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.
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September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
The Development, Status, and Future of Palliative Care
March 1, 2010 | Book
From Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness, this essay examines the emergence of palliative care and why care of the seriously ill is an important issue within the health and health care arena.
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.
Substituted Judgment
September 1, 2008 | Journal Article
An exploration of decision-making for seriously ill patients reviewed the research findings on substituted judgment and posited alternative perspectives such as community and narrative approaches.
The Foundation's End-of-Life Programs
January 1, 2003 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology takes a comprehensive look at the Foundation's grantmaking to improve care at the end of life and explains the reason the Foundation entered the field, the logic behind its strategy, and the outcomes that have emerged so far.
Researchers Study End-of-Life Care in Oregon, Issue Report Card, Engage Health Care Professionals to Improve Care
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Oregon Health Sciences University disseminated information on end-of-life care in a variety of ways and cultivated networks of health care professionals to promote improved end-of-life care through policy change.