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CANADIAN VIRTUAL HOSPICE ( "CVH" ) LEGAL NOTICES INTENDED FOR USE IN CANADA ONLY Table of Contents 1. Medical Advice Disclaimers 2. "Ask A Professional" 3. Privacy Policy 4. Service Use and Restrictions...
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... of the importance of spirituality in patients, families and health care professionals. Caring for dying people and their families may offer opportunities to help them find meaning, love, hope and peace...
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... this when a patient’s religion is unfamiliar. A good place to begin is by gathering appropriate information about the patient’s spiritual needs. Supporting a patient’s religious faith or spirituality...
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... palliative care philosophy and practice. Clearly, you have spirituality on your radar as you care for patients and have integrated it into your practice. Your comfort in opening up conversations with...
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When patients are uncomfortable or in distress, even though their physical symptoms are well controlled, they may be experiencing spiritual pain. Spiritual pain is often experienced in the midst of a...
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... falls within the purview of palliative care professionals in accordance with their training and comfort level. [1] The report on the 2009 Consensus Conference on Spiritual Care in Palliative Care refers...
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... interventions in progressive life-limiting illness, it is usually helpful to consider the hoped-for goals and whether the intervention is expected to achieve them. With feeding, there are various goals...
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... assistance programs across the country include this service as a work benefit. It is important for health care providers to pay attention to their own needs for self-care and to do what works for them.
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... with epithelial ovarian cancer at the age of 26 was not the fertility clinic outcome I was hoping for. My husband and I had been trying for a year and a half when we received this shocking news. The majority...
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... of care’ and bereavement care is believed to be an integral component of the care we provide. Therefore, our responsibility in developing a comprehensive palliative care program should include offering...