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	Palliative care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing a cure.
		calls palliative care "an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness." In some cases, palliative treatments may be used to alleviate the side effects of curative treatments, such as relieving the nausea associated with chemotherapy.
		Palliative care teams have become very skillful in prescribing drugs for physical symptoms, and have been instrumental in showing how drugs such as morphine can be used safely while maintaining a patient's full faculties and function.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palliative_care (1600 words)

	Palliative care Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Palliative care or hospice care is a branch of medicine that tries to improve the quality of life for patients suffering incurable, terminal illness, such as untreatable cancers, or the latter stages of AIDS.
		"Palliative care is the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment.
		Major aspects of palliative care include the relief of pain (analgesia), as well as psychological help for patients and their families to cope with the impending death.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/palliative_care.html (420 words)

	ScienceDaily: Palliative care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In most countries, hospice care is provided by an interdisciplinary team consisting of physicians, registered nurses, chaplains, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, complimentary therapists, volunteers and, most importantly, the family.
		In the UK, palliative care has been a full speciality of medicine since 1989 and training is governed by the same regulations through the Royal College of Physicians as with any other medical speciality.
		In the UK and many other countries all palliaitve care is offered free to the patient and their family, either through the National Health Service (as in the UK) or through charities working in partnership with the local health services.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/palliative_care (2072 words)

	Palliative care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Palliative care means continuing total care for a patient and his/her family when there is no longer a medical expectation of a cure.
		Palliative care is provided in a number of hospices, specialist units in hospitals around Ireland and in your home but there is considerable variation in the availability of palliative care throughout the country.
		Palliative care is sometimes called hospice care but the term "hospice care" is sometimes used exclusively to mean care in a hospice.
	www.oasis.gov.ie /health/cancer_services/palliative_care.html (983 words)

	palliative care - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about palliative care
		In medicine, care aimed at reducing the suffering of those patients with terminal illnesses (those from which there is no hope of recovery).
		Palliative care also involves consideration of any emotional, social, or family problems that the patient is experiencing.
		Many patients prefer to receive palliative care in their own homes.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /palliative+care (158 words)

	Palliative Care
		Palliative care, also called comfort care, is primarily directed at providing relief to a terminally-ill person through symptom management and pain management.
		Palliative care is well-suited to an interdisciplinary team model that provides support for the whole person and those who are sharing the person's journey in love.
		Palliative care may be delivered in hospice and home care settings or in hospitals.
	www.growthhouse.org /palliat.html (418 words)

	Mesothelioma Palliative Care
		Palliative care is a specialized form of care that alleviates pain and other symptoms.
		The goal of palliative medicine is not to prolong life or hasten death, but rather, to keep the patient as comfortable as possible, while offering support to the patient and their family.
		Palliative care contributes to the quality of life for patients with life-threatening illnesses at any phase of the disease.
	www.mesotheliomaweb.org /palliativecare.htm (1015 words)

	Palliative Care - Wolper Jewish Hospital
		In keeping with the Hospital's Jewish heritage the palliative care facility is a warm, caring and reassuring environment allowing patients to maintain their dignity in an atmosphere of traditional values.
		The essential element of palliative care is the alleviation of discomforting symptoms.
		Specialist palliative care nurses are supported by a team of medical consultants trained to meet both the medical and personal requirements of patients and their families.
	www.wolper.com.au /Services/Palliative_Care/palliative_care.html (534 words)

	WHO \| Palliative care
		Palliative care is an essential part of cancer control and can be provided relatively simply and inexpensively.
		Palliative care for children is the active total care of the child's body, mind and spirit, and also involves giving support to the family.
		Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and families who face life-threatening illness, by providing pain and symptom relief, spiritual and psychosocial support to from diagnosis to the end of life and bereavement.
	www.who.int /cancer/palliative/en (583 words)

