The online component to the PBS program " Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices". The program explores the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care in America today.

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.

News and quotes about palliative care.

Patient resources, forums, a newsletter and professional resources are offered.

Offers information, resources on pain management, palliative care and ethical/legal issues.

In this report clinicians at nine hospitals describe the establishment of formal programs of palliative care.

American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement offers advice on the development of a pediatric palliative care plan.

The development of a benchmark curricula for end-of-life and palliative care for training resident physicians from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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.

A center located at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital answers questions about palliative care.

A public resource of general information on the legal aspects of pain management and end-of-life care in the United States.

A resource for clinical information, education, research and academic training in palliative care.

A Canadian-based, peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary forum for practical, critical thought on palliative care and palliative medicine.

A program undertaken by the University of Dundee to deal with pain, communication issues, distressing symptoms and care in the context of palliative care.

Offers continuing medical education conferences, distance learning, educational materials and consulting.

Seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement.

Information about palliative care and this multidisciplinary team of palliative care providers.

Programs offered at Harvard Medical School for healthcare professionals. Located in Boston, Mass.

Information about this Australian based team of consultants which design training packages for medical professionals and facilities who require a palliative care model.

Provides independent information for health professionals about drugs usage in this specialty.

Information on this research review group, a member of the international Cochrane Collaboration, dedicated to providing systematic reviews of published evidence in the field of palliative care.

Coverage of this medical speciality.

Promotes wider access to palliative care in hospitals and health systems throughout the United States.

Tools, resources, and a quarterly newsletter for health care professionals providing end-of-life care.

UK palliative care charity with seven hospices, which provide pain control, respite care and day care for people with serious and terminal conditions.

Article on palliative care.

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.

Developed for palliative care physicians in Texas, containing details of meetings and useful online resources.

A research organization, affiliated with the Duke University and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Durham, North Carolina.

Information about treatment for the physical and psychological needs of seriously ill or dying patients.

Consumer and professional health education on the treatment of chronic pain plus information on palliative care for those with long-term illness.

Training material and informational repository for physicians who educate about end of life (EOL) issues.