Alliance of State Pain Initiatives
"The Alliance of State Pain Initiatives (ASPI) is a network of state-based Pain Initiative organizations that work to remove the barriers that impede pain relief through education, advocacy and institutional improvement."
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
"The AAHPM is an organization of physicians and other medical professionals dedicated to excellence in palliative medicine, the prevention and relief of suffering among patients and families by providing education and clinical practice standards, fostering research, facilitating personal and professional development of its member and by public policy advocacy."
American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
"The American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABHPM) promotes excellence in the care of all patients with advanced, progressive illness through the development of standards for training and practice in palliative medicine. "
American Pain Foundation
"Founded in 1997, the American Pain Foundation is an independent nonprofit 501(c)3 organization serving people with pain through information, advocacy, and support. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research, and advocating to remove barriers and increase access to effective pain management."
American Pain Society
"The American Pain Society is a multidisciplinary organization of basic and clinical scientists, practicing clinicians, policy analysts, and others. The mission of the American Pain Society is to advance pain-related research, education, treatment and professional practice."
Arizona Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (AHPCO)
"The Arizona Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (AHPCO) is a nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in Arizona."
Association for Palliative Medicine (UK)
"The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM) is an association of doctors who work in hospices and specialist palliative care units in hospitals. Formed in 1986, it now has approximately 760 members from all over the UK and Ireland, and includes doctors based overseas."
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
"Founded in 1993, the Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine is a society whose members come from many different medical backgrounds but who are united by their intense interest in the medical challenges of caring for patients and their carers referred for Palliative Care."
California Hospice and Palliative Care Association
"The California Hospice and Palliative Care Association advocates for those facing life-threatening illnesses. It provides technical resources to its membership; monitors state legislative and regulatory activities; and works closely with other organizations that have an interest in end of life care..."
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
"The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is the national association which provides leadership in hospice palliative care in Canada."
Canadian Provincial Palliative Care Associations
Canadian Pain Society / Société canadienne pour le traitement de la douleur
"The Canadian Pain Society, incorporated in 1982 as a chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain, includes as members a variety of people interested in pain:..."
Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians
"This society was established to foster quality Palliative Medicine in Canada, by supporting activities such as education, advocacy and networking. It seeks to provide a collective voice for physicians who are involved in palliative care."
Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
"The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a resource to hospitals and other health care settings interested in developing palliative care programs. CAPC is a national initiative supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by Mount Sinai School of Medicine."
Cicely Saunders Foundation
"The Cicely Saunders Foundation is a dynamic new charity in the drive for quality research to improve the care and treatment of all patients with progressive illness and to make high quality palliative care available to everyone who needs it."
European Association for Palliative Care
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) recognised by the Council of Europe, with goals to improve awareness, knowledge, and expertise in end-of-life care, and to unify national palliative care organisations and establish an international network for the exchange of information and expertise.
The European Federation of IASP Chapters (IASP, the International Association for the Study of Pain)
"EFIC is a multidisciplinary professional organization in the field of pain science and medicine, made up of the 25 European chapters of IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain). Established in 1993, EFIC's 25 constituent chapters represent close to 10,000 scientists, physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals across Europe who study pain and treat patients in pain."
Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts
"The Hospice Federation of Massachusetts is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting hospice care throughout the Commonwealth through leadership, education and advocacy; to providing technical assistance, support and information to hospice providers; to increasing access to hospice services; and to acting as a resource and clearinghouse on issues relating to care of terminally ill patients."
Hospice Association of America
"Hospice Association of America (HAA) is a national organization representing more than 2,800 hospices and thousands of caregivers and volunteers who serve terminally ill patients and their families.
The Hospice Association of Ontario LifeLine
"...(formerly the Palliative Care Information Centre of Toronto) provides information about a wide range of hospice palliative care services and resources such as: hospice palliative care programs; hospice palliative care units; community-based services; pain and symptom management; bereavement support services; palliative care education"
Hospice Foundation of America
"HFA is a nonprofit organization that promotes hospice care and works to educate professionals and the families they serve in issues relating to caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement.
Hospice New Zealand
"Our main goal is to work alongside our member hospices to ensure people living with a terminal illness have access to palliative care free of charge, regardless of ethnicity, religion or age"
Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State
"MISSION STATEMENT: To promote the availability and accessibility of quality hospice and palliative care for all persons in New York State confronted with life-limiting illness."
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
"Our mission is to increase the availability and access to high quality hospice and palliative care for patients and families throughout the world."
International Association for the Study of Pain®
"The purposes of this site are to: provide services and resources to IASP members; introduce health care professionals and scientists to IASP; provide a vehicle for the educational outreach of IASP; call attention to the importance of pain as a field for multidisciplinary scientific enquiry and to pain prevention/relief as a priority for health care delivery."
Irish Association for Palliative Care
"Irish Association for Palliative Care was established in 1993.It is an all-Ireland body that aims to promote all aspects of palliative care."
Irish Hospice Foundation
"The Irish Hospice Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the hospice philosophy and supports the development of hospice and palliative care. Our vision is that no one should have to face death without appropriate care and support."
National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
"The National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing support for patients who are suffering from intractable pain, their families, friends and the physicians who treat them.
We are also a resource for medical professionals and attorneys concerned with legal issues regarding the legitimate treatment of pain."
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
A resource of national scope for end-of-life care issues in the United States of America
National Hospice Foundation (NHF)
"Established in 1992, The National Hospice Foundation has been engaged for several years in a national campaign to inform Americans about the benefits of hospice care, empowering millions of people to make the end-of-life choices that are right for them and their families.
Today, NHF has evolved into the principal fundraising partner of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). The Foundation supports all NHPCO initiatives devoted to the promotion of end-of-life care and quality care for terminally ill persons and their families."
National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC)
"The National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) is committed to stimulating, developing, and funding research directed at improving care for seriously ill patients and their families."
- Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
"The Mission of the Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is to promote the development and delivery of highest quality end-of-life care through advocacy of hospice philosophy and standards. The Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care Organization exists in the belief that through appropriate means and a caring community sensitivity to the needs of every person and family may be free to attain physical, mental and spiritual comfort that is satisfactory to them."
Palliative Care Australia
"Palliative Care Australia is the national peak body for palliative care in Australia. Our goal is to work toward the relief of pain and suffering of dying people in Australia and the provision of the care they need."
Palliative Care Council of South Australia
"The Palliative Care Council of South Australia is a voluntary organisation of more than 500 members.
Objectives: To be the statewide, community based, representative organisation for palliative care in South Australia..." continued... see web site
Palliative Care Northern Territories
Palliative Care Victoria (Australia)
"Palliative Care Victoria develops and provides information to help people living with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Our aim is to optimise their quality of life, empowering them to retain control of their lives through knowledge and information."
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
"The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care is a national umbrella body which is of direct benefit to patients and carers. It contributes to national thinking and policy in relation to palliative care, and promotes improvements in service delivery at local level."
Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine (TAPM)
"The Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine (TAPM) is a professional organization of Texas physicians who have a special interest in palliative medicine. Interested non-physicians may participate as Associate members."
Victoria Hospice Society
"For over twenty years, Victoria Hospice has provided care and support for individuals and their families facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Our Victoria Hospice team of physicians, nurses, counselors, spiritual caregivers and volunteers provides expert physical, social, emotional and spiritual care."
WHO Palliative Care Site
