Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care Resources
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Interprofessional Faculty Development Cohort IX- A Microcredential
https://learningplus.unthsc.edu/courses/interprofessional-education-and-practice-cohort-ix
LibGuide: Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
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 it reassuring to know that they have prepared a will to direct how their property should be allocated, or a health care directive to tell their family and caregivers about the medical treatment they want.
"Choices": The Minnesota Department of Health Mortuary Science Section
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.
Minnesota Death Collaborative
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 concerns. Videos, support groups, fact sheets and more are avaiable on this website.
Understanding Military Funeral Honors
Military funeral honors provides a final tribute to eligible veterans and a meaningful ceremony to their families. Military OneSource provides information to help you navigate the process to arrange military funeral honors.
The Dying Patient: Merck Manual Professional Edition
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 have needs that differ from those of other patients. So that their needs are met, dying patients must first be identified. Before death, patients tend to follow 1 of 3 general trajectories of functional decline:
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A limited period of steadily progressive functional decline (eg, typical of an aggressive cancer)
Symptom Relief for the Dying Patient
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 regularly anticipated, prevented and, when present, treated.
Fostering Grief Ready Workplaces: A Starter Kit for Mental Health and School Mental Health Leadership
A note from Mental Health Technology:
"We developed this guide with two hopes:
Bereavement: Summary and Related Issues
Medline provides basic information on bereavement, related issues, clinical trials, journal articles, patient handouts and age specific information for children, teenages and older adults. Information also available in multiple languages.