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Health care directives / Living wills - see Advanced care planning

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HIV InSite- Palliative Care of Patients with HIV This university based website provides information about palliative care needs for patients with HIV, including symptom management...

How to Authorize Medical Cannabis in Canada Dr. Paul Daeninck provides an overview on How to Authorize Medical Cannabis in Canada. Also included is a brief overview of...

Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers - Workbook This workbook is a companion to the textbook, ‘Integrating A Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers. ’...

Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers- Textbook This textbook is written specifically for personal support workers, healthcare assistants, nurse’s aides, community support...

Managing Hiccoughs Available free online access.

Medical Cannabis for Palliative Care Dr. Paul Daeninck provides an overview on Medical Cannabis for Palliative Care. Dr. Daeninck sits on the Board of Directors...

Medical Care of the Dying, 4th ed. This textbook and companion guide (listed seperately) will assist physicians, nurses and staff in institutional and community...

Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care (2nd. ed.) Covers all aspects of palliative care including symptom management, commonly used medications, spiritual and emotional care...

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, 4th ed. The latest edition of this comprehensive medical textbook on palliative care. An excellent reference volume covering most...

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

Hypercalcemia

Lymphedema

Mouth care

Myoclonis / Seizures

Nausea / vomiting

Pain

Radiation skin reactions

Spinal cord compression - see Palliative care emergencies

Swallowing

Wounds

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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