Resource Center

Links to other sites you may find helpful

Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org

AARP
http://www.aarp.org 

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
http://www.aahpm.org

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org

American Hospice Foundation
http://www.americanhospice.org

Americans for Better Care of the Dying
http://www.abcd-caring.org

Arthritis  Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org

Clinical Information for Staff and Patients
http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer

Community Social Service Resources
http://www.communityassetspa.org

End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC)
http://www.eperc.mcw.edu

The EPEC Project (Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care)
http://www.epec.net

Health Finder
http://www.healthfinder.gov

Hospice Foundation of America
http://www.hospicefoundation.org

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
http://www.hpna.org

Incontinence
http://www.aboutincontinence.org

Irritable  Bowel Syndrome
http://www.aboutibs.org

The Joint  Commission
http://www.jointcommission.org

Medicare - CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
http://www.medicare.gov

National Association of Home Care
http://www.nahc.org

National consumer engagement initiative to improve end-of-life care
http://www.caringinfo.org

National Diabetes Education Initiative
http://www.ndei.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
www.nhpco.org

National Library of Medicine -
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

National Stroke Association
http://www.stroke.org

Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center
http://www.stoppain.org

Palliative Care Policy Center
http://www.medicaring.org

Pennsylvania Homecare Association
http://www.pahomecare.org

Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
http://www.promotingexcellence.org

Quality Insights of Pennsylvania (HomeHealth Compare)
http://www.qipa.org/pa

Rare Diseases
http://www.rarediseases.org

University of Wisconsin Pain and Policy Studies Group
http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy

VNA's of America
http://www.vnaa.com