LYNN FOSTER REINKE portrait
  • Associate Professor (Clinical), College Of Nursing
  • Claire Dumke Ryberg, RN, Presidential Endowed Chair for Palliative and End of Life Care, College Of Nursing

Research Statement

My program of research focuses on developing and testing novel nurse-led palliative care interventions to improve the quality of life for patients with serious illness and their families.  

Research Keywords

  • Hospice and Palliative Care

Presentations

  • Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Organization: Utah Valley University Conference on Mental Health . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/27/2023.
  • University of Utah, College of Nursing, Palliative Care Symposium Utah Frontier: A Vision for Building Communities and Expanding Boundaries for Palliative Care. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/05/2022.
  • Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement: An overview. American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Francisco, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/18/2022.
  • Non-pharmacological interventions for dyspnea management. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/18/2022.

Grants, Contracts & Research Gifts

  • Advanced Practice Clinician Palliative Care Fellowship: A Leading Edge Program Responding to Workforce Demands, Underserved Populations, and Rural and Behavioral Health Needs. PI: Lynn F. Reinke. Co-PI(s): Holli Martinez. Cambia Healthcare Foundation, 01/02/2023 - 12/31/2025. Total project budget to date: $250,000.00

Publications

  • Reinke, LF & Tartaglione, EV; Ruedebusch, S; Smith, Patti; Sullivan, D.R. (2024). Nurse-Led, Telephone-Based Primary Palliative Care Intervention for Patients with Lung Cancer: Domains of Quality Care . Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing. Published, 01/02/2024.
  • Reinke, LF & Fasolino, T; Sullivan DR (2023). Goals of care and end-of-life communication of persons with chronic respiratory disease. Current Opinion in Palliative and Supportive Care. Published, 07/14/2023.
  • Reinke, LF (2022). A Randomized Trial of a Nurse-Led Palliative Care Intervention for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer. J Palliative Medicine. Vol. 11. Published, 11/25/2022.
  • Sullivan DR & Reinke LF (2022). Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Published, 09/15/2022.
  • Boss RD & Reinke LF (2022). Leading from the Heart. J Pain Symptom Manage. Published, 06/27/2022.
  • Au, D.H. & Reinke LF (2022). Health System Approach to Improve COPD Care After Hospital Discharge: Stepped Wedge Clinical Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Published, 03/25/2022.
  • Sullivan DR & Reinke LF (2022). The evolution of palliative care in the Department of Veterans Affairs: Lessons from an integrated healthcare Model. . J Palliat Med. Published, 01/10/2022.