Despite advances in medical care, Americans still often suffer from unnecessary pain, discomfort and lack of caring at the end of life. Improved provider education and increased public awareness can lead to better end-of-life care.
Palliative Care
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National Cancer Pain Initiative Resource Center Supports State-Level Initiatives as They Implement Pain Management Practices
January 28, 2009 | Program Result Report
Faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health established the Resource Center, to support the growth and development of State Pain Initiatives.
Study Finds More Use, Less Abuse, of Opioids for Pain Relief
June 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
To bring state regulatory policies more in line with medically appropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics for pain management, the Pain & Policy Studies Group conducted surveys and held meetings with health care professionals.
A Textbook Case of Nurses' Deficiency in Pain Management, End-of-Life Care
May 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The City of Hope National Medical Center led an effort to improve nursing education in pain and end-of-life care.
Preferred Practices for Quality Palliative Care Described in Report from National Quality Forum
August 22, 2008 | Program Result Report
The National Quality Forum used its national consensus process to create a framework and a set of preferred practices for quality palliative care that apply across all health care settings and professions.
Bilingual Web Site Offers Pediatric Palliative Care Information for Parents
November 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition created a new Web site and its Spanish counterpart to meet the medical, psychological and emotional needs of parents whose children are seriously or terminally ill.
Care at the End of Life Still Not What It Could Be
April 30, 2009 | Program Result Report
Joan Teno of the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I., analyzed existing data, interviewed bereaved family members and conducted surveys to assess end-of-life care provided in private homes, nursing homes and hospitals.
Terminally Ill Want a Natural Death - But Are Afraid to Take Necessary Actions, Study Shows
May 28, 2008 | Program Result Report
Project staff at American Health Decisions conducted focus groups in 32 cities, did telephone interviews with terminally ill people and conducted a follow-up survey with focus group participants to determine how Americans view end-of-life care.
National Resource for Faculty Development in Palliative Care Set Up in New Center at Harvard Medical School
June 12, 2008 | Program Result Report
General Hospital Corporation-Massachusetts General Hospital established the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care, a national resource for faculty development in palliative care.
"Before I Die" Television Program Generates Discussion on End-of-Life Issues
February 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
The Educational Broadcasting Corporation, New York, and Barksdale Ballard & Company, a Vienna, Va., communications firm, produced a television broadcast and a multi-media curriculum to be used by grassroots organizations to promote the exploration of attitudes toward end-of-life issues.
Unexpected Returns
January 1, 1997 | Book
The findings and lessons from a large, multiyear research and demonstration project that investigated the care provided to critically ill hospitalized patients at the end of life are presented in this chapter of the RWJF Anthology.