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Advance care planning / Decision making
Alberta - Understanding Personal Directives Government of Alberta 21-page public information booklet regarding personal health directives.
BC Cancer - Coping with Cancer resource guide BC Cancer helps those living with or affected by cancer to cope with the physical, practical, emotional and psychological...
BC: Advance Care Planning Guide Advance Care Planning Guide titled My Voice - Expressing My Wishes for Future Health Care Treatment is a free downloadable...
Best Endings Canadian website with mission and mandate to help navigate personal and medical decisions as life’s end nears.
Bridge C-14 Providing compassionate support to families throughout their journey with medical assistance in dying (MAID). Bridge C-14...
British Columbia - Advanced Health Directives This website provides key information related to advance health care planning in British Columbia including a downloadable...
British Columbia - Organ Donation Information about organ donation for palliative care patients in British Columbia available on the Victoria Hospice Society...
British Columbia (Fraser Health) - Information Booklet for Advance Care Planning This booklet was developed by Fraser Health to help people talk about their future wishes for medical treatment in various...
British Columbia (Fraser Health) - My Voice This is a workbook designed by the Fraser Health Authority to assist families in talking about and writing an advance care...
British Columbia (Vancouver Island Health Authority) - My Wishes for Future Health Care Information Package This information package is a resource to patients and families as a way to engage in a conversation about your future health...
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