Welcome to Vermont Palliative and End-Of-Life Care Resource Connections

If you or someone you love has a life-threatening illness, you may be wondering how to prepare for needed health care and support services, how to make decisions regarding complex medical, financial, and legal considerations, or how to cope with the realities of living with a chronic or life-threatening condition.

This site provides information about decisions that you may have to face, the choices available to patients and their families when confronted with a life-threatening illness, and comprehensive information and resources related to hospice, palliative care and end-of-life care.

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Reflection

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn."

~ Hal Borland

Personal Stories

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Meet Dr. Ira Byock!

Meet Dr. Ira Byock, Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Meet Dr. Diane Meier!

Dr. Diane Meier is coming to Burlington, Vermont March 28, 2011. Dr. Meier is a leader in the field of palliative medicine. She has appeared on numerous talk shows, contributed to more than 20 books on the subject of geriatrics and palliative care, and has published extensively in all major peer-reviewed medical journals.

News

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New Studies in Palliative Care

Palliative care can be a powerful therapy for the pain and stress of serious illness. A new study shows it not only improves the quality of lie, it actually extends it. Diane Rehm interviews palliative care specialists.

Dr. Atul Gawande: Make End-Of-Life More Humane

Gawande tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that physicians are hesitant to tell patients that there's nothing else they can do, even if statistics show procedures are unlikely to work. "Our system of medical care has successfully created a multitrillion-dollar system for dispensing lottery tickets — the lottery ticket that you could get this longer life," Gawande says. But he says it has not prepared people for the likelihood that physicians aren't good at preparing patients whose lives will not be prolonged by medical treatment. "So we've failed to meet the other needs people have, other than just prolonging life."

Events

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October 05, 2010-October 08, 2010

18th International Conference on Palliative Care

Speakers from 50 countries share experiences in workshops and seminars in this 4 day event.

Nurses Making a Difference for Patients in Need of Pain Management and/or Palliative Care

Vermont State Nurses Association Annual Convention

Welcome to Vermont Palliative and End-Of-Life Care Resource Connections

Reflection

Personal Stories

Meet Dr. Ira Byock!

Meet Dr. Diane Meier!

News

New Studies in Palliative Care

Dr. Atul Gawande: Make End-Of-Life More Humane

Events

October 05, 2010-October 08, 2010

18th International Conference on Palliative Care

October 13, 2010-October 14, 2010 7:00 PM

Nurses Making a Difference for Patients in Need of Pain Management and/or Palliative Care