End of Life
The Michigan Physician Guide to End-of-Life Care | Care of Patients with Delirium at the End of Life 
Care of Patients with Delirium at the End of Life, presentation by Terry Terpstra, R.N., M.S.N., Battle Creek VA Medical Center | Living One's Dying: Letting Go is Not Giving Up
Presentation by Cathie Kurek-Ovshinsky, RN, PsyD, LLP, Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan | Spiritual Care of the Dying
Presentation by Daniel B. Hinshaw, M.D., Palliative Care Program, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Department of Surgery,
University of Michigan | Michigan Commission on End of Life Needs Assessment Report
This report presents the findings of an assessment of end-of-life needs and services in Michigan. | Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End-of-Life Care
A fundamental barrier in the quality of care at the end of life is the lack of measurement tools. These measurement tools should identify opportunities for improving medical care, examining the impact of interventions or demonstration programs, and holding institutions accountable for their quality of care. Information provided by the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island. | Michigan Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Serves as the referral and information source about hospice for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and National Government Services. They also staff an 800 number for anyone to get answers to their questions via a live person. | Researchers Find Pain Widespread and Severe in Nursing Homes
Researchers Find Pain Widespread and Severe in Nursing Homes, by Scott J. Turner, George Street Journal, a publication of Brown University, Providence, RI
| Chronic Pain in the Cancer Survivor: A New Frontier
This monograph is intended to clarify the clinical problem of chronic pain in cancer patients. Article by Allen W. Burton, MD,Gilbert J. Fanciullo, MD, MS, Ralph D. Beasley, MD,and Michael J. Fisch, MD, MPH. | Expanding the Cancer Care Workforce
A Competency-Based Approach to Expanding the
Cancer Care Workforce, Article by Alison P. Smith, B.S.N, R.N., and Maureen Y. Lichtveld, M.D., M.P.H. | Hospice Care - A Physician's Guide, includes medical guidelines for determining prognosis
A resource provided by the Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization | Children with Life Limiting Illnesses
If you are the parent of a child who is seriously ill, or a health care professional who treats seriously ill children, this section offers help and support for you and those around you. | Michigan Commission on End of Life Care
Information about the Commission, it's 2 reports to the Governor and a link to Completing a Life, A Resource for Taking Charge, Finding Comfort and Reaching Closure. | | Michigan Cancer Consortium | Suffering at End of Life  |
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