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In addition to those links and references mentioned in specific sections of the website, provided here are some additional links which may be of use to the speech pathologist working in palliative care.

Aaron's Tracheostomy Page: www.tracheostomy.com
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): www.asha.org/public/speech/
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine: www.anzspm.org.au
Cancer BACUP: www.cancerbacup.org.uk
Centre for Grief Education: www.grief.org.au
Centre for Palliative Care: www.pallcare.unimelb.edu.au
GriefLink: www.grieflink.asn.au
Growth House, Inc (USA): www.growthhouse.org
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care: www.hospicecare.com
Laryngectomy Life: www.LaryngectomyLife.com
Motor Neuron Disease Association of Australia (MNDAA):
- www.mndaust.asn.au/dysarthria.html
- www.mndaust.asn.au/pdfs/more_facts.pdf
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (USA): www.aahpm.org
Palliative Care Australia Inc (National): www.pallcare.org.au
Palliative Care Victoria: www.pallcarevic.asn.au
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA): www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

Please note: Asterisk (*) indicates that information is based on the survey responses of 13 experienced speech pathologists working in palliative care in Victoria.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this website is to provide speech pathologists with a summary of the available evidence-base and current practice when dealing with patients in palliative care. The guidelines provided may be used as a guide for providing palliative care; however, cases will undoubtedly arise for which our findings may not be readily applied. The information contained in the website is not intended to prescribe specific procedures to use with palliative patients referred to speech pathology, but rather aims to assist speech pathologists by outlining the available evidence base and current practice methods used in the area. Information regarding current practice in palliative care was obtained from surveying thirteen speech pathologists with experience working in palliative care. It must be noted that not all speech pathologists surveyed contributed equally to all sections of this website.

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Website developed by forth year speech pathology students Jane-Frances Gooden, Courtney Jones, Alyssa Mann, Marita McDowall and Jo Shugg. Supervised by Louise Brown.
School of Human Communication Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.