title: Palliative care clinical trials: how nurses are contributing to integrated, evidence-based care.
abstract: The aim of this paper is to describe the emerging role of the palliative care clinical trials nurse in an era of evidence-based practice and increasing clinical trial activity in palliative care settings across Australia. An overview of the current clinical trials work is provided, with a focus on three aspects of clinical trials nursing practice that have significant implications for patients: managing the consent process, integrating clinical trials into multidisciplinary care, and establishing and building the evidence base to inform practice in palliative care settings. Clinical trials roles provide palliative care nurses with an opportunity to contribute to clinical research, help expand palliative care's evidence base, and develop their own research capabilities.
authors.affiliation: Calvary Health Care Sydney, NSW, Australia. Annmarie.Hosie@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Annmarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hosie
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fazekas
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shelby-James
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Byfieldt
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Margitanovic
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care