The following are useful resources
in palliative and end-of-life care.
American Association for Cancer Education (AACE)
The mission of the Association is to foster cancer education by individuals throughout the world who either due to professional obligations or personal interest are involved in cancer education.
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) is an organization of physicians and other medical professionals dedicated to excellence in palliative medicine, the prevention and relief of suffering among patients and families by providing education and clinical practice standards, fostering research, facilitating personal and professional development of its members, and by public policy advocacy.
American
Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABHPM) was formed in 1995 to
establish and implement standards for the certification of physicians
practicing hospice and palliative medicine. ABHPM creates and administers the
certifying examination, works to implement high standards for training, and
contributes to setting the standards for excellence in palliative medicine.
American Hospice Foundation supports programs
that serve the needs of terminally ill and grieving individuals of all ages. Its mission is to improve access to
quality hospice care through public education, professional training, and
advocacy on behalf of consumers.
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) is the professional association
of medical directors and physicians practicing in the long term care
continuum, dedicated to excellence in patient care by providing education,
advocacy, information, and professional development.
The
Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services in hospitals and other health care settings for people with life-threatening illnesses, their families, and caregivers.
- Palliative Care Leadership Center Training
The Palliative Care Leadership Centers offer intensive two-day training and a full year of follow-up mentoring in all operational aspects of designing and launching a successful program.
- A Guide to Building a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program
A desktop manual that lays out concrete steps for building a palliative care program in hospitals. This product can be purchased on the CAPC website for $99.
- CAPC Seminar
The CAPC seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the financial and operational content and processes needed for building a hospital-based palliative care program.
Capital Hospice offers expanded services to patients and families in need of end-of-life care in Northern Virginia, Washington DC and Suburban Maryland.
End
of Life Nursing Education Consortium Project (ELNEC) is a comprehensive, national education program to improve end-of-life care by nurses, and 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.
2007 Dates for National End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Train-the-Trainer Courses:
June 4: ELNEC-Oncology, Denver, CO
June 13-14: ELNEC-Core, Flatwoods, WV
June 20 & 27: ELNEC-Core, Suffern, NY
August 21 & 23: ELNEC-Oncology, Rochester, Webster, NY
October 15-16: ELNEC-Core, Chattanooga, TN
*Indicates grant-funded course
For more information and/or registration, please visit the ELNEC website or contact Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu
End
of Life Physician Education Resource Center (EPERC) The purpose of EPERC is to share educational resource material among
the community of health professional educators involved in palliative
care education.
International Society of Geriatric Oncology
The 7th Meeting of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) will take place on November 2-4, 2006, at The Hague, The Netherlands. Visit the SIOG website for more information.
VA Palliative Care Network (PCN) The primary mission of PCN is to create and foster a communication network for VA providers involved in hospice and palliative care.
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