New Endeavors and Innovative Programs in End of Life Care

SUMMARY

This paper presents summaries of initiatives and demonstration programs developed by professional and patient care organizations to improve care at the end of life. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: [email protected]]

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Notes on contributors

Anne M. Wilkinson

Anne M. Wilkinson, PhD, is Associate Professor of Health Care Sciences and Medicine and is a Senior Scientist at the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Joan K. Harrold

Joan K. Harrold, MD, MPH, is Physician-Researcher at the Center to Improve Care of the Dying and Instructor of Health Care Sciences and Medicine at The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC. She is also Associate Medical Director of the Hospice of Northern Virginia.

Ilona Kopits

Ilona Kopits is an MPH candidate at Boston University’s School of Public Health and an intern at the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC.

Elise Ayers

Elise Ayers, MPH, LSW, is a former research assistant at the Center to Improve Care of the Dying and is currently a member of the Peace Corps in Western Africa.