| Before I Die - 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.
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| Dying Well - 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.
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| End of Life Physician Education Resource Center (EPERC) - Training material and informational repository for physicians who educate about end of life (EOL) issues.
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| Physicians for Life: Palliative Care Bulletin Board - News and quotes about palliative care.
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| Palliative Care - Patient resources, forums, a newsletter and professional resources are offered.
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| StopPain.org: Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care - Offers information, resources on pain management, palliative care and ethical/legal issues.
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| Pioneer Programs in Palliative Care: Nine Case Studies - In this report clinicians at nine hospitals describe the establishment of formal programs of palliative care.
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| Palliative Care for Children - American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement offers advice on the development of a pediatric palliative care plan.
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| VA Faculty Leader Project - The development of a benchmark curricula for end-of-life and palliative care for training resident physicians from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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| Living Lessons(TM) - 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.
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| The Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care - A center located at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital answers questions about palliative care.
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| Pain and Palliative Care Reporter - A public resource of general information on the legal aspects of pain management and end-of-life care in the United States.
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| M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Symptom Control and Palliative Care - A resource for clinical information, education, research and academic training in palliative care.
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| LMI - Progress in Palliative Care - A journal with an international perspective that provides a forum for rapid interchange of information on all aspects of palliative care.
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| Centre for Bioethics - Journal of Palliative Care - A Canadian-based, peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary forum for practical, critical thought on palliative care and palliative medicine.
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| HELP: Helpful Essential Links to Palliative Care - A program undertaken by the University of Dundee to deal with pain, communication issues, distressing symptoms and care in the context of palliative care.
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| THe EPEC Project (Education on Palliative and End-of-life-Care) - Offers continuing medical education conferences, distance learning, educational materials and consulting.
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| Americans for Better Care for the Dying - Seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement.
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| Innovations in End-of-Life Care - This on-line journal features peer-reviewed examples of promising practices in end-of-life care.
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| Saint Joseph's Hospital - PalliativeProgram - Information about palliative care and this multidisciplinary team of palliative care providers.
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| Palliative Care Corner - A forum to introduce both common and new palliative management strategies for physical symptoms.
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| HMS Center for Palliative Care - Programs offered at Harvard Medical School for healthcare professionals. Located in Boston, Mass.
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| Jenkin and McLeod - Information about this Australian based team of consultants which design training packages for medical professionals and facilities who require a palliative care model.
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| Palliative Drugs - Provides independent information for health professionals about drugs usage in this specialty.
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| Cochrane Pain, Palliative Care and Supportive Care Group - 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.
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| General Practice Notebook - Palliative care - Coverage of this medical speciality.
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| Center to Advance Palliative Care - Promotes wider access to palliative care in hospitals and health systems throughout the United States.
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| Supportive Care of the Dying: A Coalition for Compassionate Care - Tools, resources, and a quarterly newsletter for health care professionals providing end-of-life care.
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| Sue Ryder Care - UK palliative care charity with seven hospices, which provide pain control, respite care and day care for people with serious and terminal conditions.
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| End-of-Life Care Eases Pain and Prepares Patient for Death - Article on palliative care.
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| Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life 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.
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| European Journal of Palliative Care - Archived articles for medical professionals and noticeboard.
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| Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine - Developed for palliative care physicians in Texas, containing details of meetings and useful online resources.
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