2014

Training and Education in the Implementation of POST Pilot Projects and POST Physician Education and Advance Care Planning Faculty Training in Designated Areas of Virginia

2014-2015

POST Training and Education of Attorneys, Physicians, Advance Care Planning Facilitators and Advance Care Planning Training Faculty in Virginia

2016-2017

The 3-R's of Advance Care Planning Navigation, A Training for Care Managers, CommunityHealth Workers and Clergy/Health Ministries

Trained 15 community care managers, health care workers and volunteers to serve as Advance Care Planning (ACP) Navigators. The Navigators were provided tools and information to promote outreach and access of ACP resources to low-income, chronically ill older adults residing in Northwest and Southeast Roanoke, two medically underserved communities.