	Palliative Care Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Palliative Care Victoria Inc. (PCV) is the peak body representing palliative care providers and those with an interest in palliative care in Victoria.
		Palliative care is specialised health care of dying people that aims to maximise quality of life and assist families and carers during progressive illness and after death.
		The key objective of the Palliative Care Communications Strategy is to increase the awareness and understanding of Palliative Care within the general community and the health care system.
	www.pallcarevic.asn.au (245 words)

	Palliative Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This bulletin board is intended to promote discussion, and especially to seek solutions and input for effective legislation, on the topic of palliative care.
		Palliative care is aimed at the relief of suffering and improving the quality of life for persons who are living with or dying from advanced illness or are bereaved.
		End-of-life care issues, even the most seemingly difficult of issues, can be studied and addressed in an objective fashion..
	www.physiciansforlife.ca /pallcare.html (410 words)

	Palliative Care Australia - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Palliative Care Australia is the National peak body representing the interests of palliative care service providers including anyone with an interest in palliative care both nationally and internationally.
		PCA encourages the dissemination of information to the general community about palliative care and to professional, para-professional and volunteer caregivers through education and awareness.
		Use our site to find out more about palliative care, who provides it, where it is given, or how you can obtain further information on how to train in the field.
	www.pallcare.org.au (225 words)

	Open Directory - Health: Medicine: Medical Specialties: Palliative Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pain and Palliative Care Reporter - A public resource of general information on the legal aspects of pain management and end-of-life care in the United States.
		Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care - US organization dedicated to improving healthcare for dying persons and their families through demonstration projects addressing particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care.
		VA Faculty Leader Project - The development of a benchmark curricula for end-of-life and palliative care for training resident physicians from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
	dmoz.org /Health/Medicine/Medical_Specialties/Palliative_Care (763 words)

	Pioneer Programs in Palliative Care: Nine Case Studies
		Palliative care should reach patients throughout the hospital, should encourage collaboration across clinical and administrative boundaries, and should foster respect for patients' and families' wishes.
		To provide prompt, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive palliative care consultation services that meet the needs of BIDMC patients and families who confront life-threatening or life-limiting illness, and that enhance the clinical excellence of physicians, nurses, and others who are responsible for their care.
		Palliative medicine implies physician expertise in the areas of: communication, decision-making, management of complications, symptom control, care of the dying, and psychosocial care.
	www.milbank.org /pppc/0011pppc.html (16889 words)

	Palliative Care
		Palliative Care; Palliative Care / in infancy and childcare
		Their aim is to promote better understanding of palliative care, to make it available to all those who need it, and to improve standards of care for patients and families.
		Palliative Care Australia was formed in 1990 with the goal of working towards the relief of pain and suffering of dying people in Australia and the provision of the care they need.
	omni.ac.uk /browse/mesh/D010166.html (5112 words)

	Palliative Care Service - Mayo-Roscommon Hospice, Ireland
		Since the Foundation was established in 1992 the Palliative Care Team has cared for over 4,500 patients and their families.
		The goal of Palliative Care is to achieve the highest possible quality of life both for patient and family.
		From referral the Palliative Care Team follows patients and families as they traverse all care settings in the course of their illness, striving to facilitate a seamless service and optimise communication, quality of care and patient advocacy.
	www.hospice.ie /palative.htm (457 words)

	What is Palliative Care?
		Palliative care is the special care of a person whose disease cannot be cured.
		Palliative care provides comfort and support to the person and family.
		Palliative care does not hasten or delay death.
	www.palliative.org /PC/GeneralPublic/PalliativeCare/WhatIsPC.html (201 words)

	Center to Advance Palliative Care
		Clinical Practice Guidelines for Palliative Care - Evidence-based guidelines developed by experts in the field as part of the National Consensus Project.
		The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a national initiative supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY).
		CAPC provides health care professionals with the tools and training necessary to start and sustain successful palliative care programs.
	www.capc.org (212 words)

