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Social Work Competencies for Practice in Hospice Palliative Care The profession of social work brings a unique perspective to end-of-life care that reflects and supports the holistic philosophy...

Spiritual Care Recommendations for People from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Groups Receiving Palliative Care in the UK This report focuses on the spiritual and cultural dimensions of palliative care, providing recommendations for improving...

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...

Standards of Practice for Pediatric Palliative Care & Hospice The Pediatric Standards are a supplement to the NHPCO Standards of Practice for Hospice Programs and are designed to supplement...

Standards of Psychosocial Health Services for Persons with Cancer and their Families On behalf of the CAPO Board and the Standards Revision Committee we are very pleased to announce the completion of our revised...

Summary Chart: Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Certification Exam Development Guidelines This document includes the CNA Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Certification Exam development guidelines and the list of...

Supportive Care Framework: A Foundation for Person-Centred Care This book describes the Supportive Care Framework which was developed to conceptualize the many dimensions of care that cancer...

A Timeline of Hospice Palliative Care Policy and Practice in Ontario This report examines the evolution of hospice palliative care in Ontario, Canada.

A Timeline of Palliative Care Policy and Practice in British Columbia Report summarizing the development of palliative care services in British Columbia, Canada, highlighting how it has been shaped...

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...

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...

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

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International

Long term care

Medication reference guides

Other

Palliative care emergencies

Pediatrics

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