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... effective communication practices with patients and families. They provide one page reference guides for challenging conversations, information on how to build your communication skills and have a variety...

... effectively with clients and other health care providers in a Culture environment. Includes self-assessment exercises and resource list of additional reading and videos. For nurses and students.

This one page handout provides an overview of the findings from a research study of 71 parent caregivers. It discusses the concerns that these caregivers have and helpful ways of coping. The study was...

... to patients at the end of life is at the heart of good palliative care and this book provides a means of recognizing and talking about spiritual needs even when religious language is not used. The author...

This document provides interdisciplinary guidelines for communicating with families who are living with cancer.

The book describes the unique aspects of grief as a normal response to loss, and views the goal of counseling bereaved individuals as one of facilitating the unfolding of the healthy and adaptive aspects...

This textbook provides guidance to professionals involved in pediatric end-of-life care. It includes the epidemiology of palliative pediatrics, ethical principles, education, and advocacy. Contributors...

... is increasingly seen as a way of integrating and co-ordinating care. This guide aims to describe the benefits of this approach and offer practical suggestions for delivering it. At its heart is the principle...

Websitedesigned to assist medical professionals with the difficult conversations around dying and end of life care. Itcontains a series of learning modules (pdf file) on critical communication topics:...

... to Dr Chochinov's pioneering and innovative work related to dignity therapy, this book provides the history, foundations, and step by step guidance for practitioners interested in implementing this approach...