Our goal is to alleviate the global burden of chronic disease-related symptoms.
GRASS is a global community of researchers specialising in symptom science.
Latest news
- Sleepless in Seattle
Seattle, Washington – time to launch the GRASS website! - Reunion in Lille
Lille, France – GRASS members get together in person for the third time, discussing next steps and future directions. - GRASS Session at ONS
Washington, D.C. – the second in-person gathering of GRASS’ founding and new members.
GRASS Task Forces
Our activities focus on five principal areas centred around symptom science.
Data collection and minimum data set
Data use and analysis
Implementation in clinical routine
Stakeholders and global collaboration
Education
and mentorship
Our roots
GRASS builds on a rich legacy of oncology nurse-led symptom science, uniting the work of pioneering nurse researchers to foster a powerful, collaborative global movement.
Historical overview of oncology nurse-led symptom science initiatives. © GRASS 2023
“The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe, how to observe, what symptoms indicate improvement, what the reverse, which are of importance, which are of none, which are the evidence of neglect, and of what kind of neglect.”
Florence Nightingale
Notes on Nursing, 1859
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