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Select Palliative Care Web Sites
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
A site developed for physicians specializing in hospice and palliative medicine. Includes educational materials, courses and meetings, position statements, practice policy and legislation, certification information, a speakers database, and grant information.American Academy of Pediatrics Policy on Palliative Care for Children
Developed by AAP?s Committee on Bioethics and Committee on Hospital Care. Includes principles of palliative care, an integrated model of palliative care and curative treatment, working with parents of dying children, working with children, and minimum standards for pediatric palliative care.Growthhouse.org
A portal which serves as an international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care. This site, developed by Growth House, Inc., hosts the Inter-Institutional Collaborating Network On End-of-life Care, a content syndication network that gives you free access to over 4,000 pages of reviewed educational materials from over forty major health care organizations. Growth House is a portal to the best materials from our partner organizations, including the full text of several books. Over 19,000 individual healthcare professionals have opened personal IICN accounts giving them access to our global professional forums and mailing lists.International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
Includes international directory of hospice/palliative care organizations, a book and video shop, information on the Association?s upcoming events, international resources, educational practice guidelines, fact sheets, and a palliative care manual.National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
An authoritative source for education and advocacy for hospice issues. This website includes information on how to find a hospice, hospice FAQs, recommended reading, technical publications for hospice professionals, audio tapes of past conferences, Medicare reimbursement benefit information, and links to related resources. Some features require membership in the National Council Of Hospice Professionals, but most of the site is accessible by all visitors.Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
Dedicated to long-term changes to improve health care for dying people and their families. Through the work of innovative demonstration projects and peer workgroups, Promoting Excellence strives to address particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care. Includes Promoting Excellent Tools for clinical care, education, and evaluation.StopPain.org
Developed by the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center. Includes information on palliative care, pain management, end-of-life care, and ethics and legal issues.
Journal of Palliative Care: Dartmouth has the print version only- located at Matthews-Fuller Health Sciences Library
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
A comprehensive database of more than 995 evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents produced by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP). Updated weekly.
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
A website dedicated to the exchange of information, experiences, and ideas; to promote understanding of the specialties of hospice and palliative nursing; and to study and promote hospice and palliative nursing research.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Includes AAP policies on ethics and the care of critically ill infants and children, palliative care for children, and prevention and management of pain and stress in the neonate.Children's Hospice International
Contains information about the movement to extend hospice services to children. Includes information on hospice and various other services specific to the care of children, as well as information on new projects being undertaken to improve care in this field.Cure Search/Children's Oncology Group
CureSearch represents the combined efforts of the National Childhood Cancer Foundation and the Children's Oncology Group. Parents and families of children coping with cancer can find educational and support resources on this site.End of Life Care for Children
This site is funded by a grant from the Texas Cancer Council. It provides overviews of the components for providing quality care, new interventions that promote support and comfort, and methods of care delivery that consider a family-centered approach to care at the end of a child's life.Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (IPPC)
The Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (IPPC) is both an education and a quality improvement effort, aimed at enhancing family-centered care for children living with life-threatening conditions. IPPC provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary curriculum which addresses knowledge, attitudes and skills to support health care professionals serving children and families. IPPC is a project of the Center for Applied Ethics and Professional Practice (CAEPP), a division of Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC).
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Find a Hospice Program Database- allows you to search by state or provider name. The search will display a list of cities and counties in the specified state that are served by NHPCO member hospices. Selecting a city or county will result in a list of local Hospice's in the surrounding area that serve that city or county complete with contact information.New Hampshire Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
A nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the hospice philosophy of care by raising public expectations, educational professionals and other caregivers, and collaborating with groups to enhance a quality of life.Visiting Nurse Alliance of New Hampshire and Vermont, Inc.
Brings skilled health services to people in their homes as well as other community settings in 86 rural cities and towns in Vermont and New Hampshire. Helps people with acute or long-term illness, injury or disability to recover to their potential and to live independently in their own homes; helps people with a terminal illness, through end-of-life care, to remain at home, if possible.
DHMC Intranet- DHMC Clinical Policies Online Library
Includes the DHMC policy on guidelines for living will and durable power of attorney for health care.
Americans for Better Care of Dying
Developed by an advocacy group dedicated to encouraging practical and policy changes that improve end-of-life care. Offers tools for both health professionals and consumers, including an e-mail newsletter, a reading room, and a resource room with links to information in such areas as pain and grief.
Resources for Patient Information, Communication, and Counseling
MedlinePlus
Connect to MEDLINE, the premier index of the world's most important medical journals, and to other authoritative health information resources selected by the National Library of Medicine. Includes links to information on ?death and dying,? including hospice care, pain management, law and policy, children, coping, and research.Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness
Available online, in partnership with Americans for Better Care of the Dying. Written for a general audience by a team of specialists that includes some of the world's leading authorities in the field. Recommended for every family caring for a loved one who is seriously ill, and by every medical professional working in a palliative care setting.Completing a Life
Offers a rich resource for people who are living with advanced illness. With over a hundred separate topic pages linked by easy-to-use navigation tools, it allows anyone to chart a personal pathway through the content. Includes information ranging from relieving pain to resolving conflict; from setting goals to saying goodbyes. Also includes a section of personal stories.DyingWell.org
Dr. Ira Byock?s web site dedicated to providing resources for people facing life-limiting illness, their families, and their professional caregivers.Project ENABLE: Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Norris Cotton Cancer Center has moved high-quality end-of-life care into New Hampshire?s regional cancer center and beyond, into three rural communities. The ENABLE team assesses the needs of the patients, coordinates services and provides palliative care throughout the course of cancer treatment. Patient education is a priority, including a unique educational seminar.Charting Your Course: A Whole Person?s Approach to Living with Cancer
A series of four seminars developed at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The course empowers cancer patients and their families to retain control of key decisions and of their lives.Cultural Awareness in Health Care
Includes a selection of information resources designed to improve the ability of individuals and institutions to understand and meet the health care needs of an increasingly diverse patient population.
Palliative Care Programs and Centers
Edmonton Regional Palliative Care Program
Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care
Handbook for Mortals : Guidance For People Facing Serious Illness
Joanne Lynn, M.D. and Joan Harrold, M.D.
Matthews-Fuller Library R726.8 .H353 1999Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine
Oxford; New York: Oxford University
3rd edition
Matthews-Fuller Library R726.8.O9 2004Palliative and End-of-Life Pearls
John E. Heffner and Ira R. Byock
Philadelphia : Hanley and Belfus, c2002
Matthews-Fuller Library R726.8 .H395 2002Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology
Ann Berger, editor.
2nd edition
Matthews-Fuller Library RC271.P33 P75 2002Textbook of Palliative Nursing
Betty R. Ferrell and Nessa Coyle
New York : Oxford University Press, 2001
Matthews-Fuller Library RT87.T45 T49 2001
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