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Refractory Symptoms and Palliative Sedation Therapy Guideline This guideline provides recommendations for the ongoing assessment and symptom management of adult patients (age 19 years...

Remote Symptom Practice Guides for Individuals Undergoing Cancer Treatments: pocket guide This pocket guideline for oncology symptom management was developed by the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute & University...

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...

Sedation in Palliative Care - Indications and Guidelines The video includes a lecture style presentation by assistant professor Jennifer Philip on the indications and guidelines...

Surgical Grand Rounds: Palliative Care (presentations) online presentations from Surgical Grand Rounds: Palliative Care at University of Massachusetts, Memorial Medical Center,...

Symptom Diary This diary can be used by patients to record their symptoms, when they occur, treatments used and did they work. It is a helpful...

Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care, 3rd ed. This pocket-sized handbook for palliative care professionals presents decision algorithms for assessment and management of...

Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer 4th edition This text provides a framework of knowledge to enable clinicians to develop a systematic and scientific approach to treatment.

Symptom Management in Comfort End-of-Life Care of Pneumonia An approach to managing terminal pneumonia, a common end-of-life complication in many progressive chronic conditions, including...

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Spinal cord compression - see Palliative care emergencies

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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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