End of Life Resources

End of Life Resources

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Welcome to the End-of-Life Resources page; a library of information meant to assist physicians, caregivers, and patients find the information they need to better carry out end-of-life care.  Can't find what you're looking for?  Check back in soon becuse we are adding resources daily to continue populating the end-of-life resource categories. 

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"I Grieve" - Peter Gabriel
  The grieving process is incredibly important for anyone trying to cope with and understand loss.  This song, by...
Academy for Guided Imagery
The Academy for Guided Imagery (AGI) is dedicated to educating and supporting practicing health care clinicians, coaches,...
Audio Podcast: Patients Choose Complementary and Alternative Medicine
This is an audio podcast from Hospice Palliative Care Insights, a monthly palliative care podcast based in Canada.  In...
Does the Use of a Handheld Fan Improve Chronic Dyspnea? A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Abstract:  Dyspnea is a disabling distressing symptom that is common in advanced disease affecting millions of people...
Efficacy of Guided Imagery With Theta Music for Advanced Cancer Patients With Dyspnea: A Pilot Study. Biological Research for Nursing
Abstract: Dyspnea is a frequent and devastating symptom among advanced cancer patients for which improved and low-cost...
Fast Fact and Concept #104: Non-pharmacological Therapy for Insomnia Website
"Fast Facts and Concepts provide concise, practical, peer-reviewed, and evidence-based summaries on key topics...
FAST FACTS AND CONCEPTS #211: Guided Imagery for Anxiety Website
"Fast Facts and Concepts provide concise, practical, peer-reviewed, and evidence-based summaries on key topics...
Many Cancer Patients Use Antioxidants WebMD Health News
This is a relatively neutral-stance article debating the use of antioxidants for cancer patients and how it affects the body...
Massage therapy for people with HIV/AIDS Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Abstract:  Infection with human immunodeficency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficency syndrome (AIDS) is a pandemic...
Music Therapy in an Integrated Pediatric Palliative Care Program American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
National experts have recommended that children with life-limiting illnesses receive integrated palliative and medical care...
Personalized Medicine vs. Advanced Cancer Web MD
This article published on WebMD talks about the use of personalized medicine when dealing with advanced cancers that are not...
Practice Guidelines for Music Interventions with Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Music is an effective complementary approach that can achieve specific therapeutic outcomes in the clinical management of...
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies by Patients with Advanced Cancer and Pain in a Hospice Setting: A Multi-centered, Descriptive Study Journal of Palliative Medicine
Author Manuscript:  Our group recently completed the largest randomized controlled trial to date of massage therapy,...
Toward a Meaningful Alternative Medicine The Hasting Center Report
Abstract:  At a time when medicine is increasingly pulled toward both evidence-based and alternative medicine, a number...
Use of Complementary & Alternative Medicine in HIV/AIDS Palliative Care The Center for Palliative Care Education
This attachment is a power point presentation resource from the Center for Palliative Care Education.  It provides a...