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More like this: National & International | SpanishAlzheimer's Association
More like this: Caregiving | Dementia | National & InternationalThey provide reliable information and care consultation; create supportive services for families; increase funding for dementia research; and influence public policy changes.
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American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
More like this: Educational Opportunities and Events | National & International | Palliative Care and HospiceAmericans for Better Care of the Dying
More like this: Advocacy | Caregiving | Compendiums/Guides | Disease Management | Educational Opportunities and Events | Models & Research | National & International | Palliative Care and HospiceAmericans for Better Care of the Dying goals are to: build momentum for reform; explore new methods and systems for delivering care; and shape public policy through evidence-based understanding.
Every dying person needs to be able to count on excellent care. 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. ABCD works with the public, clinicians, policymakers, and other end-of-life organizations to make change happen.
ABCD President Joanne Lynn, MD is one of the foremost national leaders in this movement and the author of Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness; and Improving Care for the End of Life.
Caring Connections - It's About How You LIVE
More like this: Caregiving | Death & Dying | Educational Opportunities and Events | Grief and Loss | Models & Research | Multi-Cultural Issues | National & International | Palliative Care and Hospice | Talking Things OverCaring 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.
Caring Connections
-Provides free resources, information and motivation for actively learning about end-of-life resources.
-Promotes awareness of and engagement in efforts to increase access to quality end-of-life care.
-Helps people connect with the resources they need, when they need them.
-Brings together community, state and national partners working to improve end-of-life care.
Center for Practical Bioethics
More like this: National & InternationalCenter to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
More like this: Advocacy | Educational Opportunities and Events | Models & Research | National & International | Palliative Care and HospiceThe Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a national initiative supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY). CAPC provides health care professionals with the tools and training necessary to start and sustain successful palliative care programs.
CAPC publishes The Case for Hospital-Based Palliative Care-Why leading hospitals are starting palliative care programs to provide high-quality, effective management of advanced illness. Other publications include The Guide to Building A Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program, a how-to handbook with step-by-step guidance.
Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care
More like this: Compendiums/Guides | Educational Opportunities and Events | Multi-Cultural | National & International | Other non-English Resources | Palliative Care and Hospice | Planning | Related ToolsThe CACCC was formed in December 2005 to address the lack of linguistically and culturally appropriate end-of-life information and training available to the Chinese community and those who serve it. The CACCC incorporated in 2007, and achieved 501c3 tax-exempt status in the same year. A Board of Directors - 15 dedicated volunteers - sets policy for the organization. It uses the facilities of its member organizations for trainings and meetings. The coalition’s focus is helping Chinese Americans with advance care planning, assisting with palliative care and pain management, providing respite and hospice volunteer training, targeting education for members of the Chinese-American community, and meeting the critical need of educating health care professionals who serve Chinese Americans.
Compassion and Choices
More like this: Advocacy | Calif & Western Region | Death & Dying | Educational Opportunities and Events | Greater Sonoma County | National & International | Palliative Care and HospiceConsumer Help Site - National Association of Social Workers
More like this: Caregiving | Death & Dying | Educational Opportunities and Events | Grief and Loss | National & International | Planning | Talking Things OverIn thousands of ways, social workers help people help themselves. People of every age. From every background. In every corner of the country - wherever we’re needed - starting here and now. Welcome to your source for professional advice, inspiring stories - even a social worker directory. Social workers. Help starts here. This website is provided by the National Association of Social Workers and includes sections on Seniors and Aging, Issues and Answers, Mind and Spirit. The Senior section includes in-depth look issues of import, real life stories shared, resources of value, current trends, helpful tip, options and other information helpful for finding one’s way through the senior years. The Health and Well Being section includes information related to death and dying, living with illness, pain management, etc. The Mind and Spirit section includes orientation to various mental illnesses, grief & loss and other helpful information.
