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| Many people have generously given their time and expertise in the development of the Resource Guide. | ||||||||
| Special thanks to the following agencies and organizations for helping to fund this publication: | ||||||||
| Principal Sponsors Massachusetts Department of Public Health Administration on Aging under the Title III-E of the Older Americans Act through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through its Rallying Points Program |
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| Contributing Sponsor Tufts Health Plan |
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| Donor Massachusetts Medical Society |
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| We also want to thank the following organizations for their administrative support: | ||||||||
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health National Center for Death Education, Mount Ida College |
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The following individuals participated as expert readers for selected sections of the Resource Guide: |
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Pamela Albert, RN, BSN, CPTC, Director of Donor Family Services, New England Organ Bank New England Organ Bank David Ball, VP Communications, Massachusetts Extended Care Federation Carol Balulescu, Deputy General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Michael Banville, Director of Quality Improvement, Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association (MassALFA) Lillian Colavecchio, MSW, Acting Director, Office of Elder Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health D. Rigney Cunningham, MSW, Executive Director, Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of MA Carol Curtiss, RN, MSN, Clinical Specialist Consultant, Curtiss Consulting, Greenfield, MA Constance Dahlin, RNCS, MSN, ANP, Palliative Care Specialist and Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Marcie Freeman, M.Ed., Director, Outreach and Recruitment, Research & Training Institute, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged John A. Fromson, MD, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, MetroWest Medical Center and Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School David F. Giansiracusa, MD, Co-Director, Pain and Palliative Care Service, Division of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital Ruth E. Goodwin, OSF, MS, Vice President, Mission and Education, Covenant Health System Sheila Donohue-King Director, Massachusetts Family Caregiver Support Program, Executive Office of Elder Affairs Timothy R. Loff, Esq., Law Offices of Timothy R. Loff Jean Marchant, M.Div., Director, Office of Health Care Ministry, Archdiocese of Boston Christine McCluskey, Executive Director, Central MA Partnership to Improve Care at the End of Life, Inc. Margaret Metzger, JD, Executive Director, Massachusetts Commission on End of Life Care Paul A. Montgomery, PhD, Director of Community Relations, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Abraham E. Morse, President, Massachusetts Extended Care Federation Margaret Nolan, Executive Director, Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association Ruth Palombo, PhD, Chair, Massachusetts Commission on End of Life Care Rev. Dr. Gordon Postil, Spiritual Coordinator, Old Colony Hospice Nancy Sherman, LICSW, Director of Community Bereavement Services, Hospice of the North Shore Leo Stolbach, MD, Consultant in Behavioral Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Consultant in Medical Oncology and Behavioral Medicine, Saint Vincent's Hospital Jacquelyn Taylor, MBA, Executive Director, New England Institute, Mount Ida College Brunilda Torres, MSW, Director, Office of Minority Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Ann Webster, PhD, Program Director, Mind/Body Medical Institute Carol Wogrin, RN, PsyD, Director of National Center for Death Education, Mount Ida College |
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| The following current and former staff from legislative offices, state agencies, and other organizations have supported Commission activities: | ||||||||
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Cournoyer Jean Farrington Matthew Grew |
Kathleen
Joyce Carol Malone Pamela Meister |
Elaine
O'Reilly Phyllis Solomon Caitlin Young |
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