Organization		Description
Aging with Dignity		Sponsor of the Five Wishes Living Will/Advance Directive planning tool
	http://www.agingwithdignity.org/five-wishes.php
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine		National professional organization for physicians and other health care professionals specializing in hospice and palliative medicine
	http://www.aahpm.org
Center to Advance Palliative Care		Comprehensive resource for nationwide palliative care program development and support
	http://www.capc.org/research-and-references-for-palliative-care/additional-resources/
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status		Criteria used to assess disease progression and functional impact, and to assist in determining prognosis and appropriate treatment
	http://ecog.dfci.harvard.edu/general/perf_stat.html
Flacker Mortality Score		Mortality risk-assessment tool applicable to older adults living in long-term care facilities
	http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/medicine/hcpr/palliativecare/mortalitytools/Documents/Flacker%20Mortality%20Score.pdf
GetPalliativeCare.org		Palliative care information for persons coping with complex illnesses; includes hospital provider directory and interactive patient questionnaire
	http://www.getpalliativecare.org
Hospice Eligibility Information Card with Palliative Performance Scale		Printable patient-care tool with general hospice information, disease-specific prognostic resources, and hospice eligibility criteria
	http://geriatrics.uthscsa.edu/tools/Hospice_elegibility_card__Ross_and_Sanchez_Reilly_2008.pdf
JAMA Evidence: Care at the Close of Life		Comprehensive case-based series that discusses the multidimensional aspects of providing high-quality, evidence-based palliative care
	http://www.jamaevidence.com/resource/648
Karnofsky Performance Scale		Functional capacity scoring system based on a scale of 0 (death) to 100 (perfect health), initially developed to evaluate a patient's ability to survive chemotherapy
	http://endoflife.stanford.edu/media/karnofsky.htm
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization		Largest nonprofit membership organization of hospice and palliative care specialists in the United States; committed to improving end-of-life care and expanding access to hospice care
	http://www.nhpco.org/resources/end-life-care--resources
Palliative Care Information Resources		Database of palliative care resources for patients, families, health care professionals, and institutions
	http://palliative.info/pages/education.htm
Palliative Prognostic Score		Validated prognostic tool that uses the Karnofsky Performance
	http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/EPERC/FastFactsIndex/ff_124.htm	Score and five other criteria to predict 30-day survival
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Paradigm		End-of-life care planning model that determines the extent of care patients with serious illness wish to receive, as reflected in a set of specific, actionable medical orders
	http://www.polst.org
World Health Organization		Palliative care information database from the United Nations' directing and coordinating authority for global health matters
	http://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/en/