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American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
    The AAHPM is an organization of physicians and other medical professionals dedicated to excellence in palliative medicine, the prevention and relief of suffering among patients and families by providing education and clinical practice standards, fostering research, facilitating personal and professional development of its member and by public policy advocacy.

American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
    The ABHPM establishes the requirements for certification and recertification, creates and administers the certifying examination, works to implement high standards for training, and contributes to setting the standards for excellence in palliative medicine.

Americans for Better Care of the Dying
    This site is devoted to national policy on EOL care.

Center to Advance Palliative Care
    CAPC is a resource to hospitals and other healthcare settings interested in developing palliative care programs. CAPC is a national initiative supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Palliative Care Policy Center
    The Palliative Care Policy Center (PCPC) offers expert support to hospitals, nursing homes, health systems, hospices, and other organizations that serve individuals nearing the end of life. We seek to help you make breakthrough change happen in areas that matter to patients and families. A key goal of our activities is to gather information and create a common database that can help improve the experience of dying patients and their families everywhere. We make our findings and lessons learned available to all so that all who aim to improve care for serious illness may succeed.

Growth House
    Growth House, Inc., provides this award-winning portal as your international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care. Our primary mission is to improve the quality of compassionate care for people who are dying through public education and global professional collaboration. Our search engine gives you access to the Internet's most comprehensive collection of reviewed resources for end-of-life care.

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
    The purpose of the HPNA  is to exchange information, experiences, and ideas; to promote understanding of the specialties of hospice and palliative nursing; and to study and promote hospice and palliative nursing research.

Last Acts
    Last Acts is a campaign to improve end-of-life care by a coalition of professional and consumer organizations. We believe in palliative care, focused on managing pain and making life better for individuals and families facing death. Last Acts envisions a world in which dying people and their loved ones receive excellent care and are honored and supported by their community. This site is for professionals and volunteers working to improve care of the dying.

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
    The NHPCO is the national service organization for hospices and palliative care centers.  With a broad range of online publications and educational offerings, NHPCO is a resource for organizations as well a individuals.