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Decision making - see Advance care planning

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Health care directives - see Advance care planning

Hospice and palliative care

Books

Online Resources

I Don’t Want Jenny To Think I’m Abandoning Her: Views On Overtreatment A palliative care physician helps a cancer patient cope with her coming death, while her oncologist struggles to give up...

Improving Access to Palliative Care (infographic) Available in many languages including French.

Indigenous Voices First Nations, Inuit and Métis share stories about living with serious illness and grief in over 170 short video clips. Indigenous...

Innovative Models of Integrated Hospice Palliative Care Discussion paper which summarizes various models of care across Canada and internationally.

Integrated Palliative Care This text is an account of integrated palliative care, illustrated by real-life international stories from patients and family...

Integrating a Palliative Approach into the Management of Chronic, Life-Threatening Diseases: Who, How, and When? One of a series of discussion documents prepared for the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA).

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.

Little Stars: Accomplishing the Extraordinary in the Face of Serious Illness Little Stars tells the surprisingly life-affirming stories of young people living with life-limiting illnesses. Against the...

Living Lessons Living Lessons is a national initiative to increase awareness of hospice palliative care and services in Canada. The campaign...

Marie Curie: Care and Support Through Terminal Illness This website offers helpful information and guidance to patients and families living with terminal illness. This website...