National Education Resources

ACP Decision Library Education  Patient-centered advance care planning

Aging with Dignity Five Wishes advance care planning program has helped improve end-of-life care for literally millions of individuals and families across the nation

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING  End-of-life Nursing Education Consortium

ARIADNE LABS  Communication in Serious Illness (Clinician Course)

Association for Death Education and Counseling ADEC is the first interdisciplinary organization in the field of dying, death and bereavement

CENTER TO ADVANCE PALLIATIVE CARE  How to Include a pharmacist in the palliative care mix

The Conversation Project Helping people share their wishes for care though end of life

Family Caregiver Alliance Making end-of-life decisions: What are your important papers?

Hospice Foundation of America Grief resources & professional education

Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association Advancing nursing expertise in hospice and palliative care through education, advocacy, leadership, and research

Institute for Healthcare Improvement  Clinician Toolkit for End-of-Life Care

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization The nation’s largest membership organization for providers and professionals who care for people affected by serious and life-limiting illness

National Institute on Aging Information on advanced care planning and health care directives

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE  EPEC: Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Saybrook College  Contemplative End-of-Life Care Certificate

Smith College (Social Work Program)  Palliative and End-of-Life Care Certificate

University of Iowa End-of-life care

University of New Mexico  Best Practices in Culturally Sensitive End-of-Life Care

University of Washington  Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research Program 

VA End-of-Life Services Geriatrics and Extended Care

VITAL TALK  Evidence-Based Training for Clinicians