Table 3.

Examples of Key Stakeholders to Inform the Evolution and Implementation of the Strategy

Key stakeholder groups	Examples
Family caregiver and patient advocate organizations	Family Caregiver Alliance, National Alliance for Caregiving, AARP, Caregiver Action Network
Hospice and palliative care organizations	National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, the National Association of Social Workers, CAPC, NPCRC, Palliative Care Research Cooperative, Association of Professional Chaplains, Health Care Chaplaincy Network, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the National coalition of hospice and palliative care. Governmental health agencies such as the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Veterans Affairs, National Institute of Health, and other federal agencies
Disease-specific organizations and advocacy groups	Oncology Associations, Cancer Support Community, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Alzheimer's Association, Patient Quality of Life Coalition; American Society of Clinical Oncology, Oncology Nursing Society, American Geriatric Society, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, ALS Society, Long-Term Care Association, Skilled Nursing Facility Associations, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Allied partners	Technological companies, professional societies/colleges, employment and workforce planners, national curriculum planners, etc.

CAPC, Center to Advance Palliative Care; NPCRC, National Palliative Care Research Center.