Online Companion: Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice 2E
Web Links
End Of Life Nursing Education Consortium
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/elnec
This ELNEC project is co-sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing and the City of Hope National Medical Center to improve the quality
of nursing care provided at the end of life.
American Academy of Pain Medicine
http://www.painmed.org/productpub/statements
This site has the joint consensus statement from the American Academy of Pain
Medicine and the American Pain Society
The EPEC Project: Education for Physicians
on End-of-Life Education Curriculum
http://www.epec.net
The EPEC Project parallels the ELNEC project in its goals and is directed at
physicians.
Midwest Bioethics Center
http://www.midbio.org
A community-state partnership to improve end-of-life care
Last Acts
http://www.lastacts.org
Last Acts is a coalition of 449 national and local organizations dedicated to
improving end-of-life care.
Aging with Dignity
http://www.agingwithdignity.org
This non-profit group has a mission to help sick, aging or dying persons and
their families to plan and receive the care they desire. You may be interested
in their Five Wishes program.
Americans for Better Care of the
Dying
http://www.abcd-caring.org
This site is sponsored by an independent public charity founded by Dr. Joanne
Lynn, MD. The ABCD gives voice to concerns of consumers, physicians, nurses
and others in end-of-life care.
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
http://www.hpna.org
The website of this nursing association has a host of links and services for
members and non-members.
Supportive Care of the Dying
http://www.careofdying.org
This site is sponsored by a coalition of Catholic health care providers who
are dedicated to improving living with life-threatening illness though cultural
change. The issues that are promoted by this group include supportive care,
compassionate relief of suffering and pain and symptom management.
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