Beginning -- Advance care planning -- Chronic illness and end of life -- Dementia and end of life -- Pain management : it's more than knowing meds -- Physical symptom management -- Suffering : it's not just the pain -- Active dying : the final days and hours -- After the death : the long journey to the car -- Pediatric end of life : when a child is dying -- Cultural sensitivity : looking through different eyes -- Hospice : the gold standard for end-of-life care -- Ethical issues in end-of-life care -- A final note : taking care.