Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
- Consumer and professional health education on the treatment of chronic pain as well as on comfort or palliative care for those with long-term illness. Beth Israel Medical Center, New York.
- http://stoppain.org
Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine
- Developed for palliative care physicians in Texas, containing details of meetings and useful online resources.
- http://www.tapm.org
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
- 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.
- http://www.promotingexcellence.org/
Sue Ryder Care
- UK palliative care charity with seven hospices, which provide pain control, respite care and day care for people with serious and terminal conditions.
- http://www.suerydercare.org
Center to Advance Palliative Care
- Promotes wider access to palliative care in hospitals and health systems throughout the United States.
- http://www.capc.org/
Cochrane Pain, Palliative Care and Supportive Care Group
- 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.
- http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/cochrane/
Palliative Drugs
- Provides independent information for health professionals about drugs usage in this specialty.
- http://www.palliativedrugs.org/
HMS Center for Palliative Care
- Programs offered at Harvard Medical School for healthcare professionals. Located in Boston, Mass.
- http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare/
Saint Joseph's Hospital - PalliativeProgram
- Information about palliative care and this multidisciplinary team of palliative care providers.
- http://www.stjosephs-marshfield.org/palliative_care/
Innovations in End-of-Life Care
- This on-line journal features peer-reviewed examples of promising practices in end-of-life care.
- http://www.edc.org/lastacts/
Americans for Better Care for the Dying
- Seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement.
- http://www.abcd-caring.org/
Centre for Bioethics - Journal of Palliative Care
- A Canadian-based, peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary forum for practical, critical thought on palliative care and palliative medicine.
- http://www.ircm.qc.ca/bioethique/english/publications/journal_of_palliative_care.html
The Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care
- A center located at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital answers questions about palliative care.
- http://www.mtsinai.on.ca/palliativecare/
Living Lessons(TM)
- 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.
- http://www.living-lessons.org/
Dying Well
- 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.
- http://www.dyingwell.com/
Before I Die
- 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.
- http://www.wnet.org/bid/