End of Life Resources

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# 032 Grief and Bereavement, 2nd ed Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC)
Introduction:  Grief is a normal response to loss, any loss: a job, a limb, a life. Clinicians have an important role...
Bereavement help-seeking following an 'expected' death BMC Palliative Care
This research article examines the prevalence and nature of bereavement help-seeking among the population who experienced an...
Bereavement needs assessment in specialist palliative care: a review of the literature. Palliative Medicine
Abstract:  Bereavement needs assessment for specialist palliative care services has been highlighted as important by...
Candles in the Snow: Ritual and Memory for Siblings of Infants Who Died in the Intensive Care Nursery The Journal of Pediatrics
Abstract:  The objective of this study is to assess the developmental impact of surviving a sibling who dies in the...
StoryCorps Audio Podcast: Andrea St. John remembers her fiance.
In this audio podcast from StoryCorps, Andrea St. John remembers being with her fiance when he found out his cancer had...
StoryCorps Audio Podcast: Danielle and Gabrielle Hall remember their mother Martha, who died of breast cancer in 2003.
This is a nice story of two daughters remembering one of their last meals with their mother.  It is a wonderful example...
Taking care of grieving through poetry: memories of palliative care's presence or absence. Families, systems and health: the Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare
Abstract:  Families navigate loss of loved ones in a number of ways, including the creation of narratives of family...
Techniques for framing questions in conducting family meetings in palliative care. Palliative and Support Care
Abstract:  Family therapy has developed several approaches to framing questions within family meetings, but few of...
Television Special with Katie Couric: When Families Grieve
 This link is to a great television special that aired April 14th, 2010 on PBS.  The special is hosted by Katie...