Tools for Practice

Our clinical team has identified protocols, advanced practices, and assessment and evaluation tools to help support your practice.
Clinical practice guidelines
General
Advance Care Planning with Cancer Patients: Guideline Recommendations
This document, developed by the Program in Evidence-Based Care (Cancer Care Ontario), provides interdisciplinary guidelines... read more...
Canadian Medical Association Handbook on Clinical Practice Guidelines
This handbook provides up-to-date, evidence-based, experience-driven guidance on how to use clinical practice guidelines... read more...
Canadian Medical Association website
This is a link to clinical practice guidelines featured on the Canadian Medical Association website read more...
Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.
Links to comprehensive cancer control resources for health care professionals. In a collaborative effort, NCI and the Canadian... read more...
Care of the Dying and Deceased Patient : A Practical Guide for Nurses
This is a practical, accessible guide for nurses on the management and care of the dying and deceased patient.   It outlines... read more...
CHPCA Aboriginal Resource Commons
The Aboriginal Resource Commons has been created as a repository for resources related to Aboriginal hospice palliative and... read more...
CHPCA Advance Care Planning Resource Commons
The Advance Care Planning Resource Commons has been created as a repository for uploading and sharing resources to reach... read more...
CHPCA Pediatric Resource Commons
The Pediatric Resource Commons has been created as a repository for resources related to pediatric hospice palliative and... read more...
Clinical Ethics-based Decision Process
Practical guide for decision making developed by Bashir Jiwani,  Director, Ethics Services, Fraser Health. read more...
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care
These Guidelines were developed through consensus of five major United States palliative care organizations and describe... read more...
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