505
San Marin Dr. Bldg. A, Suite 300, Novato, CA 94945
Phone: 415-897-2400
Administration Fax: 415-897-2422
Data Fax: 415-897-2443
Toll-free for Patients: 1-800-232-3773
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Advanced Care Planning
Caring Connections - This Web site is an initiative of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and provides a wide range of free materials about end-of-life care including State Specific Advance Directive Documents.
Caring through the End: Final Stage of Chronic Kidney Disease (pdf -14 pgs) - Developed by Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition, this training module defines palliative care and helps participants identify end-of-life issues that might arise in the facility as well as possible resources and support.
Five Wishes - Aging with Dignity has created this document, available in print, video, and DVD (English and Spanish) that helps patients express how they want to be treated if they are seriously ill and unable to speak for themselves.
Model Policy for DNR Orders in Dialysis Facilities (pdf - 12 pgs) - developed by the ESRD Peer Workgroup of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care Program and endorsed by the RPA/ASN Quality Patient Care Committee.
Palliative Care - This link takes you to the Hypertension, Dialysis & Clinical Nephrology (HDCN) Web site which has posted presentations from the 2004 conference "Caring Through the End: Palliative Care Along the Continuum of CKD". To see this conference online and earn educational credits you must register with the website and complete a post-test and evaluation. Registration is free.
Promoting Excellence in End-of Life Care - This Web site contains many resources including clinical care, educational, evaluation, and organizational tools.
Recommendations to Dialysis Units for Addressing End-of-Life Care in ESRD (pdf - 4 pgs) - Eight areas that each dialysis facility should consider in offering palliative care to their patients.
505 San Marin Dr. Bldg. A, Suite 300, Novato, CA 94945
Phone: 415-897-2400
Administration Fax: 415-897-2422
Data Fax: 415-897-2443
Toll-free for Patients: 1-800-232-3773