US News & Weekly Report: Training doctors in palliative care is challenging in its own right, but begs the question of how to convert the public to a different way of approaching stressful and emotional topics. Journalist Ellen Goodman has spearheaded The Conversation Project to encourage and help families deal with difficult but unavoidable end-of-life issues. The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine supports a good consumer site explaining palliative care and advising consumers how to use it.