palliative care

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• - US organization dedicated to improving healthcare for dying persons and their families through demonstration projects addressing particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care.
  
• - UK palliative care charity with seven hospices, which provide pain control, respite care and day care for people with serious and terminal conditions.
  
• - A research organization, affiliated with the Duke University and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Durham, North Carolina.
  
• - Programs offered at Harvard Medical School for healthcare professionals. Located in Boston, Mass.
  
• - American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement offers advice on the development of a pediatric palliative care plan.
  
• - Information on this research review group, a member of the international Cochrane Collaboration, dedicated to providing systematic reviews of published evidence in the field of palliative care.
  
• - In this report clinicians at nine hospitals describe the establishment of formal programs of palliative care.
  
• - Provides independent information for health professionals about drugs usage in this specialty.
  
• - Archived articles for medical professionals and noticeboard.
  
• - The online component to the PBS program " Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices". The program explores the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care in America today.
  
• - A forum to introduce both common and new palliative management strategies for physical symptoms.
  
• - This on-line journal features peer-reviewed examples of promising practices in end-of-life care.
  
• - Patient resources, forums, a newsletter and professional resources are offered.
  
• - News and quotes about palliative care.
  
• - The development of a benchmark curricula for end-of-life and palliative care for training resident physicians from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
• - A Canadian-based, peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary forum for practical, critical thought on palliative care and palliative medicine.
  
• - Coverage of this medical speciality.
  
• - Information about this Australian based team of consultants which design training packages for medical professionals and facilities who require a palliative care model.
  
• - Developed for palliative care physicians in Texas, containing details of meetings and useful online resources.
  
• - Offers continuing medical education conferences, distance learning, educational materials and consulting.
  
• - Promotes wider access to palliative care in hospitals and health systems throughout the United States.
  
• - A center located at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital answers questions about palliative care.
  
• - Offers information, resources on pain management, palliative care and ethical/legal issues.
  
• - Information about palliative care and this multidisciplinary team of palliative care providers.
  
• - A public resource of general information on the legal aspects of pain management and end-of-life care in the United States.
  
• - A journal with an international perspective that provides a forum for rapid interchange of information on all aspects of palliative care.
  
• - A program undertaken by the University of Dundee to deal with pain, communication issues, distressing symptoms and care in the context of palliative care.
  
• - Tools, resources, and a quarterly newsletter for health care professionals providing end-of-life care.
  
• - Training material and informational repository for physicians who educate about end of life (EOL) issues.
  
• - Seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement.
  
• - The president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr. Ira Byock, provides excerpts from his book about resources for patients and families facing life-limiting illness.
  
• - A national initiative to increase awareness of hospice palliative care and services in Canada. The campaign is presented in partnership with the Canadian Palliative Care Association and The Glaxo Wellcome Foundation.
  
• - Article on palliative care.
  
• - A resource for clinical information, education, research and academic training in palliative care.