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Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology: Clinical guidelines Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO) has developed several clinical practice guidelines and standards of...

Fatigue One of many symptom management guidelines developed by the Fraser Health Hospice Palliative Care Program.

Fatigue - B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

Palliation of End-stage Heart Disease: Three Things You Need to Know Evidenced-based powerpoint presentation addressing symptom management, prognostication/goals of care, and palliative care...

The Palliative Approach for Advanced Heart Failure in Long Term Care This pamphlet was made to help persons with Heart Failure and their families know what to expect at the end of life so they...

The Palliative Approach for Advanced Kidney Disease in Long Term Care This pamphlet was made to help persons with Advanced Kidney Disease and their families know what to expect at the end of...

Symptom Management Guideline: Cancer- Related Fatigue and Anemia This clinical practice guideline discusses contributing factors, consequences, assessment and management for patients experiencing...

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Sedation for Palliative Purposes – Evidence Informed Practice Tool This guideline provides recommendations for adult and pediatric clinical practice when Sedation for Palliative Purposes is...

Sedation for Palliative Purposes Guideline – PowerPoint Presentation This is the PowerPoint presentation that outlines details of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority guideline on Sedation...

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Guidelines for Discharge Planning for First Nations Patients Returning to Home Community for Palliative Care The Palliative Care Program of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has developed " Guidelines for Discharge Planning...

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