Palliative Care Medical Specialties Medicine

Palliative Care Medical Specialties Medicine

Palliative Care

Palliative care is the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. This category deals with sites that promote, educate and inform the public about palliative care in general.

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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.

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