Huong Nguyen, PhD, RN, is a nurse and health services researcher whose work is broadly focused on the care of older adults with chronic and serious illnesses. She conducts ongoing partnered research with operational and clinical leaders in Kaiser Permanente Southern California. She uses observational and experimental methods to improve care processes and outcomes for older adults with multiple chronic conditions across the illness trajectory and care continuum. Her current research and evaluation efforts are focused on patient and family-centered, home and community models of geriatric-palliative care, to optimize the health and well-being of older adults and their family caregivers .