Resources/Information

RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC

Life's End Institute - http://www.lifes-end.org/
Growth House - http://www.growthhouse.org/
Regional resources for patients and families - http://www.dgim.pitt.edu/SPC/resource.html
West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care - http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/chel/wvi/PalliativeCare.asp

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

• Case of the Month
  The "Case of the Month" is prepared by a member of the UPMC Palliative Care team or a student, resident, or fellow rounding on the service. The cases are distributed electronically to physicians, residents, and students at the University of Pittsburgh and are intended for self study; however, they could also be used to stimulate discussion in a small group or to further illustrate materials presented in a lecture format.
• Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) website
• Institute on Aging POLST resources
• General Palliative Care Materials
• Physician Specific
• Nursing Specific
• Social Work Specific
• Music Therapy Specific
• Chaplain Specific
• Occupational Therapy Specific
• Physical Therapy Specific
• Nutrition and Dietetics Specific
• Speech-Language Pathology Specific
• Pharmacy Specific
• Clinical Psychology

General Palliative Care Materials

1. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine - End-of-Life/Palliative Care Educational Resources - http://www.aahpm.org/resources/
2. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care - http://www.aahpm.org/sites/index.html
3. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine - General Educational Materials - http://www.aahpm.org/cgi-bin/wkcgi/browse?category=book_shlf§ion=CS
4. Center to Advance Palliative Care Resources - http://www.capc.org/research-and-references-for-palliative-care/
5. D.E. Weissman, K. Biernat. Communication Modules for the End-of-Life Educator Medical College of Wisconsin. 1998. - http://www.mcw.edu/pallmed
6. EndLink: Resource for End of Life Care Education: Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University - http://endlink.lurie.northwestern.edu
7. End of Life Curriculum Project Web-based curriculum VA Palliative Care Network - http://www.hospice.va.gov/
8. SUMMIT . Stanford University School of Medicine: Web-based end-of-life and palliative care curriculum - http://summit.stanford.edu/pcn/
9. End-of-Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC) Homepage, Medical College of Wisconsin - http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/
10. End of Life/ Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC), Fast Facts Index, Medical College of Wisconsin - www.eperc.mcw.edu/ff_index.htm
11. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association - http://www.hpna.org/
12. Nordic Specialist Course in Palliative Medicine - http://www.medisin.ntnu.no/slb/nordisk/curruclium.htm
13. Oncotalk: Improving oncologists communication skills, intensive retreats for medical oncology fellows - http://www.oncotalk.info/
14. The Center for Palliative Care Education, University of Washington - http://depts.washington.edu/pallcare/training/index.shtml
15. West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care - http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/chel/wvi/PalliativeCare.asp
16. World Health Organization, Pain and Palliative Care Communications Program - www.WHOcancerpain.wisc.edu

Physician Specific

1. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Core Curriculum and Review Syllabus - http://www.aahpm.org/bookstore/index.html
2. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Education - Current Concepts in Palliative Care: Update and Review - http://www.aahpm.org/education/course.html
3. Center to Advance Palliative Care, Palliative Care Leadership Center Curriculum - http://www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative/curriculum/
4. The Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Project at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine - http://www.epec.net/EPEC/webpages/index.cfm)
5. Grant MacEwan College, Palliative Care Program - http://www.macewan.ca/web/hcs/palliative/Program/Index.cfm?MenuOption=1&Line=11
6. Medical College of Wisconsin, Palliative Care Education Curriculum - MCW Internal Medicine Residency - http://www.mcw.edu/display/router.asp?docid=3296
7. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Barbara Ziegler Palliative Care Education Program - http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/2607.cfm
8. The Center for Palliative Care Education at the University of Washington, Palliative Care Curricula, AETC Curricula - http://depts.washington.edu/pallcare/resources/other_curricula.php
9. University of South Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Orientation to the Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Seminar: (end-of-life) - http://www.usd.edu/med/neurosciences/partnership/eolseminar.cfm
10. UPMC/LHAS 2007 Pain and Symptom Card

Nursing Specific

1. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, End of Life Care - http://www.aacn.nche.edu/elnec
2. American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Peaceful Death: Recommended Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for End-of-Life Nursing Care - http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/deathfin.htm
3. American Society of Law, Medicine, & Ethics - http://www.aslme.org
4. American Society of Pain Management Nurses - http://www.aspmn.org
5. Association of Nurses AIDS Care - http://www.anacnet.org
6. Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses (APON) - http://www.apon.org
7. Critical Care Nurse. 2005; 25: 51-57 - End-of-Life Education in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
8. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association - http://www.hpna.org/
9. End of life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) - http:///.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC
10. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association - Publications - http://www.hpna.org/publications_home.asp
11. Improving Palliative Care for Cancer (2001), End-of-Life Nursing Curriculum and Nurses' Preparedness for End-of-Life Care - http://newton.nap.edu/books/0309074029/html/298.html
12. Ferrell, B: (2001). Textbook of Palliative Nursing. Oxford University Press.
13. HPNA (1999) Hospice and Palliative Nursing Practice Review (3rd Ed) Kendall Hunt Press.
14. Oncology Nursing Society - http://www.ons.org/
15. Parks SM, Haines C, Foreman D, McKinstry E, Maxwell TL. Evaluation of an educational program for long-term care nursing assistants. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005 Jan-Feb; 6(1):61-5.
16. Sherman, D.W., Matzo, M., Panke, J., Grant, M. Rhome, A. (2003). Introduction to End of Life Care: Foundational Content of the ELNEC Curriculum and Teaching Strategies. Nurse Educator (28) 3, 111-120.
17. The Palliative Care Educational Resource Team (PERT) Program at Swedish Medical Center: An Educational Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes - http://www.swedishmedical.org/PERT/about.htm

