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In the book Peaceful Dying, Dr. Dan Tobin refines the FairCare educational and clinical program into steps A-Z that address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals with advanced illnesses, and their loved ones, as they face the personal issues that surround the end of life.
Other resources have been carefully selected in order to provide additional information and support.
Last Acts |
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From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Last Acts is a call-to-action campaign designed to improve care at the end of life. Their goals are to bring end-of-life issues out in the open and to help individuals and organizations pursue the search for better ways to care for the dying. |
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Growth House |
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An international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life issues. The primary mission is to improve the quality of compassionate care for people who are dying through public education about hospice and home care, palliative care, pain management, death with dignity, bereavement, and related end of life topics.
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The Hospice Home Page |
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The Hospice Home Page, which received an Award of Excellence for Educational Achievement from the National Hospice Organization, is a compilation of "Great Ideas" collected by Dr. Dale Larson. The ideas, ranging from "Cow Pie Fundraisers" to "Symptom Relief Kits," are field tested, immediately applicable ideas already contributing to the success of hospices throughout the United States.
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Web Of Care |
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Web of Care provides information, support, and products for at home caregivers and the people they love. Free membership includes free "Ask an Expert" service, web pages, and access to articles, animated caregiving skills, links, chat rooms, bulletin boards and more.
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PDIA: Project on Death in America |
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The mission of the Project on Death in America is to understand and transform the culture and experience of dying and bereavement through initiatives in research, scholarship, the humanities, and the arts, and to foster innovations in the provision of care, public education, professional education, and public policy. |
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Progress in Palliative Care |
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A multidisciplinary journal with an international perspective that provides a forum for rapid interchange of information on all aspects of palliative care, providing a central point of reference for clinicians within the specialty and in related areas, nurses, and health service managers and purchasers. |
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Hospice Net |
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Hospice Net is an independent, nonprofit organization working exclusively through the Internet which provides information and support to patients and families facing life-threatening illnesses. |
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Grief Support on the World Wide Web |
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an Internet hotlist of related websites for those who are mourning the loss of a loved one, or for those people who want to help a grieving friend or family member. |
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When Somebody Dies |
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A site where kids can learn about coping with death, sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. |
Dying Well: The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life
By Ira Byock
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
By Maggie Callanan, Patricia Kelley (Contributor)
On Death and Dying
By Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.
The True Work of Dying: A Practical and Compassionate Guide to Easing the Dying Process
By Jan Selliken Bernard, Miriam Schneider, and Bernie S. Siegal
Beyond Grief: A Guide for Recovering From the Death of a Loved One
By Carol Staudacher
Final Choices: Seeking the Good Death
By Michael Vitez
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick Gaffney, Andrew Harvey (Editor), Rinpoche Sogyal, Soqual Rinpoche
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