Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care - Consumer and professional health education on the treatment of chronic pain as well as on comfort or palliative care for those with long-term illness. Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. - http://stoppain.org
Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine - Developed for palliative care physicians in Texas, containing details of meetings and useful online resources. - http://www.tapm.org
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care - US organization dedicated to improving healthcare for dying persons and their families through demonstration projects addressing particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care. - http://www.promotingexcellence.org/
Sue Ryder Care - UK palliative care charity with seven hospices, which provide pain control, respite care and day care for people with serious and terminal conditions. - http://www.suerydercare.org
Center to Advance Palliative Care - Promotes wider access to palliative care in hospitals and health systems throughout the United States. - http://www.capc.org/
Cochrane Pain, Palliative Care and Supportive Care Group - Information on this research review group, a member of the international Cochrane Collaboration, dedicated to providing systematic reviews of published evidence in the field of palliative care. - http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/cochrane/
Palliative Drugs - Provides independent information for health professionals about drugs usage in this specialty. - http://www.palliativedrugs.org/
HMS Center for Palliative Care - Programs offered at Harvard Medical School for healthcare professionals. Located in Boston, Mass. - http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare/
Saint Joseph's Hospital - PalliativeProgram - Information about palliative care and this multidisciplinary team of palliative care providers. - http://www.stjosephs-marshfield.org/palliative_care/
Innovations in End-of-Life Care - This on-line journal features peer-reviewed examples of promising practices in end-of-life care. - http://www.edc.org/lastacts/
Americans for Better Care for the Dying - Seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement. - http://www.abcd-caring.org/
Centre for Bioethics - Journal of Palliative Care - A Canadian-based, peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary forum for practical, critical thought on palliative care and palliative medicine. - http://www.ircm.qc.ca/bioethique/english/publications/journal_of_palliative_care.html
The Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care - A center located at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital answers questions about palliative care. - http://www.mtsinai.on.ca/palliativecare/
Living Lessons(TM) - A national initiative to increase awareness of hospice palliative care and services in Canada. The campaign is presented in partnership with the Canadian Palliative Care Association and The Glaxo Wellcome Foundation. - http://www.living-lessons.org/
Dying Well - The president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr. Ira Byock, provides excerpts from his book about resources for patients and families facing life-limiting illness. - http://www.dyingwell.com/
Before I Die - The online component to the PBS program " Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices". The program explores the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care in America today. - http://www.wnet.org/bid/