WELCOME TO LIFE QUALITY INSTITUTE
Life Quality Institute is the premiere provider of palliative care education in Colorado. Education is a key ingredient that moves theory into practice.

Through education, Life Quality Institute is dedicated to:

• Advancing palliative care
• Examining spiritual, emotional and physical suffering
• Exploring quality of life
• Developing supportive networks

Scan the calendar to locate programs specifically designed for caregivers, health professionals, and our communities.

Find out how medical students, residents, and interns prepare to advance palliative care in Colorado.

VOICES OF PALLIATIVE CARE

Save the date for Life Quality Institute's Fall Conference, Voices of Palliative Care, featuring Dr. Ira Byock. Dr. Byock will be speaking on Dying Well: The Nature of Suffering and the Nature of Opportunity Through the End of Life.

Voices of Palliative Care will be held on September 17, 2009 at Olinger Crown Hill in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Registration begins on August 1st, 2009. For more information click here.

USEFUL RESOURCES
View our resources page to find links to articles, studies, stories, websites, and more. We will post links that we have referenced in any of our recent seminars or workshops, here on the home page.

The Bridge, by Edwin H. Friedman - At some point in our life, we may suffer from compassion fatigue. We know we want to help someone who is suffering, but what are the consequences for us if we give unconditionally with out thinking? Read The Bridge, by Edwin H. Friedman and explore your willingness to accept or decline the rope.

Schwartz Rounds - Schwartz Center Rounds is a multidisciplinary forum where caregivers discuss difficult emotional and social issues that arise in caring for patients.