	Palliative Care News
		Palliative Care News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Covenant Hospice and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization are asking the community to help raise awareness about the importance of advance-care planning during the month of March.
		The journal Pediatrics takes on the hard-to-take topic of end-of-life care for children in its March issue, with a study indicating that palliative care is sorely lacking.
	www.topix.net /med/palliative-care (606 words)

	Palliative care
		In a recent House of Lords Report into Complementary Health Practices, aromatherapy is recognised as having a valuable part to play in palliative care.
		Buckle (1997, p227) describes palliative care as "alleviating the effects of disease without curing" and refers to the holistic and caring approach needed to achieve this.
		As treatment is palliative in nature, emotional needs are just as important as the physical needs which may are being looked after by conventional medication.
	www.aromacaring.co.uk /palliative_care.htm (1163 words)

	International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
		Contributes to the salary of a faculty palliative care professor in an university in a developing country.
		This series of short papers has been prepared for those interested in starting palliative care services in developing countries, or in developed countries, where knowledge about and funding for palliative care are minimal.
		The Hospice and Palliative Care Clearing House Program is designed to help programs and individuals in developing countries who are interested in receiving donated medical journals and publications that match with donors in developed countries.
	www.hospicecare.com (431 words)

	Palliative Care Council of South Australia Inc
		Palliative care aims to comfort, not to cure; to relieve pain and distress for people who are dying, and to support parents, families and friends in approaching death and healing grief.
		The Palliative Care Council of South Australia is a voluntary organisation of more than 500 members.
		In our website you will find a valuable information resource on palliative care services provided in South Australia and nationally.
	www.pallcare.asn.au (117 words)

	Palliative Care Matters - pallcare.info
		Palliative Care Matters is a website intended for health-care professionals working in palliative care or related fields.
		But the Association of Palliative Medicine accuses the organisation of trying to suggest dignity in terminal illness can only be won by euthanasia.
		The day will be a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world and is being developed by 15 major voluntary organisations involved in the sector, from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australasia.
	www.pallcare.info (762 words)

	Ketamine in Palliative Care
		It is because of the unique properties of ketamine that this drug has become of interest to palliative care physicians who are always on the lookout for drugs to assist patients with severe and sometimes difficult to control pain.
		Its exact role in the palliative care setting is yet to be determined.
		Although in palliatve care ketamine is used in subanaesthetic doses there are still the well-known side-effects seen after anaesthesia using this drug.
	www.medicineau.net.au /clinical/palliative/ketamine.html (1446 words)

	Palliative Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Palliative care - quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness, their families and carers.
		Information about the Palliative Care Section in the Department of Health and Ageing.
		A description of what is meant by the term palliative care, when and where it is provided and by whom.
	health.gov.au /internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Palliative+Care-1 (143 words)

	Palliative Care
		Note: MacEwan is in the process of adapting programs in Palliative Care and Gerontological Nursing into a new program in Post-Graduate Nursing Practice with shared courses and distinct specializations in Hospice Palliative Care and Gerontology.
		Palliative care aspires to relieve the suffering and enhance the quality of life in persons living with acute or chronic life threatening illnesses, as well as during their death and in the bereavement processes.
		As increasing proportions of the population grow older and eventually are in need of palliative care, a new respect for palliative care is emerging.
	www.gmcc.ab.ca /web/hcs/palliative/home/index.cfm (197 words)

	Center for Palliative Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The research arm of the Center for Palliative Care was formed in 1998 and affiliated with the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Duke University Medical Center's Department of Medicine, and the Institute on Care at the End of Life at Duke University.
		Our work focuses on improving patient-provider communication and the quality of end-of-life care, including discussions of care planning, pain management in seriously ill patients, and addressing psychosocial and spiritual needs of dying patients.
		Our mission is to conduct research and provide educational tools that help to improve the understanding of communication in the medical setting and the quality of care at the end of life.
	hsrd.durham.med.va.gov /palliative/palliative.asp (285 words)

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