Lynn Reinke PhD, ARNP, FAAN
University of Washington
Lynn F. Reinke, PhD, ARNP, FAAN is an Investigator in
Health Services Research & Development and a Nurse Practitioner at the VA
Health Care System in Seattle, WA. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in the
Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, University of
Washington, School of Nursing where she serves as Co-Director of the Palliative
Care Training Center.
Dr. Reinke’s research focuses on improving the delivery
of palliative and end-of-life care for patients with advanced, life-limiting
illnesses, specifically lung cancer and COPD. Her studies are designed to test
nurse-led palliative care interventions in sub-specialty and primary care
services and on improving the quality of clinicians’ end-of-life communication
skills.