Values in Care

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    Scholar & Community

    Explore the methodology, evidence base, source provenance, coverage gaps, and pluralistic values framework behind the project.

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    A smaller set of paths for this role.

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    MethodologyHow decision-support artifacts, claims, sources, review status, and limitations are handled.BibliographyThe full citation dataset with permalinks and exports.Evidence IndexEvery published claim in one browsable place.SourcesThe canonical source list behind the public evidence surface.

    Selected material

    Finding Hospice, Palliative, and Supportive Services in Southeast Michigan

    Orientation module to hospice, palliative care, and support organizations serving Southeast Michigan communities.

    • Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice provide nonprofit hospice and palliative services across southeast and other regions of Michigan.
    • Major health systems such as Henry Ford Health, Corewell Health, Ascension, and Trinity Health operate hospice and/or palliative care programs.
    • Faith-based and community organizations including Angela Hospice, Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, and Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit offer hospice, grief, aging, and social support services.
    • National directories and state lists can help patients and caregivers identify local options.

    Religious Understandings of a Good Death in Hospice Palliative Care

    Scholarly framing of comparative religious perspectives on a 'good death' in hospice and palliative care.

    • The volume brings together leading scholars on Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Chinese religion, and Aboriginal spirituality to analyze how a 'good death' is conceptualized within each tradition in hospice settings.
    • Chapters combine textual analysis with case studies from sites such as Thai Buddhist hospices, Ugandan HIV/AIDS care, and Punjabi extended-family hospice care.
    • The work complements palliative care guidelines by illuminating how spiritual pain and religious identity shape patient and family expectations.

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