Health Care Providers

State Resources

• This video highlights the important things you need to know about palliative care.
• Reference Fast Facts and Concepts, which is developed and maintained by the Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin, and contains over 300 peer-authored articles on specific subjects around palliative care. There are also mobile apps out there with similar with equally accessible information.
• Become familiar with other programs and services in your community and the surrounding areas that may support your patient and their family.
• Seek and participate in continuing education opportunities. Here are just a couple examples where you can find some:
  • Center to Advance Palliative Care Training Courses for All Clinicians
  • MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
  • American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Consider gaining a certification through the Hospice & Palliative Care Credentialing Center.  
• Support the state Palliative Care Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Council. 
• Join the National Consensus on Palliative Care. Its mission is to present a united voice to the public and policy makers on behalf of providers, professionals and other organizations.

Regional and National Resources

• The Midwest HPNA is dedicated to promoting Hospice and Palliative nursing through education and networking. They have quarterly meetings that feature speakers presenting topics pertinent to your practice. 
• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is a national professional organization aimed at advancing hospice and palliative medicine and improving the care of patients with advanced illness. 
• The Center to Advance Palliative Care is a national organization committed to advancing quality care for people living with serious illness. 
• The most recent publication of Clinical Practice guidelines for Palliative Care Providers from National Consensus Project. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Palliative Care, 4th Edition.
• The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care is a national organization dedicated to improving care for those living with serious illness. Their work focuses on policy and advocacy, state and community organizing, and family caregiver support. 
• The National Academy for State Health Policy is a nonpartisan forum of policy makers across state governments aimed at learning, leading, and implementing innovative solutions to health policy challenges.
• The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States.
• List yourself on the Palliative Care Provider Directory so those in our state can use it as a resource to find you. 
• Palliative Care Quality Collaborative works to improve the care and well-being of people with serious illness and their caregivers by delivering timely and useful patient and program-centered data that identifies and promotes best practices through quality improvement, research and a supportive community of practice.
• Palliative Care Research Cooperative is a national organization supporting research in palliative care. 

Janelle Williamson’s, APRN medical specialty is Palliative Medicine. In this video, she explains some of most meaningful resources for providers.