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Supreme Court of Canada rulling on physician-assisted suicide Ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada on physician-assisted suicide in February 2015.

Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People The American National Institute on Aging has produced this helpful guide to help you to improve your communication with your...

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...

The Use of Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation for Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Decision Aid for Patients This booklet gives easy to understand information about the risks and benefits of mechanical ventilation to assist patients...

Voicing My Choices A planning guide for children, adolescents and young adults living with a serious illness to communicate their health care...

We Get It: Legacy Making & Digital Estate Planning (Webinar) Canadian Virtual Hospice presenters, Ceilidh Eaton Russell, Austin Bernier, and Danielle Saj, discuss legacy making and digital...

What to Expect: Making Decisions and Plans Developed for First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, this pamphlet addresses the kinds of decisions a patient might need...

What's right for YOU at the end of life? In this 4 minute video, Dr Daren Heyland, Intensive Care Unit Specialist addresses the importance of advance care planning...

When Someone Close to You is Dying This on-line booklet provides an overview of what the dying person may need from you, what to expect, common symptoms, advance...

When to Consider Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Deactivation: A Guide for Patients and Family This booklet provides information to patients and families around implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) deactivation.