| Branches of oncology - Care, nursing, hospices |
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Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA)
Camperdown, NSW, Australia
achieving and promoting excellence in cancer care through
the professional contribution of nurses
International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC)
Macclesfield, UK
provision of education, research and training using international expertise,
networking and interaction amongst cancer nursing groups and individuals
Israeli Oncology Nursing Society
Givataim, Israel
raises public awareness and
knowledge about prevention and early detection of cancer;
updates, disseminates, and contributes further to knowledge
related to the development of cancer nursing
Japanese Society of Cancer Nursing (JSCN) Osaka, Japan
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)
Metairie, LA, USA
research and education in all measures of supportive care
for patients with cancer
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
Glenview, IL, USA
dedicated to excellence in and advancement of palliative medicine
through prevention and relief of patient and family suffering by
providing education and clinical practice standards, fostering
research, facilitating personal and professional development,
and by public policy advocacy
American Hospice Foundation
Washington, DC, USA
improves access to quality hospice care through public
education, professional training, and advocacy on behalf of consumers
Children's Hospice International (CHI)
Alexandria, VA, USA
creates public awareness of the needs of children with life-threatening
conditions and their families, and of what children's hospice care
can do to meet those needs;
includes hospice perspectives in all areas of pediatric care and education;
includes children with life-threatening conditions and their families
in existing and developing hospice, palliative, end-of-life, and home
care programs
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
promoting the highest professional standards of hospice
and palliative nursing;
studying, researching and exchanging information, experiences
and ideas leading to improved nursing practice;
encouraging nurses to specialize in the practices of hospice
and palliative nursing
Hospice Foundation of America (HFA)
Washington, DC, USA
provides leadership in the development and application of hospice
and its philosophy of care with the goal of enhancing the
American health care system and the role of hospice within it
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
Houston, TX, USA
promoting communication, facilitating and providing education,
by becoming an information resource for patients, professionals,
health care providers and policy makers around the world
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
Alexandria, VA, USA
leads and mobilizes social change for improved care at the end of life
National Hospice Foundation (NHF)
Alexandria, VA, USA
engages and informs the public about the quality end-of-life
care that hospice provides
National Prison Hospice Association (NHPA)
Boulder, CO, USA
promotes hospice care for terminally ill prisoners;
assists corrections and hospice professionals in their continuing
efforts to develop high quality patient care procedures
and management programs
ACOR (Association of Cancer Online Resources) Groups
CANCER-HOSPICE
(Hospice issues related to cancer patients)
CAREGIVERS
(Caregivers Online Support Group)
ONCO-NURSE
(Oncology Nurses Discussion List)
PED-HOSPICE
(Hospice Care for Children)
Cancer Supportive Care Programs
Based on the book "Cancer Supportive Care:
A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Their Families"
by E.H.Rosenbaum, I.R.Rosenbaum,
Somerville House Publishing, Toronto, 1998
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