Palliative Care Resource Listing
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Resource List
Difficult Conversations Resources
- Difficult Conversation Guide
- Serious Conversations-Adapted Guide Video
- Implementations of Serious Illness Conversations Program
- Publications related to Serious Illness Conversations
Caring for the Caregiver Resources
- I am a Caregiver Toolkit
- Ontario Caregiver Organization Free Caregiver Programs & Services
- Tips to Engage Caregivers in a Meaningful Way
- Caregivers as Partners E-Learning for Health Providers
- Understanding Health Privacy & Consent in Ontario: A Guide for Caregivers & Providers
Grief & Bereavement Resources
- Disenfranchised Grief Toolkit
- Caregiver Program
- Palliative Support Program
- Hospice Northwest Grief Services
- Self-Care Toolkit
Pain & Symptom Management Resources
- WHO Analgesic Ladder
- Pain Assessment “OPQRSTU”
- Opioid Equianalgesic Table
- Fentanyl Conversion Chart
- RNAO Pain Assessment & Management Resource List
- Pain Scales
- Principles of Opioid Management: Symptom Guidelines
- Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS)
Equity & Trauma Informed Palliative Care
- Equity-Oriented Approaches to Care: Continuing Education
- Barriers to Care for Vulnerably Housed Clients with a Life-Limiting Illness in Thunder Bay
- Too Little, Too Late: How we fail vulnerable Canadians as they die and what to do about it – Report
- Ocean Healthmap: Palliative Carelink
- Palliative Carelink: Central Referrals
Advance Care Planning, Assessing Capacity & Substitute Decision Makers
- Advance Care Planning Ontario
- Advance Care Planning Workbook
- Assessing Capacity
- Power of Attorney for Personal Care & Property Toolkit
- Substitute Decision Maker Hierarchy
- QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Advance Care Planning?
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Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Resources
- 10 MAiD Myths
- What is MAiD?
- Bridge C-14 Information
- MAiD Information for Individuals & Families
- Patients Rights Guide
- MAiD Assessment Guide
- Information on MAiD & Dementia
- MAiD Information for Healthcare Providers
- CAMAP
- MAiD & EoL Decisions Support for Healthcare Professionals
- Dying with Dignity
- Canadian Virtual Hospice: MAiD
- MAiD House
- MAiD Updates, Information & Resources Ontario
- Disrupting Death: Conversations About MAiD in Canada – Podcast
Culturally Safe-r Palliative Care Resources
- Indigenous Peoples’ Health & Aging Overview Booklet
- Walking Alongside Indigenous Peoples who are Seriously Ill: Education for Community Caregivers
- The Time is Now: Advance Care Planning Video for Indigenous Peoples
- PIECES of my Relationships (Cultural Adaptation of PIECES of my Personhood)
- Advance Care Planning Brochure
- Indigenous Cultural Safety Training – Canadian Virtual Hospice
- “I have been asked to be a Substitute Decision Maker – what does that mean?” Pamphlet
- What is Palliative Care? Pamphlet
- Supporting the Caregiver and the Family Pamphlet
- Living with a Serious Illness Pamphlet
- Caring for Someone with a Serious Illness: What to Expect Pamphlet
- Caring for Someone with a Serious Illness: Caring for the Caregiver
Food & Hydration Resources
- Food & Fluids at End of Life: Information for Patients & Families
- Food & Fluids When Nearing the End of Life
- Deciding About Tube Feeding: A Guide for Patients, Family & Friends Faced with Difficult Choices
- Canadian Virtual Hospice: Nutrition
- Canadian Virtual Hospice: Hydration
- Canadian Virtual Hospice: Lack of Appetite and Loss of Weight
- Food for Thought Pamphlet