Social Work Specific

1. Csikai EL, Raymer M. Social workers' educational needs in end-of-life care. Soc Work Health Care. 2005; 41(1):53-72.
2. National Association of Social Workers, NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care - http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/bereavement/standards/default.asp
3. Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) - http://www.aosw.org
4. NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care, Gary Bailey, MSW NASW President (2003-2004) - http://www.naswdc.org/practice/bereavement/standards/default.asp
5. Social Workers in Hospice and Palliative Care - http://www.swlda.org/network/
6. Salem State College: School of Social Work, Older Adult/End-of-Life Care Concentration - http://www.salemstate.edu/swk/SWK-msw_adult.php

Music Therapy Specific

1. About the Music for Healing & Transition Program, Inc. (MHTP) - http://www.mhtp.org/media.pdf
2. American Music Therapy Association - www.musictherapy.org
3. Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University - http://www.temple.edu/musictherapy/program/mmt.htm#cu
4. Center for Continuing and Professional Education, State University of New York at New Paltz - www.newpaltz.edu/music.musictherapy
5. Music Therapy and the Dementias: improving the quality of life. Ruth Bright. St Louis, MO: MMB Music Inc, 1997. 2nd edn. isbn: 0918812569. GV 185 B64 1997.
6. The Certification Board for Music Therapists - www.cbmt.org

Chaplain Specific

1. A Special Report: Spiritual Care At the End of Life, Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics - http://www.parkridgecenter.org/second_opinion_10_page4.html
2. Association of Professional Chaplains, Continuing Education Opportunities - http://www.professionalchaplains.org/APC/education-details.aspx?ei=275&t= 1
3. EndLink: An Internet-based End-of-Life Care Education Program - http://endlink.lurie.northwestern.edu Basic Skills and Techniques in Providing Spiritual Care - http://endlink.lurie.northwestern.edu/religion_spirituality/part_four.pdf
4. Puchalski CM, Larson DB. Developing curricula in spirituality and medicine. Academic Medicine. 1997;73(9):970-974
5. United States Department of Health and Human Services, A Clinical Guide on Supportive and Palliative Care for People with HIV/AIDS: Chapter 13, Spiritual Care - http://hab.hrsa.gov/tools/palliative/chap13.html
6. North Carolina Medical Journal, Spiritual Care at the End of Life: What Is It and Who Does It? - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/jul-aug-04/ar070407.pdf
7. The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health - http://www.gwish.org/id43.htm

Occupational Therapy Specific

1. College of Occupational Therapists, Specialist Group: Occupational Therapy in HIV/AIDS, Oncology, Palliative Care and Education (HOPE) - http://www.cot.org.uk/specialist/hope/aboutus/education.php
2. Outline Curriculum on Pain for Schools of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, International Association for the Study of Pain - http://www.iasp-pain.org/ot-pt_toc.html
3. The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., Dysphagia Care for Adults. - http://www.aota.org/nonmembers/area3/links/link06e.asp
4. The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., Feeding, Eating, and Swallowing in Occupational Therapy Practice - http://www.aota.org/nonmembers/area3/links/link10F.asp#3

Physical Therapy Specific

1. American Physical Therapy Association, Loss, Grief, and Adjustment: A Primer for Physical Therapy, Parts 1 & 2 - http://www.apta.org/Content/ContentGroups/Education/ContinuingEducation/OnlineCoursesText/CEU_27_Grief.pdf
2. International Association for the Study of Pain, Outline Curriculum on Pain for Schools of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy - http://www.iasp-pain.org/ot-pt_toc.html

Nutrition and Dietetics Specific

1. American Dietetic Association, Ethical and legal issues in nutrition, hydration, and feeding - http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_3787_ENU_HTML.htm http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/nutrition_8060_ENU_HTML.htm
2. United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Bronx VAMC Dietetic Internship Program Curriculum - http://www1.va.gov/VISNS/VISN03/dietcurriculum.asp

Speech-Language Pathology Specific

1. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Speech-Language Pathology Services in End-of-Life Care: Ethical, Clinical and Legal Considerations - http://www.asha.org/about/continuing-ed/ASHA-courses/T/T0507.htm
2. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Managing Dysphagia in the Adult Approaching End of Life: Technology at End of Life Questioned - http://www.asha.org/about/publications/leader-online/archives/2004/040720/040720c.htm
3. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Rehabilitation and End-of-Life Care Ethics Roundtable: Case Study - http://www.asha.org/about/ethics/roundtable/rehab_life.htm

Pharmacy Specific

1. American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Curriculum Guide - http://www.ascp.com/public/meetings/curriculum/ASCP_Curriculum_Guide.pdf
2. Herndon CM , Jackson K 2nd, Fike DS & Woods T. End-of-life care education in United States pharmacy schools. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2003 Sep-Oct; 20(5):340-4.
3. University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy Program Curricular Pathways - http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/StudentAffairs/registration/Pathway%20description%20Nov%2004.pdf

Clinical Psychology

1. American Psychological Association, End-of-life Issues and Care: The Role of Psychology in End-of-Life Decisions and Quality of Care Issues - http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/role.html