The following documents are great resources for anyone interested in end-of-life issues. These texts are a portion of the primary materials used in the educational retreat of the PREPARE study, as well as a course taught by Dr. Tulsky at the Duke University Medical Center. Also included is a list of articles related to the subject of doctor-patient communication and palliative care, as well as an example of a real conversation about DNR.  Finally, you may download the coding manual from one of our earlier studies. These manuals require Acrobat Reader, Click here to get Acrobat Reader

Title Author(s) Delivering Bad News Some Practical considerations. Eliciting End-of-Life Treatment Preferences Talking About Dying Pain Management I Pain Management II