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Last Acts - A national coalition to improve care and caring near the end of life.
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is dedicated to increasing the availability of
quality palliative care services in hospitals and other health care settings for people with life-threatening illnesses, their families, and caregivers.
Michigan Hospice and Palliative Care Organization - Information on hospice and palliative care and other issues related
to a terminal illness, for both adult and pediatric patients. MHPCO serves as an advocate for terminally ill people and their families by promoting access to quality hospice and palliative care throughout Michigan.
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing
hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care – Innovative models and approaches to palliative and end-of-life care.
End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center - The purpose of EPERC is to assist physicians and other educators
involved in all aspects of physician end of life (EOL) education.
Institute of Medicine - provides objective, timely, authoritative information and advice concerning health and
science policy to government, the corporate sector, the professions, and the public.
Caring Conversations Workbook (Adobe Reader Required - click here to get Adobe Reader)
Get Palliative Care -
sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) and is provided for general educational and informational purposes only.
Michigan Department of Community Health - Pain & Symptom Management -
Information on Pain & Symptom Management for both providers as well as consumers, and includes information on palliative care and end-of-life care.
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