Before I Die - The online component to the PBS program " Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices". The program explores the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care in America today.

Dying Well - The president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr. Ira Byock, provides excerpts from his book about resources for patients and families facing life-limiting illness.

End of Life Physician Education Resource Center (EPERC) - Training material and informational repository for physicians who educate about end of life (EOL) issues.

Physicians for Life: Palliative Care Bulletin Board - News and quotes about palliative care.

Palliative Care - Patient resources, forums, a newsletter and professional resources are offered.

StopPain.org: Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care - Offers information, resources on pain management, palliative care and ethical/legal issues.

Pioneer Programs in Palliative Care: Nine Case Studies - In this report clinicians at nine hospitals describe the establishment of formal programs of palliative care.

Palliative Care for Children - American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement offers advice on the development of a pediatric palliative care plan.

University of Ottawa Institute of Palliative Care - A Canadian center for advanced training, research and scholarship in palliative and hospice care. The institute's mission is to increase the quality of life for people with terminal illness.

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.

European Journal of Palliative Care - Archived articles for medical professionals and noticeboard.

Living Lessons(TM) - A national initiative to increase awareness of hospice palliative care and services in Canada. The campaign is presented in partnership with the Canadian Palliative Care Association and The Glaxo Wellcome Foundation.

The Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care - A center located at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital answers questions about palliative care.

The Aid in Dying Communication Project - Provides on-line educational materials and consulting services to help physicians and other health professionals improve their communication and assessment skills when working with patients who request aid-in-dying, assisted suicide, or other types of hastened death.

Shaare Zedek Cancer Pain and Palliative Care Reference Database - A searchable database of over 20,000 references related to cancer pain and palliative care.

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.

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Symptom Control and Palliative Care - A resource for clinical information, education, research and academic training in palliative care.

LMI - Progress in Palliative Care - A journal with an international perspective that provides a forum for rapid interchange of information on all aspects of palliative care.

Palliative Care: Info Sheet for Seniors - Information sheet answers some of the questions seniors frequently ask about palliative care.

Centre for Bioethics - Journal of Palliative Care - A Canadian-based, peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary forum for practical, critical thought on palliative care and palliative medicine.

HELP: Helpful Essential Links to Palliative Care - A program undertaken by the University of Dundee to deal with pain, communication issues, distressing symptoms and care in the context of palliative care.

Center to Advance Palliative Care - Promotes wider access to palliative care in hospitals and health systems throughout the United states.

Johns Hopkins Medicine: Palliative Care - FAQs about palliative care.

EPEC.net: Education for Physicians on End of Life Care - Offers details on conferences, products, resources and trainers.

Program on the Medical Encounter and Palliative Care - A research organization, affiliated with the Duke University and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Durham, North Carolina.

Americans for Better Care for the Dying - Seeks to achieve substantive health care reform through improved policy, professional practice, and care reimbursement.

Innovations in End-of-Life Care - This on-line journal features peer-reviewed examples of promising practices in end-of-life care.

Saint Joseph's Hospital - PalliativeProgram - Information about palliative care and this multidisciplinary team of palliative care providers.

Palliative Care Corner - A forum to introduce both common and new palliative management strategies for physical symptoms.

Cancer Pain and Palliative Care Reference Database - A searchable database of over 20,000 references. Download the entire database or individual years from 7/1999 to 1/2001. Developed and maintained by Dr. Nathan Cherny, Oncology Department at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

HMS Center for Palliative Care - Programs offered at Harvard Medical School for healthcare professionals. Located in Boston, Mass.

Jenkin and McLeod - Information about this Australian based team of consultants which design training packages for medical professionals and facilities who require a palliative care model.

Palliative Drugs - Provides independent information for health professionals about drugs usage in this specialty.