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 College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM) End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel and Patient Education Work Group
"A working group of physicians and patient advocates has developed a set of tools that can help patients live well with serious illness near the end of life. These educational materials can be used to facilitate conversations between physicians, patients, and their families. The materials are companion pieces to three end-of-life care papers prepared for physicians"
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
"ABCD aims to improve end-of-life care by learning which social and political changes will lead to enduring, efficient, and effective programs."
Bandolier - Evidence-based palliative care resources
"Bandolier is a website about the use of evidence in health, healthcare, and medicine"
BioMed Central (BMC) Online Publications in Palliative Care
"BMC Palliative Care (ISSN 1472-684X) is an online journal publishing research articles after full peer review. All articles are published, without barriers to access, immediately upon acceptance. The journal is published by BioMed Central Ltd, Middlesex House, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4LB, UK."
CareSearch
"CareSearch is the result of a project funded by the Australian Government to improve the evidence available to palliative care clinical practitioners, researchers and educators nationally"
Caring Connections
"Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation."
Center for Hospice and Palliative Care
"The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care is the parent organization of Hospice Buffalo, Home Care Buffalo, Kresge Residence, Life Transitions Center, Caring Hearts Home Care, the Hospice Foundation of WNY and CMI Education Institute. It provides services that enhance the comfort and quality of life for those experiencing the impact of serious illness and loss."
Center to Improve Care of the Dying
"The Center to Improve Care of the Dying (CICD) was founded in the belief that life under the shadow of death can be rewarding, comfortable, and meaningful for almost all persons--but achieving that goal requires real change in the care system."
City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center Website
"The purpose of the COHPPRC is to serve as a clearinghouse to disseminate information and resources to assist others in improving the quality of
pain management and end of life care. The COHPPRC, established in 1995, is a central source for collecting a variety of materials including pain assessment tools, patient education materials, quality assurance materials, end of life resources, research instruments and other resources"
Council on Palliative Care - in Association with McGill University
"The Council has as its objective the promotion of increased understanding and availability of palliative care within and beyond the McGill University health care network. It pursues this objective working through health care professionals, educators, practitioners and the public at large. Increased public awareness and public support of palliative care are its goals."
DyingWell.org
Dr. Ira Byock's site of resources for people facing life-limiting illness, their families, and their professional caregivers
Eastern and Central Europe Palliative Care Task Force
"ECEPT is a newly created international association meant to group palliative care professionals from Eastern and Central Europe, the people who take leading part in the field of caring for the terminally ill"
Edmonton Palliative Care Program Resource Links Page
From the comprehensive web site of the Edmonton Palliative Care Program, a page focusing on links to internet palliative care resources
Find a hospice worlwide with
"This is the place to start if you are looking for a hospice or palliative care service either in the UK or overseas."
Growth House
"Growth House, Inc., provides the award-winning portal web site growthhouse.org as your international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care. Our primary mission is to improve the quality of compassionate care for people who are dying through public education and global professional collaboration."
Health Canada Palliative Care Resource Site
Health Canada's site for information on Canadian palliative care initiatives and resources, with links to government documents regarding palliative care.
Help the Hospices
"Help the Hospices is the national charity for the hospice movement. Hospices give unparallelled care to people who are facing the end of life - and to those who love them."
HospiceInternational.com
Hospice Net
"For patients and families facing life-threatening illness..."
Innovations in End-of-Life Care
"An international journal and online forum of leaders in end-of-life care"
- International Observatory on End of Life Care
"Our team of social scientists and clinicians at Lancaster collaborates with colleagues all around the world in an effort to provide research evidence to impact the development of hospice and palliative care"
Last Acts
"Robert Wood Johnson Foundation offers an archive of Web content from Last Acts, a former Foundation national program"
Living Lessons
"Living Lessons is 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 GlaxoSmithKline Foundation. By encouraging and enabling open dialogue, information exchange and service provision we hope to enhance quality of life for individuals facing the last stages of life."
Lois Fish Palliative Society
"The Lois Fish Palliative Society was formed with a single purpose to help build a comprehensive and integrated palliative care system. The mission of the Society is to support and improve the dying and grieving process for terminally ill patients and caregivers. Its vision is to ensure that all British Columbians and Canadians have access to a comprehensive and integrated palliative care system that meets their needs in a timely, compassionate, and appropriate fashion with 24/7 care."
Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Listing of Palliative Care Resources
NCI Cancer Topics
The US National Cancer Institute's resource for cancer information. Includes the excellent PDQ documents for professionals and laypersons
National Institute for Clinical Excellence Supportive and Palliative Care for People With Cancer- UK
"NICE and King's College, London have published a guideline for the NHS in England and Wales on supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer."
Pain and Policy Studies Group - University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
"The purpose of this website is to facilitate public access to information about pain relief and public policy, including material published by the PPSG and other authoritative sources.
The intended audiences for this information include patients, the public, and professionals in medicine, pharmacy, nursing, palliative care, cancer care, law, and other related disciplines."
Pain Net
"Pain Net, Inc. was developed by physicians, educators, and business professionals, to provide educational and support services to physicians, and other health care professionals throughout the nation. Pain Net, Inc.'s services in the arena of pain medicine / management, and functional restoration include: Credentialing by Procedure, Educational Programs, Managed Care, Patient and Physician Advocacy, Practice Development, and Quality Assurance."
Palliative Care AU
A resource for general palliative care issues, including articles on symptom control. Under the main site of Medicine Australia (MedAu)
Palliative Care in Wales
"This site is part of the Palliative Care Matters network of sites. It is designed for health-care professionals working in the palliative care field."
Pallium
"The PALLIUM Project is a professional community of clinicians, educators, and academics engaged in building Canada's palliative care capacity together. Specifically, the current scope of our work is with rural and remote primary-level health care professionals throughout the Canadian prairies and in the North West Territories. "
Palliative Care Matters
"Palliative Care Matters is a website intended for health-care professionals working in palliative care or related fields."
Project on Death in America
"The mission of the Project on Death in America is to understand and transform the culture and experience of dying and bereavement through initiatives in research, scholarship, the humanities, and the arts, and to foster innovations in the provision of care, public education, professional education, and public policy."
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care - Innovative models and approaches for End-of-Life Care
"Dedicated to long-term changes to improve health care for dying persons and their families through technical assistance to innovative demonstration projects addressing particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care."
Sheffield Palliative Care Studies Group (SPCSG)
"The Academic Palliative Medicine Unit (APMU) at the University of Sheffield, UK and Trent Palliative Care Centre (TPCC) together form the Sheffield Palliative Care Studies Group, which has built up an international reputation for the quality of its research, educational and clinical work in the developing fields of palliative and supportive care."
Supportive Care Coalition
Supportive Care Coalition members work collaboratively to improve care of the dying through education, program development and demonstration projects. One of our important services is connecting health professionals to resources to help them do their job better.
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics
