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Non-cancer diseases

Informing the National Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias: National Survey Findings The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) conducted online surveys throughout January 2018, Alzheimer's Awareness Month,...

iPall- Heart Failure Palliative Care Assessment Tool The clinical practice tool has been developed to support health care providers who are assessing symptoms and atempting to...

Life and Death Matters (Education Resources) Free online educational resources - podcasts, powerpoint presentations, an instructors's manual, and many more resources...

Multiple Sclerosis: NICE guideline for diagnosis and management Guidelines developed by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (UK) reviewing clinical evidence for the diagnosis...

Nausea and Vomiting The guideline provides strategies for the assessment and management of adults (age 19 years and older) living with advanced...

Nursing Care of Dyspnea:The 6th Vital Sign in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Registered Nurses Association of Ontario best nursing practice guidelines addressing the nursing assessment and management...

The Palliation of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) This PowerPoint presentation reviews the clinical features, epidemiology, pathophysiology and prognostic factors associated...

Palliative care COVID-19 communication and symptom guidelines This guidance document was created for healthcare providers, by Manitoba Palliative Care Physicians. It includes the role...

Parkinson's disease: Diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care The NICE clinical guideline on Parkinson's disease discusses recommendations for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, medications...

Parkinson's Disease: NICE Guideline This guideline offers best practice advice on the care of people with Parkinson's Disease and should be read in conjunction...

Psychosocial / spiritual care

Symptoms

Pruritus - 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...

Respiratory Congestion - 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...

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...

Severe Bleeding - 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...

Twitching / Myoclonus / Seizures - 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...

Communication

Complementary therapies

Critical care

Culture

Diseases

Dying at home

Education

Ethics

Evidence databases

Grief and bereavement

Health care directives / Living wills - see Advanced care planning