MDI Launches Web-Based Tool for End-of-Life Care

Madison-Deane Initiative (MDI), a program of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties (VNA), announces the launch of a new website designed to help individuals and families find information and resources about palliative and end-of-life care.  Vermont Palliative and End-of-Life Care Resource Connections, www.vtpcrc.org, was created by MDI with support from the Vermont Palliative Care Council and the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

Designed for lay people and professionals alike, the Vermont Palliative and End-of-Life Care Resource Connections website offers valuable information and connects people to end-of-life care resources available in Vermont. Patients, their families and their caregivers can learn about palliative and hospice care options, get reliable information, find community services, locate providers, access supports and identify learning opportunities.

“Those of us who are dedicated to providing the best possible care for people with life limiting and life ending medical conditions are indebted to MDI. This new website is a great way to get the message out – we have wonderful resources for palliative and end-of-life care in Vermont,” says Allan Ramsay, MD, Medical Director of the Palliative Care Services at Fletcher Allen Health Care.

 The mission of Madison-Deane Initiative is to transform end-of-life care through education, collaboration and inspiration.  MDI seeks to be responsive to emerging needs, to future challenges and to opportunities to increase understanding about end-of-life care issues as they arise in our community. For more information about MDI, please contact Madison-Deane Initiative at 860-4419, or visit the VNA website at www.vnacares.org.

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