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End-of-Life
 
 
 

EndLink-Resource for End of Life Care Education - http://endlink.lurie.northwestern.edu/

Being a Compassionate Companion - A Talk by Frank Ostaseski - given at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, October, 2010

Caring for those with serious illness can be an intense, intimate, and deeply alive experience. It often challenges our most basic beliefs. It is a journey of continuous discovery, requiring courage and flexibility.

http://cancer.dartmouth.edu/support_services/compassionate_companion_ostaseski.html

 Vitals - Shocking ending: Implanted defibrillators can bring misery to final hours - http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/07/8212715-shocking-ending-implanted-defibrillators-can-bring-misery-to-final-hours/from/toolbar

 

When Death is Near: A Caregiver’s Guide. Want to improve family satisfaction surveys? This  booklet is quickly sweeping the industry, becoming the number-one resource of its kind for families served by hospice and palliative care organizations.
Can be imprinted with your organization's name. - http://www.qolpublishing.com/booklets/when-death-is-near/

 

 

 
 
 
 

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