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Palliative/Hospice CareProduced by the National Library of Medicine this site provides a wealth of knowledge about palliative and hospice care. It provides current links to the following categories: Latest News, Dictionaries, Directories, Laws and Policies, Research and Statistics. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hospicecare.html Hospice Association of America This site provides general information, online and in print, to consumers. http://www.hospice-america.org/consumer.html Hospice Net Hospice Net provides guides to issues and concerns that arise from life threatening illness including information for caretakers, families and the dying. http://www.hospicenet.org/ National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization A very proactive organization, the NHPCO site has current news and legislation issues and provides reproducible guides on grief and bereavement topics. This site maintains a searchable database for finding local hospice care programs. Some information is available in Spanish. http://www.nhpco.org/ End-Of-Life Decision-Making This fact sheet from the Family Caregiver Alliance outlines areas to think about and resources that can help when caring for someone who is incapacitated. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?d=dmtContent&c=313847&p=~br,IHC|~st,331|~r,EMIHC000|~b,*| Pathfinder This Pathfinder is a guide to selective print, media, and electronic resources about palliative care and end-of-life issues. It contains materials published from 1991 to the present.All book and media resources are available at one of the participating Grant libraries: Dana Medical Library, UVM Bailey/Howe Library, UVM Fletcher Free Library, Burlington Locations and call numbers are included in the annotation for each of the items listed. |
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