Palliative and Hospice Care
Palliative and Hospice Care Web Sites Alliance of State Pain Initiatives
The Alliance of State Pain Initiatives (AACPI) is a national organization dedicated to promoting cancer pain relief nationwide by supporting the efforts of state and regional pain initiatives.
http://aspi.wisc.edu
American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
The American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine is the only organization in the United States for physicians dedicated to the advancement of hospice/palliative medicine, its practice, research and education.
http://www.aahpm.org/
American Hospice Foundation
The American Hospice Foundation provides training and education programs in the workplace, in public and private schools, and in the health care system, with the goal of improving services for grieving and dying Americans of all ages.
http://www.americanhospice.org/
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a resource to hospitals and other healthcare 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.
http://www.capc.org/
City of Hope Pain - Palliative Care Resource Center
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.
http://www.cityofhope.org/prc/
End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium
The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) offers courses for undergraduate faculty, clinical end-of-life care educators and other continuing education/staff development educators. The ELNEC project, a comprehensive, national education program to improve end-of-life care by nurses, is funded by a major grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Primary project goals are to develop a core of expert nursing educators and to coordinate national nursing education efforts in end-of-life care.
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/elnec/
Growthhouse.org - Improving Care for the Dying
The primary mission of this web site is to improve the quality of compassionate care for people who are dying through public education and global professional collaboration. Their search engine gives you access to a comprehensive collection of reviewed resources for end-of-life care.
http://www.growthhouse.org/
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.
http://www.hospicefoundation.org/
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
he heart of this site is a database of hospices in the United States. Search by state, then county. Provides Web site address if available as well as address and contact information. In addition, there is basic information related to hospice care, a FAQ, and an annotated list of links to other hospice information on the Web.
http://www.nhpco.org/
Compiled by the Community Health Resource Center at Fletcher Allen Health Care. Fletcher Allen Health Care does not endorse any of the above links; they are presented here for your information only.
