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Overview of Palliative Care

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von Gunten J, Lupo D. Recognizing Palliative Medicine as a Subspecialty: What Does It Mean for Oncology? Support Oncol 2004;2:166–174

von Gunten CF, Muir JC. Palliative medicine- an emerging specialty. Cancer Invest 2000;18:761-767.

Berger A, Baker K, Bolle J, Pereira D. Establishing a palliative care program in a research center: evolution of a model. Cancer Invest 2003;21:313-320.

von Gunten CF. Secondary and tertiary palliative care in US hospitals. JAMA 2002;287:875- 881.

Walsh TD. Continuing care in a medical center: the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Palliative Care Service. J Pain Symptom Manage 1990;5:273-278.

Emanuel LL, von Gunten CF, Ferris FD. The education for physicians on end-of-life care (EPEC) curriculum. Chicago, Ill: American Medical Association; 1999. Available at: http:// www.epec.net. Accessed February 20, 2004.

Smith T, Loprinzi C, von Gunten CF (eds). ASCO Curriculum: Optimizing Cancer Care—The Importance of Symptom Management. Alexandria, Va: American Society for Clinical Oncology; 2001.

von Gunten CF, Portenoy R, Sloan PA, Schonwetter R. Physician board certification in hospice and palliative medicine. J Palliat Med 2000;3:441- 447.

Billings JA, Block SD, Finn J, et al, for the Palliative Medicine Fellowship Standards Development Process. Initial voluntary program requirements for fellowship training in palliative medicine. J Palliat Med 2001;5:23-33.

Pan CS, Morrison RS, Meier DE, et al. How prevalent are hospital-based palliative care programs? status report and future directions. J Palliat Med 2001;4:315-324.

Billings JA, Pantilat S. Survey of palliative care programs in United States teaching hospitals. J Palliat Med 2001;4:309-314.

Commission on Cancer. Cancer Program Standards. Chicago, Ill: American College of Surgeons; 2004:18. Available at: http://www.facs.org/cancer/coc/cocprogramstandards.pdf. Accessed February 15, 2004.

Foley K. Advancing palliative care in the United States. Palliat Med 2003;17:89-91.

Field MJ, Cassel CK, eds. Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 1997.

Foley KM, Gelband H (eds). National Cancer Policy Board: Improving Palliative Care for Cancer. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2001.

Lunney JR, Foley KM, Smith TM, Gelband H (eds). National Research Council. Describing Death in America: What We Need to Know. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2003.

2002 Annual Report and Reference Handbook. Evanston, Ill: American Board of Medical Specialties, Research and Education Foundation; 2002:75.

ACGME 2001 Annual Report. Chicago, Ill; American Council of Graduate Medical Education; 2001.

Langsley DG. What is the American Board of Medical Specialties? Pathologist 1985;39:30-32.

Young PR. A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice. J Am Board Fam Pract 1996;9:109-113.

Langdon LO, Toskes PP, Kimball HR. Future roles and training of internal medicine subspecialists. American Board of Internal Medicine Task Force on Subspecialty Internal Medicine. Ann Intern Med 1996;124:686-691.

von Gunten CF, Lupu D. Development of a medical subspecialty in palliative medicine: progress report. J Palliat Med 2004;7: (in press).

Schonwetter RS, Hawke W, Knight CF, eds. Hospice and Palliative Medicine Core Curriculum and Review Syllabus. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dubuque, Ia: Kendall/Hunt; 1999.

Ferris F, Balfour H, Bowen K, et al. A model to guide patient and family care: based on nationally accepted principles and norms of practice. J Pain Symptom Manage 2002;24:106-123.

Billings JA: Palliative medicine fellowship programs in the United States: year 2000 survey. J Palliat Med 2000;3:391-396.

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Personal communication; December 1, 2003.

Providing Direct Billable Physician Services to Hospice Patients: An Opportunity to Upgrade the Medical Component of Hospice Care. Alexandria, Va: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; 2003.

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Brown University. Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research. Facts On Dying: Policy relevant data on care at the end of life.
National Consensus Project. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Palliative Care. Link

The Center to Advance Palliative Care. Frequently Asked Questions About Palliative Care.

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National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. NHPCO Facts and Figures. PDF
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Fellowship Program Directory. Link
Cohen B, Salsberg E. The Supply, Demand and Use of Palliative Care Physicians in the United States. A report prepared for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Health Resources and Services Administration. Albany, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany; September 2002. PDF

Living Well at the End of Life. Adapting Health Care to Serious Chronic Illness in Old Age. Joanne Lynn, David M. Adamson. Rand Health White Paper WP-137 (2003)

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