While the ethical and societal implications of assisted dying are being debated, it would be worthwhile to look at what palliative care can offer ... them a realistic assessment of what the ...

Through a range of palliative ... providing 24-hour nursing care, hospital, or a free-standing hospice inpatient unit) Continuous care (determined by assessment) Respite (placement in an approved ...

Hospice care aims to provide a health care alternative for people nearing the end of life by sparing them unwanted medical ...

Quebec’s decision to forge ahead with advance requests for Medical Assistance in Dying could put the elderly and those with ...

Introduction The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) is an evidence based tool for comprehensive ... The CSNAT was implemented in six palliative home care services as part of a stepped wedge ...

As pets age and their needs change, Goodbye Good Boy’s free Quality-of-Life Calculator offers pet parents an objective way to ...

Carney hits the nail on the head in his assessment of the federal Labor caucus’s failure to rein in their leader. Watching ...

For patients facing a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, a compassionate approach to care can be transformative. Yet, a new study ...

“Implementation strategies for early palliative care initiation are needed to optimize care quality and health resource ...

With euthanasia rates soaring across the country, Canada’s Catholic bishops are appealing for greater emphasis on palliative care, including better end-of-life training for doctors and a call ...

The change? Embedding a palliative care practitioner into the emergency department. "The emergency department is the entryway to the health care system for virtually all patients," said Johnathan ...