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Palliative care

A youth hand holding a elder's handPalliative care is medical care in which the main effort is relief of pain and suffering.

Even when there is no way to cure illness or prolong life we can help relieve pain and improve the quality of life. We can be sure that individuals get the kind of care they want at the end-of-life.

The Indian Health Services is working to develop palliative care expertise throughout the Indian health system.

Palliative Care links for providers

www.palliativedrugs.com - International palliative care formulary and newsletter for providers.
www.growthhouse.org - Full service site including international and national Web based links, book store and chat room options - award winning site for palliative care and end of life care.
www.eperc.mcw.edu - Premier site for physician educational materials including FAST FACTS for Palliative Care.
www.stoppain.org - Pain management and palliative care.
www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/cochrane - Cochrane Library for evidence based pain and palliative care reviews(PaPaS).
www.lastacts.org - National coalition to improve care and caring at the end of life. Supports online Palliative Care Journal "Innovations", extensive Web based links to end of life resources for providers, families, grant opportunities, electronic newsletter, Fact Sheets, book store.

Palliative care links for families

www.scu.edu/fow - Finding Our Way: Living with Dying in America - The Online Course.
www.painfoundation.org - Online resourse for people with pain, their families, friends, caregivers.
www.aarp.org/confacts/caregive - Help for Caregivers.
www.lastacts.org - Great gateway resource for families/consumers.

For more information on the Elder Care Initiative, contact Dr. Bruce Finke, Indian Health Service, 45 Vernon Street, Northampton, MA   01060, 413-584-0790 bruce.finke@mail.ihs.gov

 
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