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Health care directives - see Advance care planning
Advance Care Planning Workbook National online interactive workbook that allows you to work through the steps of planning for your future health care. Available...
Best Endings Canadian website with mission and mandate to help navigate personal and medical decisions as life’s end nears.
British Columbia - Advanced Health Directives This website provides key information related to advance health care planning in British Columbia including a downloadable...
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...
I have been asked to be a substitute decision-maker in Ontario: what does that mean? This brochure was prepared by the Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities research project and intended to...
Letting Go: What Should Medicine Do When It Can't Save Your Life? Article written by a physician which highlights many common end-of-life issues.
Nova Scotia - It's in Your Hands: Legal Information for Seniors and Their Families Concise and informative guide addresses important topics including Guardianship, Wills, Funeral Planning, Power of Attorney,...
Prostate Cancer Canada: Advanced Care Planning Tools Prostate Cancer Canada is a national foundation which offers information and resources to men who are living with prostate...
Speak Up: Advance Care Planning Website designed to inform Canadians about the importance of advance care planning. The website includes a variety of useful...
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