End of Life
The Michigan Physician Guide to End-of-Life Care |
Advance Directives and Living Wills - Forms and Information 
Advance directives and living wills aren't just for seniors. Every adult should, in advance, document what their medical choices are before a health crisis occurs. These advance directive and living will forms are provided by the Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman Office.
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Current Data Shows Continued Improvement in Pain Management Clinical Goals in Nursing Homes 
Current Data Show Continued Improvement in Pain Management Clinical Goals in Nursing Homes |
End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center
EPERC was started and supported through 2003 by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. EPERC is a resource for End of Life/Palliative healthcare professionals through support from the Medical College of Wisconsin--no registration or password needed. |
| National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization |
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium
Information from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing |
End of Life Physician Resource Center
Advancing End of Life Care Through an online Community of Educational Scholars, information from the Medical College of Wisconsin |
GrowthHouse.org
Growth House, Inc., provides this award-winning portal as your international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care. |
The EPEC Project
Our mission is to educate all healthcare professionals on the essential clinical competencies in palliative care. |
Care of Patients with Delirium at the End of Life
Care of Patients with Delirium at the End of Life, presentation by Terry Terpstra, R.N., M.S.N., Battle Creek VA Medical Center |
Living One's Dying: Letting Go is Not Giving Up
Presentation by Cathie Kurek-Ovshinsky, RN, PsyD, LLP, Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan |
Spiritual Care of the Dying
Presentation by Daniel B. Hinshaw, M.D., Palliative Care Program, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Department of Surgery,
University of Michigan |
Michigan Commission on End of Life Needs Assessment Report
This report presents the findings of an assessment of end-of-life needs and services in Michigan. |
Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End-of-Life Care
A fundamental barrier in the quality of care at the end of life is the lack of measurement tools. These measurement tools should identify opportunities for improving medical care, examining the impact of interventions or demonstration programs, and holding institutions accountable for their quality of care. Information provided by the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island. |
Michigan Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Serves as the referral and information source about hospice for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and National Government Services. They also staff an 800 number for anyone to get answers to their questions via a live person. |
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