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- Dying Well
By Dr. Ira Byock. The president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine provides excerpts from his book about resources for patients and families facing life-limiting illness.
www.dyingwell.com
- End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Project
National education program to improve end-of-life care by nurses from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
www.aacn.nche.edu/elnec
- End of Life Physician Education Resource Center (EPERC)
Offers training materials to physicians who educate about end of life (EOL) issues.
www.eperc.mcw.edu
- Get Palliative Care
Information for patients and families coping with serious, complex illness. Includes resources, a palliative care provider directory, links to palliative care-related organizations, and more.
www.getpalliativecare.org
- Growth House Guide to Palliative Care
Offers resources for care and end-of-life issues.
www.growthhouse.org/palliat.html
- National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC)
The National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) is committed to stimulating, developing, and funding research directed at improving care for seriously ill patients and their families.
www.npcrc.org
- New England Journal of Medicine: Pain and Palliative Care
Find information from the NEJM on palliative care, hospice care, opioids, and analgesics.
content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/palliative_care
- Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center offers information about treatment approaches for dying patients.
www.stoppain.org/palliative_care
- Palliative Care for Children
American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement offers advice on the development of an effective pediatric palliative care plan.
www.aap.org/policy/re0007.html
- Pioneer Programs in Palliative Care: Nine Case Studies
Milbank Memorial Fund reports written by clinicians who created new care programs.
www.milbank.org/pppc/0011pppc.html
- Scranton-Temple Residency Program Palliative Care Website
Offers links to hospice and palliative care resources for healthcare workers, patients, and families.
www.palliativecare-nepa.com
- University of Ottawa
Centre for research and education in palliative care.
www.pallcare.org
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