ELNEC Resources Aetna Foundation For more than 150 years, Aetna has sought to improve the quality of life in the communities where our employees and customers work and live. The Aetna Foundation, Aetna's independent philanthropic organization, has supported the company's efforts, contributing over $310 million since 1980. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Archstone Foundation The Archstone Foundation is a private grantmaking organization, whose mission is to contribute towards the preparation of society in meeting the needs of an aging population. Association of Rehabilitation Nurses California HealthCare Foundation Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center (COHPPRC) EPEC (Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care) Project Our mission is to promote educational excellence in palliative and end-of-life care for all health professionals. The EPEC Curriculum combines didactic sessions, videotape presentations, interactive discussions, and practical exercises to teach fundamental palliative care skills in communication, ethical decision-making, psychosocial considerations, and symptom management. George Washington Institute For Spirituality and Health (GWISH) Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association National Cancer Institute Eliminating the suffering and death of cancer. Oklahoma Palliative Care Resource Center Oncology Nursing Society The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is a professional organization of more than 32,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing. The overall mission of ONS is to promote excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care. Palliative Care Network Palliative Care Network's purpose is to provide a platform to connect people interested in palliative care for the purpose of long-distance education, world-wide. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIGO)   Additional Links AnestCadizTM, Andalusian With content on Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Treatment, this Web site is a non-profit project set up in mid-2004 exclusively aimed at health professionals. Compassion and Choices Residential Homes Care Homes Guide Ltd provides an in-depth search facility for all types of residential, nursing and retirement homes. Index/Order Form of Materials The COHPPRC is a clearinghouse to disseminate information and resources to assist others in improving the quality of pain management and palliative care. Established in 1995, the COHPPRC collects and centralizes a variety of materials including pain assessment tools, patient education materials, quality assurance materials, palliative care resources, research instruments and other resources. See section XI for end-of-life and palliative care resources. If you have materials that may be useful to others related to pain management or palliative care, we invite you to contribute them. Please contact Stacey Pejsa or Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, FAAN at the City of Hope for a materials submission form so that you will be properly credited for your contribution. Attached is the Index of Materials that is available for ordering through the COHPPRC. There is a nominal fee for ordering written materials from the Index to help defer the cost of printing and mailing. Please note that the W indicates items that are available at no cost on the Website: http://prc.coh.org. End-of-Life Care | AACN Home Copyright © 2007 by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. All rights reserved.