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Living Lessons(TM) - http://www.living-lessons.org/
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. |
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Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care - http://www.promotingexcellence.org/
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. |
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Americans for Better Care for the Dying - http://www.abcd-caring.org/
Seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement. |
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HMS Center for Palliative Care - http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare/
Programs offered at Harvard Medical School for healthcare professionals. Located in Boston, Mass. |
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M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Symptom Control and Palliative Care - http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/palliative/
A resource for clinical information, education, research and academic training in palliative care. |
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Sue Ryder Care - http://www.suerydercare.org
UK palliative care charity with seven hospices, which provide pain control, respite care and day care for people with serious and terminal conditions. |
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Innovations in End-of-Life Care - http://www.edc.org/lastacts/
This on-line journal features peer-reviewed examples of promising practices in end-of-life care. |
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Dying Well - http://www.dyingwell.com/
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. |
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VA Faculty Leader Project - http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/page.cfm?pg=65
The development of a benchmark curricula for end-of-life and palliative care for training resident physicians from the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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Supportive Care of the Dying: A Coalition for Compassionate Care - http://www.careofdying.org/
Tools, resources, and a quarterly newsletter for health care professionals providing end-of-life care. |