CAPCManual - How to Establish a Palliative Care Program

Everything You Wanted To Know About Establishing A Palliative Care Program But Were Afraid To Ask ¹

Developed By:
Charles F. von Gunten, Frank D. Ferris San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care, San Diego, CA Supported in part by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Russell K. Portenoy, Myra Glajchen Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY Supported in part by The Henry J. Leir Charitable Trust





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Help us develop CAPCManual. Send your comments, questions, suggestions to: fferris@sdhospice.org ¹ 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. © Center for Palliative Studies, San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care, San Diego, CA and The Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, 2001 Permission to reproduce for non-commercial educational purposes with display of attribution and copyright is granted. Last updated: February 20, 2002