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Health care directives / Living wills - see Advanced care planning

Hospice and palliative care

General

Government / group reports

Palliative Care and Universal Health Coverage Fact Sheet Fact sheet on Universal Health Coverage and palliative care developed by WHPCA, IAHPC and ICPCN, based on the findings of...

Palliative Care for Older People: Better Practices This publication is the third of a series published by WHO that aims to raise awareness of the need for better palliative...

Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework: Recommendations for a Model of Care to Improve Palliative Care in Ontario - Focus Area 1: Adults Receiving Care in Community Settings The Ontario Palliative Care Network has developed a model of care to improve palliative care services. It applies to services...

Palliative Care Matters: Building National Consensus Lay Panel Statement This consensus statement was developed following the Palliative Care Matters: Building National Consensus conference in 2016.

Palliative Care Medical Education in Canada Report The Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians has created a summary document about palliative care medical education...

Palliative Care Services for People Experiencing Homelessness in Toronto: A preliminary needs assessment Recognizing the complex social and health care circumstances of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, this report...

Palliative Care: A vital service with clear economic, health and social benefits (report) This report outlines the diverse positive impact palliative care can have on the Canadian landscape

Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness (lecture) Leffert Lecture, December 2014, Massachusetts General Hospital, presented by Dr Diane Meir, Department of Geriatrics and...

Position Statement - Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) The goal of this Key Messages document is to help clarify and define the role of palliative care within the Canadian context...

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Summit Recommendations This executive summary represents a condensed version of the recommendations put forward by the speakers at the 2016 Pregnancy...

Program development / Standards and norms

Resource Guide: Hospice Palliative Care in the Bow Valley We recognize that many people in our rural Bow Valley Communities need information on hospice palliative care and how to...

Serious Illness Care Program: Reference Guide for Clinicians We know that individuals who have conversations with their clinicians about their values, goals and wishes are more likely...

Shift your care to a palliative approach (infographic) Not all patients will require care provided by specialized palliative programs but they can still benefit from a palliative...

Staffing Model for Palliative Care Programs The Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians is proud to announce publication of a paper developed by the CSPCP’s Staffing...

Stay, Breathe with Me: The Gift of Compassionate Medicine This book presents serious illness as a drama of body, mind, and soul. In this drama symptoms and suffering cannot be separated...

Tools to Support Earlier Identification for Palliative Care - Ontario Palliative Care Network The aim of this document is to support providers and system level leadership in earlier identification of patients who would...

The Way Forward National Framework This document is the first step in developing a national framework: a roadmap for implementing an integrated palliative approach...

When Breath Becomes Air This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young...

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...

Indigenous people

Interdisciplinary practice

International

Long term care

Medication reference guides

Other

Palliative care emergencies

Pediatrics

Professional associations