Modules:
Introduction
1. Advance Care Planning
2. Communicating Bad News
3. Whole Patient Assessment
4. Pain Management
5. Assisted Suicide Debate
6. Anxiety, Delirium
7. Goals of Care
8. Sudden Illness
9. Medical Futility
10. Common Symptoms
11. Withholding Treatment
12. Last Hours of Living
13. Cultural Issues
14. Religion, Spirituality
15. Legal Issues
16. Social and Psychological
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Who We Are |
EndLink was developed with funding from
a National Cancer Institute grant (R25 CA76449) to Sara
J. Knight, Ph.D., and Charles
von Gunten, M.D., Ph.D., (Co-Principal Investigators) and with
the contributions of a multidisciplinary group of clinicians,
educators, and scientists. EndLink investigators include Dorothy
Dunlop, Ph.D., Jennifer
Jo Kim, Ph.D., Gregory
Makoul, Ph.D., Veronica
Ryskin, M.S., Miriam
Rodin, M.D., Ph.D., Sigmund
Weitzman, M.D., Jeanne
Wirpsa, M.S. |
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Purpose of
the Site |
EndLink was developed as an educational
resource for people involved in end-of-life care. Rather than
providing answers, we attempt here to offer frameworks for thinking
about caring for dying individuals and their families. |
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What You
Will Find Here |
The content of the site was written
primarily for health care professionals who work with dying patients
and their families. The material presented on the site encompasses
the complex, multidimensional considerations involved in caring for
individuals at the end of life. |
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How to Use
the Site |
EndLink contains a vast amount of
information compared to many Internet sites. In order to improve the
usability of the site, we have organized the material into modules,
each including four sections: What, Why, How and
Resources. |
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Funding for this project was provided
through grants from the National Cancer Institute (R25 CA76449) and
the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and
Development Service Research Career Development Award (RCD98-331)
and Advanced Research Career Development Award (RCD98-337-2) to Dr.
Sara J. Knight. The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Northwestern University provides a home to this
site. Last updated: 3/25/04 |
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