Read: 10 Must Read Books about End-of-Life Care

The wonderful people at the Conversation Project have kindly compiled a list of the top ten must-read books on end-of-life care for your browsing pleasure. Don't miss the comments section for additional suggestions - and be sure to add your recommendation to the growing list!

Read: How Ethnicity and Language Get in the Way of the Conversation

The Washington Post's article explores how ethnicity complicates patient-doctor discussions about death and dying.

Read: Why End-of-Life Healthcare in America Needs to be Overhauled

Dr. Angelo E. Volandes's article on the Kevin MD blog powerfully examines how End-of-Life care in America is broken at every level.

We live in a city with some of the best hospitals in the world, the “Wall Street” of American health care. I work in one of the best hospitals on earth, and I’ve watched patients die in ways that are protracted, dehumanizing, and far more painful than they needed to be.

Be Inspired: Julienne Grey describes her mother's final days, and how her legacy lives on.

In The End, the New York Times series devoted to end-of-life issues, Julienne Grey writes about the unbreakable bond between mother and daughter in My Mother is Not a Bird.

Be Inspired: Grappling with Mortality, Finding Meaning

Renowned neurosurgeon and writer Paul Kalanithi passed away on March 9,  2015. His article Before I Go warmly weaves together the human and medical perspectives on end-of-life and the passage of time.

Read: Students at University of New England learn firsthand about hospice

The Portland Press Herald reports on UNE's successful hospice immersion project, which gives med students rare insight into end-of-life.

Read: A Human Look at Healthcare Costs and Options

Ian Morrison presents a warm and candid examination of Health Care Costs and Choices in the Last Years of Life on the Hospitals and Health Networks website.

Read: Study shows that patients are not made anxious by discussing end-of-life decisions with their doctors

Reuters looks at the results of a study from Penn State College of Medicine that has determined that discussions about end-of-life planning does not make cancer patients feel hopeless or anxious. Doctors used an interactive online program called Making Your Wishes Known to help patients with their end-of-life decisions.

Listen: End-of-Life counseling becomes law

WBUR's CommonHealth examines the new law requiring doctors in MA to provide end-of-life counseling for their patients.

Read: Wearable tech and the future of healthcare in England

Already, wearable technology is playing a critical role in UK Healthcare, according to this article in The Guardian. Is this something doctors in the US want to consider? 

Listen: Hospice is more than care

NHPR's Giving Matters program explores how organizations like Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice provide more thanend-of-life care.

Listen: Ellen Goodman and Atul Gawande talk about end-of-life

NPR's Radio Boston features Ellen Goodman, co-founder of The Conversation Project, and TCP advisor Dr. Atul Gawande discussing how to talk to loved ones about end-of-life care.

Listen: Using call centers to kick start The Conversation

Hello, May I Help You Plan Your Final Months?
The company Vital Decisions hires social workers to help people make end-of-life plans in advance, over the phone. But the counselors are paid by insurers. This NPR article explores what many critics see as a conflict of interest.

Read: Despite increases in hospice and palliative care, pain and suffering at end-of-life are getting worse, not better

An NPR article explores why the latest study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine indicates that peoples' suffering during end-of-life care has been on the rise.

View: 5 Tips on how to prepare for a good end-of-life

TED Talk: Judy MacDonald Johnston offers five tips on how to prepare for a good end-of-life.