| Associations Organizations |
| Americans for Better Care for the Dying - http://www.abcd-caring.org/ Seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement. |
| Center to Advance Palliative Care - http://www.capc.org/ Promotes wider access to palliative care in hospitals and health systems throughout the United States. |
| Dying Well - http://www.dyingwell.com/ The president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr. Ira Byock, provides excerpts from his book about resources for patients and families facing life-limiting illness. |
| End of Life Physician Education Resource Center (EPERC) - http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/ Training material and informational repository for physicians who educate about end of life (EOL) issues. |
| Living Lessons(TM) - http://www.living-lessons.org/ 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 Glaxo Wellcome Foundation. |
| Pain and Palliative Care Reporter - http://www.painlaw.org/ A public resource of general information on the legal aspects of pain management and end-of-life care in the United States. |
| Palliative Drugs - http://www.palliativedrugs.org/ Provides independent information for health professionals about drugs usage in this specialty. |
| Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care - http://www.promotingexcellence.org/ US organization dedicated to improving healthcare for dying persons and their families through demonstration projects addressing particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care. |
| Scranton-Temple Residency Program Palliative Care Website - http://www.palliativecare-nepa.com/ offers links to hospice and palliative care resources for healthcare workers, patients, and families. |
| Sue Ryder Care - http://www.suerydercare.org UK palliative care charity with seven hospices, which provide pain control, respite care and day care for people with serious and terminal conditions. |
| Supportive Care of the Dying: A Coalition for Compassionate Care - http://www.careofdying.org/ Tools, resources, and a quarterly newsletter for health care professionals providing end-of-life care. |
| Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine - http://www.tapm.org Developed for palliative care physicians in Texas, containing details of meetings and useful online resources. |
| THe EPEC Project (Education on Palliative and End-of-life-Care) - http://www.epec.net/ Offers continuing medical education conferences, distance learning, educational materials and consulting. |
| University of Alberta, Edmonton - http://www.palliative.org/ training program that offers care services, clinical and local information, and links to resources. |