References
The media listed below are excellent resources for learning more about end-of-life issues. This list is just a sampling of the numerous interesting and useful sites on the web. We encourage you to email your suggestions for additional listings to comments @ legacywills.com.
* Please note: The following web sites are for informational purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views of Legacy Wills.com.
* Please note: The following web sites are for informational purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views of Legacy Wills.com.
Directory
The media listed below are excellent resources for learning more about end-of-life issues. This list is just a sampling of the numerous interesting and useful sites on the web. We encourage you to email your suggestions for additional listings to comments @ legacywills.com.
* Please note: The following web sites are for informational purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views of Legacy Wills.com.
To find an estate planning attorney near you, contact your state bar association. click here to find your state's bar
To learn more about end-of-life issues, the organizations below may be helpful:
Aging with Dignity
www.agingwithdignity.org
Aging with Dignity is an organization that advocates for the needs of elderly Americans and their caregivers. The Web site includes publications and projects.
The End of Life: Exploring Death in America
https://legacy.npr.org/programs/death/971103.death.html
A comprehensive Web site on death in the U.S. for people with life-threatening diseases or those who are terminally ill.
Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC)
https://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/programs/epec/
Website designed to educate physicians on the essential clinical competencies in end-of-life care.
End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium(ELNEC)
https://www.aacnnursing.org/elnec
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded project to educate nurses about End of Life Care.
Innovations in End-of-Life Care
https://vick.substack.com/p/innovations-in-end-of-life-care
International online journal and forum on best practices to improve and manage a dying patient's quality of life and care.
Medicaid Information
https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/10-things-to-know-about-medicaid/
Search Medicaid for explanations of their payment policies for consumers and healthcare professionals.
Medicare Rights Center
www.medicarerights.org
General information resource center for the Medicare program.
Midwest Bioethics Center
https://www.practicalbioethics.org/
Community-based center which provides an array of educational programs for dealing with healthcare ethics.
Partnership for Caring
https://mearetired.org/partnership-for-caring
Web site provides information on advance directives, pending legislation, and a range of publications and services to foster communication about end-of-life decisions.
A well-organized and clearly presented Web site with many news articles about Americans' attitudes towards death and dying. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for photography in 1997.
Project on Death in America
www.soros.org./death/index.htm
Project designed to explore and fundamentally change the perception of dying and death through research, education and policy.
VA Faculty Leaders Project for Improved Care at the End of Life
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15859792/
Information on the Department of Veterans Affairs program to develop curricula for healthcare professionals working in palliative and end-of-life care.
Promoting Excellence in End-Of-Life Care
www.promotingexcellence.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program office overseeing 22 innovative projectives nationwide to improve quality of care for terminally-ill people and their families.
* Please note: The following web sites are for informational purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views of Legacy Wills.com.
To find an estate planning attorney near you, contact your state bar association. click here to find your state's bar
To learn more about end-of-life issues, the organizations below may be helpful:
Aging with Dignity
www.agingwithdignity.org
Aging with Dignity is an organization that advocates for the needs of elderly Americans and their caregivers. The Web site includes publications and projects.
The End of Life: Exploring Death in America
https://legacy.npr.org/programs/death/971103.death.html
A comprehensive Web site on death in the U.S. for people with life-threatening diseases or those who are terminally ill.
Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC)
https://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/programs/epec/
Website designed to educate physicians on the essential clinical competencies in end-of-life care.
End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium(ELNEC)
https://www.aacnnursing.org/elnec
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded project to educate nurses about End of Life Care.
Innovations in End-of-Life Care
https://vick.substack.com/p/innovations-in-end-of-life-care
International online journal and forum on best practices to improve and manage a dying patient's quality of life and care.
Medicaid Information
https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/10-things-to-know-about-medicaid/
Search Medicaid for explanations of their payment policies for consumers and healthcare professionals.
Medicare Rights Center
www.medicarerights.org
General information resource center for the Medicare program.
Midwest Bioethics Center
https://www.practicalbioethics.org/
Community-based center which provides an array of educational programs for dealing with healthcare ethics.
Partnership for Caring
https://mearetired.org/partnership-for-caring
Web site provides information on advance directives, pending legislation, and a range of publications and services to foster communication about end-of-life decisions.
A well-organized and clearly presented Web site with many news articles about Americans' attitudes towards death and dying. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for photography in 1997.
Project on Death in America
www.soros.org./death/index.htm
Project designed to explore and fundamentally change the perception of dying and death through research, education and policy.
VA Faculty Leaders Project for Improved Care at the End of Life
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15859792/
Information on the Department of Veterans Affairs program to develop curricula for healthcare professionals working in palliative and end-of-life care.
Promoting Excellence in End-Of-Life Care
www.promotingexcellence.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program office overseeing 22 innovative projectives nationwide to improve quality of care for terminally-ill people and their families.