Center Overview
The Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care was established in 1999 to study the unique experience of chronic illness as it affects patients, families and survivors. The Center's work focuses on multiple areas in which Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty has a strong tradition of research expertise. These areas include AIDS/HIV, cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The Center's ultimate aim, however, is not to study specific diseases in isolation, but to understand the overall experience of chronic illness. The Center examines the impact that chronic illness has on individuals, and the ways in which the health care system can empower patients and families to manage that impact to achieve a better quality of life.
Mission and Goals
The mission of the Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care is the facilitation and promotion of excellence in care of persons affected by chronic illness.
The Center focuses on nursing care that prevents illness, promotes health and enhances quality of life for all individuals affected by or at risk for chronic illness.
The goals of the Center are
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Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care
YSN Centers
Program Spotlight
7th Annual Convocation
In the photo above, staff from In-Shape Fitness and Venus Gym are featured with YSN faculty and Center staff while receiving the 2005 Excellence in Caring of Chronic Illness Award during the Center's 7th Annual Convocation. The February 8, 2005 event featured Martha A. Curley, RN, PhD, FAAN of Harvard Children's Hospital in Boston, MA. Clinical Staff Nurses, Mary Harris, RN, and Mary Ross, RN (not in photo) from Yale-New-Haven Hospital's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit also received awards. For a complete list of this year's and past award recipients, click here.
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