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ABCD Caring (Americans for Better Care of the Dying) is dedicated to ensuring that all Americans can count on good end of life care.

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Thirteen / WNET, presents BEFORE I DIE, the online component to the PBS program BEFORE I DIE: MEDICAL CARE & PERSONAL CHOICES. The program explores the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care in America today. The Web companion piece features original reporting by health writer Janet Firshein. Read real life stories about people who have faced these personal decisions, and learn more about the issues. Read opinions, join the ongoing discussion in our bulletin board, explore resources, and read the transcript of the program.

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EPERC is the medical educator resource for peer-reviewed end of life teaching materials. Also search for recommended books and articles, upcoming conferences, training and funding opportunities.

Links to End of Life, Palliative Care and community hospice programs.

Palliative care programs are designed to care for patients as they near the end of their life and is designed to treat the whole person, based on meetings or consultation with the patient and his or her family.

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The Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care aims to be a national resource in education and clinical activities in end-of-life care.

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Jenkin and McLeod - Consultants in Palliative Care

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.

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The Palliative Care Project of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is an online legal resource for advocates, patients and doctors.

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 ... affirming the Hippocratic tradition in medicine of "Do No Harm"

Comfort care and palliative medicine for the chronic and terminally ill in hospice, home care, and hospital settings