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Health care directives / Living wills - see Advanced care planning

Hospice and palliative care

Indigenous people

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Palliative care emergencies

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Prognostication / Care in the final days

Psychosocial care

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Anorexia / Cachexia

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Bowel obstruction

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Constipation / diarrhea

Cough

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Delirium

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Radiation skin reactions

Spinal cord compression - see Palliative care emergencies

Swallowing

Choking and Swallowing Assessments in LTC: Clinical Indicators and Guidelines Published by the Canadian Association for Drugs and Technology in Health, Health Technology Inquiry Service (HTIS), in July...

Dysphagia - 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...

Gastronomical CookBook: Eating Well, Always Eating Well, Always. These recipes have been developed by students from the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec...

Nutrition and Hydration in Hospice Care: Needs, Strategies, Ethics (The Hospice Journal , Vol 9) A comprehensive clinical reference book on nutritional care of the terminally ill for dieticians, nutritionists, and other...

Swallowing Difficulties An article written by Dr. Romayne Gallagher that addresses issues arising from swallowing difficulties. Free online access...

Symptom Management Guidelines (Related to Nutrition) BC Cancer Agency has produced Symptom Management Guidelines which address common problems related to nutrition including anorexia,...

Tube Feed or Not To Tube Feed? This evidenced-based fast fact sheet written by Dr J. Hallenbeck and Dr D. Weissman provides a brief outline of what is known...

Wounds

4AT Rapid Clinical Test for Delirium This website features the 4AT delirium screening tool including references, case examples, and over 18 language translations...

Accessing cannabis for medical purposes from a licensed producer Learn how to access cannabis for your medical purposes from licensed producers under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes...

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...

Cannabis in Canada About cannabis, process of legalization, health effects, addiction, medical use, applying for industry licenses, consumer...

Hiccoughs - 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...

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Questions This video series, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Questions (HPMQ), answers tough questions you may come across while caring...

Marie Curie: Palliative Care Knowledge Zone This area of the website offers a range of information on palliative, end of life care to support and inform the clinical...

Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know should be an essential component of basic educational preparation...

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...

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...