SettingsPalliative medicine
Acorns Children's Hospice
Acorns Children's Hospice Trust is a registered charity, offering a network of care and support to life-limited and life-threatened children and their families across the heart of England.
Acorns Children's Hospice Trust is a registered charity, offering a network of care and support to life-limited and life-threatened children and their families across the heart of England.
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) is a professional organization for physicians specializing in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, headquartered in Glenview, IL. Mem...
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) is a professional organization for physicians specializing in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, headquartered in Glenview, IL. Mem...
American Board of Pain Medicine
The American Board of Pain Medicine was founded in 1991 as the "American College of Pain Medicine".
The American Board of Pain Medicine was founded in 1991 as the "American College of Pain Medicine".
Brompton cocktail
Brompton cocktail, sometimes called a Brompton mixture, or, incorrectly, Brompton's cocktail, is an elixir meant for use as a pain suppressant, and dosed for prophylaxis.
Brompton cocktail, sometimes called a Brompton mixture, or, incorrectly, Brompton's cocktail, is an elixir meant for use as a pain suppressant, and dosed for prophylaxis.
Cicely Saunders
Dame Cicely Mary Saunders, (22 June 1918 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England – 14 July 2005 at St Christopher's Hospice, South London, England) was a prominent Anglican, nurse, physician an...
Dame Cicely Mary Saunders, (22 June 1918 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England – 14 July 2005 at St Christopher's Hospice, South London, England) was a prominent Anglican, nurse, physician an...
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, also known simply as Community Hospice, is a not-for-profit hospice, which has served the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area since its inception...
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, also known simply as Community Hospice, is a not-for-profit hospice, which has served the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area since its inception...
Compassion & Choices
Compassion & Choices (which was created by the merger of the Hemlock Society, briefly named End of Life Choices, with Compassion In Dying) is a nonprofit organization in the United States workin...
Compassion & Choices (which was created by the merger of the Hemlock Society, briefly named End of Life Choices, with Compassion In Dying) is a nonprofit organization in the United States workin...
Compassion & Choices of Oregon
Compassion & Choices of Oregon is a US nonprofit organization launched in 1996 as a provider of services for persons eligible for the Oregon Death with Dignity law.
Compassion & Choices of Oregon is a US nonprofit organization launched in 1996 as a provider of services for persons eligible for the Oregon Death with Dignity law.
Death with Dignity National Center
Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC) is a nonprofit organization located in Portland, Oregon which has led the defense of and education about Death with Dignity laws throughout the US. It p...
Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC) is a nonprofit organization located in Portland, Oregon which has led the defense of and education about Death with Dignity laws throughout the US. It p...
End-of-life care
In medicine, end-of-life care refers to medical care not only of patients in the final hours or days of their lives, but more broadly, medical care of all those with a terminal illness or termin...
In medicine, end-of-life care refers to medical care not only of patients in the final hours or days of their lives, but more broadly, medical care of all those with a terminal illness or termin...
Father Eugeniusz Dutkiewicz SAC Hospice
Father Eugeniusz Dutkiewicz SAC Hospice (formerly: Pallottinum Hospice) in Gdańsk is a charitable organisation founded by the Pallottine priest E. Dutkiewicz in 1983, which provides palliative c...
Father Eugeniusz Dutkiewicz SAC Hospice (formerly: Pallottinum Hospice) in Gdańsk is a charitable organisation founded by the Pallottine priest E. Dutkiewicz in 1983, which provides palliative c...
Hospice
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine is a formal subspecialty of medicine in the United States that focuses on symptom management, relief of suffering and end-of-life care.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine is a formal subspecialty of medicine in the United States that focuses on symptom management, relief of suffering and end-of-life care.
Hospice and palliative medicine
Hospice and palliative medicine is a formal subspecialty of medicine in the United States that focuses on symptom management, relief of suffering and end-of-life care.
Hospice and palliative medicine is a formal subspecialty of medicine in the United States that focuses on symptom management, relief of suffering and end-of-life care.
Hospice Association of Ontario
The Hospice Association of Ontario (HAO) provides end-of-life care to terminal patients in the province of Ontario, Canada.
The Hospice Association of Ontario (HAO) provides end-of-life care to terminal patients in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Hospice care in the United States
Hospice care in the United States is a type and philosophy of end-of-life care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.
Hospice care in the United States is a type and philosophy of end-of-life care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.
Hospice chaplain
Hospice chaplains or geriatrics chaplains are chaplains, often assigned by or working with hospitals, seminaries or volunteer organisations, that specialise in providing long-term spiritua...
Hospice chaplains or geriatrics chaplains are chaplains, often assigned by or working with hospitals, seminaries or volunteer organisations, that specialise in providing long-term spiritua...
