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	Books, Links, and More The Suitcase & The Jar: Travels with a Daughter's Ashes When a brain tumour takes the life of Becky Livingston’s twenty-three-year-old daughter Rachel, her life makes an unconventional... read more... Posted: December 10, 2018
	Books, Links, and More How to Be an Even Better Listener: A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers Using a combination of compelling vignettes and reflective exercises, Robert Mundle provides readers with practical strategies... read more... Posted: December 10, 2018
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	Courses and Conferences Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Thanatology The Master of Science in Thanatology is a 36 credit degree program that can be completed in 2 years or less. Our Graduate... read more... Posted: November 30, 2018
	Books, Links, and More Grief: Special Days and Holidays This brochure by Victoria Hospice presents supportive ideas, tips and considerations for grieving individuals to consider... read more... Posted: November 27, 2018
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	The Gallery Recorded KidsGrief Q&A Webinar with Andrea Warnick November 2018 Recorded KidsGrief Q&A Webinar with Andrea Warnick November 2018 read more... Posted: November 14, 2018
	Books, Links, and More Helping Children Cope With Grief Parents, caregivers and educators wondering how they can help will find many answers to their questions in the following... read more... Posted: November 09, 2018
	Books, Links, and More Resource Guide: Hospice Palliative Care in the Bow Valley We recognize that many people in our rural Bow Valley Communities need information on hospice palliative care and how to... read more... Posted: November 09, 2018
	Books, Links, and More A Comprehensive Guide for Parkinson's Caregivers This booklet is for those who care for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC) recognizes... read more... Posted: November 09, 2018
	Books, Links, and More Too Little, Too Late: How we fail vulnerable Canadians as they die and what to do about it For most Canadians, good palliative care is still not a given, despite its many proven benefits that add up to a longer,... read more... Posted: November 06, 2018
	The Gallery Palliative care delivery in Canada: The need to shift resources away from acute care Palliative care delivery in Canada: The need to shift resources away from acute care read more... Posted: November 05, 2018
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	The Gallery Grief following an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) death Grief following an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) death read more... Posted: November 05, 2018
	The Gallery Communicating health care information Communicating health care information read more... Posted: November 05, 2018
	The Gallery Ethics in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments Ethics in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments read more... Posted: November 05, 2018
	The Gallery Integrating palliative care into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Integrating palliative care into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) read more... Posted: November 05, 2018
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	The Gallery Nurses caring for the dying: Creating a culture of support Nurses caring for the dying: Creating a culture of support read more... Posted: November 05, 2018
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	Books, Links, and More Cancer is a Human Experience: Six-part video series This series of short videos focuses on the patient and family experience around the impacts of advanced cancer, treatment,... read more... Posted: November 02, 2018
	Courses and Conferences NPAO MAiD Conference Thunder Bay The Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) supported by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in in kind... read more... Posted: November 02, 2018
	Books, Links, and More Lung Cancer Canada Informative website with information and resources about lung cancer read more... Posted: November 01, 2018
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