Public Health and Social Jusitce

Death, Dying and End of Life Care

Slide Show:

Actual and preferred place of death – W Ko
A study of four European countries, by Winnie Ko, 2012

*Death and Dying in Literature
Slide show on literature relevant to death and dying, uses of such literature in health care education

End of Life Care – Steve Miles
Slide show covering epidemiology, clinician/patient/family communication, medical practice issues, and clinical care, from Dr Steve Miles

End of Life Decisionmaking – Dr Steven Miles
End of Life Decisionmaking – An Empirical Update, by Dr Steven Miles

Making End of Life Decisions, by Dr Steven Miles: http://www.ahc.umn.edu/bioethics/prod/groups/ahc/@pub/@ahc/@bioethics/documents/content/ahc_content_256998.pdf

Article:

*literature and death – J Pall Care
Reflections of physician authors on death – literary selections appropriate for teaching rounds

Course Syllabus

Death Made Visible – An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Death and Dying in Literature
Syllabus from Bratjman, Hall, Barnes and Wright, University of Ottowa

External Links:

National Missing and Unidentified Persons System: http://www.namus.gov/

Nursing Home Inspect (database of nursing homes fined): https://projects.propublica.org/nursing-homes/?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter