Tools for Practice

Our clinical team has identified protocols, advanced practices, and assessment and evaluation tools to help support your practice.
Symptoms
Anorexia / Cachexia
Anxiety
Ascites
Bleeding
Bowel obstruction
Congestion
Constipation / diarrhea
Cough
Dehydration
Delirium
Depression
Drowsiness
Dyspnea
Canadian Cardiovascular Society consensus conference recommendations on heart failure 2006: Diagnosis and management.
This clinical practice guideline provides recommendations for the management of CHF including symptom management at end-of-life. read more...
Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Site
This website was developed as part of an ongoing initiative by the Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee (CRGC) of the... read more...
Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 2007 update
This clinical practice guideline provides recommendations for the management of COPD including symptom management at end-of-life. read more...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
The guideline provides strategies for the improved diagnosis and management of adults with chronic bronchitis and emphysema... read more...
Dyspnea (Resource)
This is a powerpoint presentation providing an explanation of dyspnea and the management of dyspnea in palliative care. read more...
Dyspnea in Advanced Disease: A Guide to Clinical Management
Addresses generalized aspects of breathlessness in advanced illness and more specific etiologies and managements relevant... read more...
Dyspnea: Hospice Palliative Care Symptom Guideline
Clinical practice guideline developed as part of Fraser Health's Hospice Palliative Care Program Symptom Management Guidelines. read more...
Dyspnea: How to Assess and Palliate Dyspnea
A self study online learning module about managing dyspnea at end of life.   The End of Life Curriculum Project is a joint... read more...
ESAS-r: Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Revised
The revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Revised (ESAS-r) (1) replaces the ESAS (2). The ESAS-r is freely available... read more...
Heart Failure Care
This clinical practice guideline reviews clinical evidence and provides recommendations for the management of heart failure... read more...
Fatigue
General
Hypercalcemia
Lymphedema
Malignant wound
Mouth care
Myoclonis / Seizures
Nausea / vomiting
Pain
Radiation skin reactions
Spinal cord compression - see Palliative care emergencies
Swallowing
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