| This page contains links to all downloadable documents available on the site. Files are in .PDF (Adobe Acrobat format) or PPT (PowerPoint format). Any file with the .PDF extension requires Abobe Acrobat Reader |
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| Introduction and Background |
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| introduction.pdf End of Life in America |
| role.pdf Role of Hospice, Palliative Care |
| models.pdf Models for Care |
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| Module 1: Advance Care Planning |
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| terminology.pdf Advance Care Planning Terminology |
| steps.pdf Five Steps for Successful Advance Care Planning |
| application.pdf Advance Care Planning Complementary Application |
| scripts.pdf Advance Care Planning Discussion Scripts |
| exercise.pdf Advance Care Planning Exercise |
| reimbursement.pdf Reimbursement Mechanisms |
| module1.pdf Module 1: Advance Care Planning |
| module1.ppt Module 1: Advance Care Planning (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 2: Communicating Bad News |
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| protocol.pdf A Six Step Protocol to Communicate Bad News |
| situations.pdf Using the Six Step Protocol in Other Situations |
| module2.pdf Module 2: Communicating Bad News |
| module2.ppt Module 2: Communicating Bad News (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 3: Whole Patient Assessment |
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| dimensions.pdf Whole-Patient Assessment: Nine Dimensions |
| scale.pdf Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale |
| form.pdf Brief Pain Inventory (Short Form) |
| module3.pdf Module 3: Whole Patient Assessment |
| module3.ppt Module 3: Whole Patient Assessment (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 4: Pain Management |
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| part_one.pdf Part I: Principles of Pain Management |
| part_two.pdf Part II: Equianalgesic Dosing |
| table.pdf Part II: Equianalgesic Doses of Opioid Analgesics |
| part_three.pdf Part III: Adjuvants, Adverse Effects, Barriers |
| morphine.pdf Morphine Dosing |
| examples.pdf Case Examples |
| medtables.pdf Medical Tables |
| curves.pdf Pharmacologic Dosing Curves After a Single Opioid Use |
| ladder.pdf WHO 3-Step Ladder |
| module4.pdf Module 4: Pain Management |
| module4.ppt Module 4: Pain Management (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 5: Physician Assissted Suicide Debate |
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| facts.pdf Important Facts about Physician-Assisted Suicide |
| protocol.pdf How to Respond to Requests for Physician-Assisted Suicide
or Euthanasia |
| module5.pdf Module 5: Physician Assisted Suicide Debate |
| module5.ppt Module 5: Physician Assisted Suicide Debate (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 6: Anxiety, Delirium, Depression |
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| symptoms.pdf Symptoms of Anxiety, Delirium, Depression |
| management.pdf Assessment and Management of Anxiety, Delirium, Depression |
| medtables.pdf Medication Tables |
| module6.pdf Module 6: Anxiety, Delirium, Depression |
| module6.ppt Module 6: Anxiety, Delirium, Depression (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 7: Goals of Care |
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| introduction.pdf Goals of Care: Introduction |
| how.pdf How to Negotiate Goals of Care |
| module7.pdf Module 7: Goals of Care |
| module7.ppt Module 7: Goals of Care (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 8: Sudden Illness |
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| principles.pdf Seven Guiding Principles |
| module8.pdf Module 8: Sudden Illness |
| module8.ppt Module 8: Sudden Illness (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 9: Medical Futility |
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| definitions.pdf Definitions of Medical Futility |
| issues.pdf Approaching Issues of Medical Futility |
| module9.pdf Module 9: Medical Futility |
| module9.ppt Module 9: Medical Futility (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 10: Common Physical Symptoms |
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| guidelines.pdf General Management Guidelines |
| symptoms.pdf Specific Symptoms |
| consequences.pdf Intended vs. Unintended Consequences |
| treatment.pdf Treatment of Selected Underlying Causes of Breathlessness |
| module10.pdf Module 10: Common Physical Symptoms |
| module10.ppt Module 10: Common Physical Symptoms (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 11: Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment |
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| protocol.pdf 8-step Protocol to Discuss Withholding or Withdrawing Therapy |
| applications.pdf Three Applications |
| cases.pdf Cases for Role Play |
| information.pdf Information for Patients/Families |
| module11.pdf Module 11: Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment |
| module11.ppt Module 11: Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 12: Last Hours of Living |
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| preparing.pdf Preparing for the Last Hours of Life |
| part_one.pdf Part I: Physiological Changes and Symptom Management During the Dying Process |
| part_two.pdf Part II: Part II: When Death Occurs |
| part_three.pdf Part III: Loss, Grief, and Coping |
| module12.pdf Module 12: Last Hours of Living |
| module12.ppt Module 12: Last Hours of Living (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 13: Cultural Issues |
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| anticipating.pdf Tools for Anticipating Cultural Needs |
| diagnosing.pdf Tools for Diagnosing and Mediating Cultural Misunderstandings |
| identifying.pdf Tools for Identifying Cultural Resources in Your Community |
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| Module 14: Religion, Spirituality, and End of Life Care |
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| part_one.pdf Part I: How to Assess Spirituality |
| part_two.pdf Part II: Spiritual Care at End of Life: Common Needs and Goals |
| part_three.pdf Part III: Spiritual Pain/Spiritual Suffering |
| part_four.pdf Part IV: Basic Skills and Techniques in Providing Spiritual Care |
| part_five.pdf Part V: Considering World Religions in End of Life Care |
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| Module 15: Legal Issues |
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| legal.pdf Legal Issues |
| module15.pdf Module 15: Legal Issues |
| module15.ppt Module 15: Legal Issues (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
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| Module 16: Social and Psychological Considerations |
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| understanding.pdf Understanding the Psychological and Social Experience of a Dying Person |
| grief.pdf Grief of the Dying Person and Survivors |
| considerations.pdf Special Considerations for Families |
| caring.pdf Caring for Oneself as a Health Care Professional |
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| More About |
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| hospice.pdf Hospice Care |
| communities.pdf Clergy and Faith Communities |
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