Organizations
The following organizations are very useful resources to assist the development of a palliative care program:
Select:
United States
Hospice and Palliative Care Provider Organizations
HAA - Hospice Association of America
HFA - Hospice Foundation of America
NHPCO - National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
NHWG - National Hospice Workgroup
Hospice and Palliative Care Professional Organizations
AAHPM - American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
HPNA - Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Hospice and Palliative Care Certification Organizations
ABHPM - American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physicians)
NBCHPN - National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
State Medical Societies
Listing
Map
Specialty Medical Societies
Listing - Through the Texas Medical Association Website
Other Organizations with an Interest in Hospice and Palliative Care
AAPP - American Academy on Physician and Patient
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
AHQR - Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research
Aging with Dignity
American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives
AGS - American Geriatric Society
AHF - American Hospice Foundation
AHA - American Hospital Association
Circle of Life Award
AMA - American Medical Association
AMDA - American Medical Directors Association
APS - American Pain Society
ASCO - American Society of Clinical Oncology
ABCD - Americans for Better Care of the Dying
CAPC - Center to Advance Palliative Care
Choice in Dying, Inc.
has evolved into Partnership for Caring
CHI - Children's Hospice International
Community-State Partnerships
at Midwest Bioethics Center
Compassion Sabbath
Decisions Near the End of Life
at Education Development Center, Inc.
Dying Well
Hospice Education Institution
IASP - International Association for the Study of Pain
IHI - Institute for Health Care Improvement
JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Last Acts
Mayday Pain Project
Medicaring.org - RAND Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Midwest Bioethics Center
MASCC - Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
NAHC - National Association for Home Care
NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance
NPHA - National Prison Hospice Association
NIHR - National Institute for Healthcare Research
Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC
Pain & Policy Studies Group, University of Wisconsin, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Annual Review of State Pain Policies 2000
Partnership for Caring
PDIA - Project on Death in America
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
RAND Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Supportive Care of the Dying
Safe Crossings
VA Faculty Leaders Project
International
IAHPC - International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
International Directory of Palliative Care Organizations
African
Hospice Africa
HASA - Hospice Association of South Africa
Australasian
NZSPM - Australia and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
PCA - Palliative Care Australia
Canadian
CPCA - Canadian Palliative Care Association
Provincial Organizations
European
EAPC - European Association for Palliative Care
National and Regional Palliative Care Organizations in Europe
United Kingdom
APMBG - Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain & Ireland
National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services
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CAPCManual Attribution:
von Gunten CF,
Ferris FD,
Portenoy RK,
Glajchen M, eds.
CAPCManual: How to Establish A Palliative Care Program.
New York, NY: Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2001.
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Center for Palliative Studies, San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care, San Diego, CA
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The Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, 2001
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Last updated: February 20, 2002
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