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Physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual distress is common among patients living with fatal illness, and patients commonly fear protracted and unrelieved suffering. Health care providers help reassure patients that distressing symptoms are...
The approach to end-of-life care varies widely throughout the world and is influenced by medical, cultural, social, and legal considerations. The clinician must consider these factors when managing the care of a dying patient.
Dying patients...
The Minnesota Death Collaborative (MNDC) is a network that provides an array of resources in the Minnesota region for individuals dealing with grief, dying, disability, palliative and hospice care...
The Minnesota Department of Health Mortuary Science Section provides iInformation on the regulations and requirements of the final disposition of a dead human body in Minnesota.
The process of planning ahead for the end of life is something that many want to avoid. Although planning for such a time may not be comfortable, it is an important step to help those who will care for you and your affairs. In fact, some people find...
MNHPC offers resources documents and links to individuals and families as well as to health care professionals. These materials are provided for informational purposes. Please note that MNHPC has not made any determination about the quality or...
Canadian Virtual Hospice provides over 28 modules paired with videos on palliative and end-of-life care topics. The topics are designed to be facillitated for patients and their family members from the comfort of their home. The website also provides...
MyHealthPriorities: Identifying My Health Priorities is a tool for patients to prioritize what is important to them, which can be shared with health care teams. MyHealthPriorities was created to help people (together with their caregivers if desired)...
Each of us has 43 muscles in our face, and we use those muscles to create 10,000 unique combinations of expressions — all of which subtly convey important information to other people during conversations, explains computer scientist Ehsan Hoque. Our...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from a serious illness that limits their daily activities. These illnesses include heart and lung disease, cancer, diabetes, and...
The Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection is part of
Minnesota Northstar GWEP,
supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Award No. U1QHP33076, the University of Minnesota Office of Academic
Clinical Affairs, and the Otto Bremer Trust.