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	Books, Links, and More The Public Health Approach to Palliative Care: Principles, Models, and International Perspectives A White Paper commissioned by the BC Centre for Palliative Care to provide an evidence base for the effectiveness of the... read more... Posted: October 16, 2017
	Take a Bow Mary Hughes From caring as a nurse for the very first titled “palliative patient” in the mid-1980’s to carrying on in the palliative... read more... Posted: October 10, 2017
	The Gallery Recorded KidsGrief Q&A Webinar with Andrea Warnick October 2017 Recorded KidsGrief Q&A Webinar with Andrea Warnick October 2017 read more... Posted: October 06, 2017
	The Gallery Shift your Care to a Palliative Approach Shift your Care to a Palliative Approach read more... Posted: October 03, 2017
	Tools for Practice Shift your care to a palliative approach (infographic) Not all patients will require care provided by specialized palliative programs but they can still benefit from a palliative... read more... Posted: October 03, 2017
	Tools for Practice Palliative care access for hospitalized patients with end-stage liver disease across the United States This American research study focused on formal palliative care involvement in the hospitalized end stage liver disease patient... read more... Posted: October 02, 2017
	The Gallery Recorded KidsGrief Q&A Webinar with Andrea Warnick September 2017 Recorded KidsGrief Q&A Webinar with Andrea Warnick September 2017 read more... Posted: September 29, 2017
	Courses and Conferences Palliative Care Conferences We, Conferenceseries, are glad to welcome all the attendees, presenters and exhibitors from all over the world to Melbourne,... read more... Posted: September 26, 2017
	Books, Links, and More Access to Palliative Care: A Neglected Component of the Right to Health A Report on the Human Rights Council Side Event. On June 6, 2011, in conjunction with the 17th session of the... read more... Posted: September 19, 2017
	Books, Links, and More Palliative Care - Fact Sheet This fact sheet supports the World Health Organization's goal to improve access to palliative care as a core component of... read more... Posted: September 19, 2017
	Books, Links, and More Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life There is increased awareness of the need for palliative care for chronic diseases. However, there remains a huge unmet need... read more... Posted: September 19, 2017
	Books, Links, and More Palliative Care and Human Rights for Older Persons (Public Health Fact Sheet) This fact sheet examines the growing need for older persons’ palliative care, the distinct and specific palliative care and... read more... Posted: September 19, 2017
	Books, Links, and More Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Cancer System Performance Report Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Cancer System Performance Report provides data and insights from Canadian patients with... read more... Posted: September 18, 2017
	Books, Links, and More Camp Erin: Bereavement Program for Youth Camp Erin is a bereavement program for youth grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Children and teens... read more... Posted: September 14, 2017
	Books, Links, and More Preparing Children for Funeral and Memorials Family rituals following a death are significant events in an individual’s life, and children are no exception. Families... read more... Posted: September 14, 2017
	Books, Links, and More When a parent dies by suicide...What kids want to know The Centre of Addiction and Mental Health has developed a brochure which will help prepare you to take the first step of... read more... Posted: September 14, 2017
	Tools for Practice Sesame Street in Communities - Helping Kids Grieve: Training Video While adults understand the permanence of death rather quickly, children often need more time. Feelings of grief come and... read more... Posted: September 12, 2017

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