Hospice Journey
Hospice Journey is a non-profit web application that provides free, private websites to people facing the end of life.
Hospice Journey is a non-profit web application that provides free, private websites to people facing the end of life.
Hospice of Baton Rouge
Hospice of Baton Rouge, also known as Hospice Foundation of Greater Baton Rouge, is a not-for-profit hospice, which has served the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana metropolitan area since it...
Hospice of Baton Rouge, also known as Hospice Foundation of Greater Baton Rouge, is a not-for-profit hospice, which has served the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana metropolitan area since it...
Hospice Savannah
Hospice Savannah is a non-profit hospice based in Savannah, Georgia that was started in 1979.
Hospice Savannah is a non-profit hospice based in Savannah, Georgia that was started in 1979.
Institute of Palliative Medicine (Kozhikode)
The Institute of Palliative Medicine is an education, training and research centre for palliative care located in Kozhikode, India.
The Institute of Palliative Medicine is an education, training and research centre for palliative care located in Kozhikode, India.
Integrated Single Specialty Provider
An Integrated Single Specialty Provider (Patent Pending, July 24, 2009) is a new health care delivery model that is claimed to fully integrate all the departments of health care to facilitate th...
An Integrated Single Specialty Provider (Patent Pending, July 24, 2009) is a new health care delivery model that is claimed to fully integrate all the departments of health care to facilitate th...
Interventionism (medicine)
Interventionism, when discussing the practice of medicine, is generally a derogatory term used by critics of a medical model in which patients are viewed as passive recipients receiving external...
Interventionism, when discussing the practice of medicine, is generally a derogatory term used by critics of a medical model in which patients are viewed as passive recipients receiving external...
Ira Byock
Ira Byock is a physician specializing in palliative care.
Ira Byock is a physician specializing in palliative care.
Metropolitan Jewish Hospice
The Metropolitan Jewish Hospice coordinates pain management and other needed services for terminally ill patients of any age living in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx and Nassau County.
The Metropolitan Jewish Hospice coordinates pain management and other needed services for terminally ill patients of any age living in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx and Nassau County.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is a nonprofit organization based in the Alexandria, Virginia.
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is a nonprofit organization based in the Alexandria, Virginia.
New Century Infusion Solutions, Inc.
New Century Infusion Solutions, Inc. (NCIS) is a health care management organization that is the first to utilize the Integrated Single Specialty Provider (ISSP) model.
New Century Infusion Solutions, Inc. (NCIS) is a health care management organization that is the first to utilize the Integrated Single Specialty Provider (ISSP) model.
Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice
Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, also known as Orleans-Essex VNA, is a not-for-profit home care and hospice agency, which has served Orleans County, Vermont and Essex...
Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, also known as Orleans-Essex VNA, is a not-for-profit home care and hospice agency, which has served Orleans County, Vermont and Essex...
Pain management
Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with pain.
Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with pain.
Palliative care
Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is an area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.
Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is an area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.
Palliative sedation
In medicine, specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation is the palliative practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill person in the last hours or days of a dying patient's life...
In medicine, specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation is the palliative practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill person in the last hours or days of a dying patient's life...
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
POLST is an approach to improving end-of-life care by encouraging doctors to speak with patients and create specific medical orders to be honored by health care workers during a medical crisis.
POLST is an approach to improving end-of-life care by encouraging doctors to speak with patients and create specific medical orders to be honored by health care workers during a medical crisis.
Rainbow Hospice
Rainbow Hospice is a 27 year old organization and the second largest non-profit hospice and palliative care provider organization in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Rainbow Hospice is a 27 year old organization and the second largest non-profit hospice and palliative care provider organization in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Syringe driver
A syringe driver or syringe pump is a small infusion pump, used to gradually administer small amounts of fluid to a patient or for use in chemical and biomedical research.
A syringe driver or syringe pump is a small infusion pump, used to gradually administer small amounts of fluid to a patient or for use in chemical and biomedical research.
Terminal illness
Terminal illness is a medical term popularized in the 20th century to describe a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the ...
Terminal illness is a medical term popularized in the 20th century to describe a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the ...
United Hospice of Rockland
United Hospice of Rockland (UHR) is a non-profit hospice serving Rockland and lower Orange counties in New York.
United Hospice of Rockland (UHR) is a non-profit hospice serving Rockland and lower Orange counties in New York.
Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle
Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties, also known as the VNA, is a not-for-profit home health agency, which has served Chittenden County, Vermont and Grand Isle ...
Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties, also known as the VNA, is a not-for-profit home health agency, which has served Chittenden County, Vermont and Grand Isle ...