Further information and contact points
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Living will and power of attorney
Arbitration Board of the German Hospice Foundation
Advice on disputes relating to living wills is available at
Telephone 0231-7380730 or on the Internet at https://www.stiftung-patientenschutz.de/service/patientenverfuichtung_vollmacht/schiedsstelle-patientenverfuichtung.
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
Legal information on care law, living wills, power of attorney
https://www.bmjv.de/DE/Themen/VorsorgeUndPatientenrechte/VorsorgeUndPatientenrechte_node.html
Help offers for patients and relatives
Federal Ministry of Health
Advises on the subject of legal bases and claims, insurance and health prevention.
Authority phone number 115
Health insurance 030/340 60 66 - 01
Long-term care insurance 030/340 60 66 - 02
Health prevention 030/340 60 66 - 03
Advice service for the deaf and hearing impaired Fax: 030/340 60 66 - 07, E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Sign telephone ISDN video telephone https://www.gebaerdentelefon.de/bmg/Gebärdentelefon
Or on the Internet at: www.bmg.bund.de
Independent patient counseling Germany (UPD)
Answers questions about legal, medical and psychosocial problems.
Telephone 0800/0 11 77 22 or on the Internet at www.patientenberatung.de
International Society for Dying and Life Assistance e.V.
Is an umbrella organization of the hospice movement, where you can find contact details for various hospices, for example. www.igsl-hospiz.de
German Hospice and Palliative Association e.V.
Brings the hospice idea closer to society, publishes information and brochures on the subject of dying and accompaniment. The association also publishes the latest news and events. www.dhpv.de
Nicolaidis Foundation
Is one of many self-help groups. The foundation is primarily for young mourners and children who have lost a parent. https://www.nicolaidis-youngwings.de/
Institute for Mourning Work (ITA) e.V.
Accompany and advise mourners and grief counselors. They offer one-on-one interviews, groups, and funeral seminars. www.ita-ev.de
Telephone counseling
Offers anyone seeking advice the opportunity to get help and assistance over the phone anonymously and free of charge. Telephone 0800/1110111 or 0800/1110222 or on the Internet at www.telefonseelsorge.de
Psychotherapy information service
Belongs to the German Academy of Psychologists and helps to find suitable psychologists in the area. www.psychotherapiesuche.de
Literature for relatives and patients
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2010: What death can teach us
In this book, death researcher Elisabeth Kübler-Ross collects experiences with dying. Relatives, doctors and pastors from different cultures report. The book opens up a new approach to death and dying and shows ways to better understand your own journey through life.
Fegg et al. 2012. Psychology and Palliative Care. Tasks, concepts and interventions in the accompaniment of patients and relatives. Kohlhammer: Stuttgart. The book is one of a series of publications by the interdisciplinary center for palliative medicine. It describes how you can help different affected groups in their last phase of life.
Christine FLECK-BOHAUMILITZKY: How children experience death and grief, Bavarian State Ministry for Labor and Social Order, Families and Women, https://www.familienhandbuch.de/familie-leben/schwierige-zeiten/tod-trauer/wiekindestodundtrauererleben.php
German Cancer Aid
The German Cancer Aid publishes “blue advice” on many different topics. Among other things, the blue guide to palliative medicine
Opportunities for training to become a dying companion
International Society for Dying and Life Assistance e.V.
Offers training or further education opportunities to become a dying companion. There are basic seminars and specific training courses, such as looking after people with dementia. www.igsl-hospiz.de
Hospice associations
Training and further education are also offered by various hospice associations. The Christophorus Hospiz Verein in Munich, for example, regularly offers seminars. www.chv.org
