- Français
- - Glossary
  - Contact Us
  - eNews
  - Login
  - Text Size:
- - Search

Topics

Symptoms

Symptoms

Learn how to manage the most common symptoms of illness.

Support

Ask a Professional

Ask a Professional

Receive a personal response to your questions.

For Professionals

Tools for Practice

Tools for Practice

Protocols, advanced practices, and assessment and evaluation tools to help support your practice.

New on Virtual Hospice

	Take a Bow Larry Librach Larry Librach has spent a good part of his life caring for the dying. In my travels across this great country I have often... read more... Posted: May 18, 2013
	Tools for Practice Cancer and Advance Care Planning: Tips for Oncology Professionals This tool for oncology professionals provides practical suggestions for when to have the discussion, with specific conversation... read more... Posted: May 17, 2013
	Books, Links, and More Cancer and Advance Care Planning This tool for patients and families describes the process of advance care planning and why it is important; issues to consider... read more... Posted: May 17, 2013
	Courses and Conferences Essentials of Hospice Palliative Care This course will provide palliative/hospice care professionals and volunteers with an opportunity to examine and discuss... read more... Posted: May 07, 2013
	Tools for Practice A Pan-Canadian Practice Guideline: Prevention, Screening, Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Adults with Cancer This guideline was developed through a collaborative partnership between the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and the... read more... Posted: April 29, 2013
	Courses and Conferences 9th Annual Advanced Learning in Palliative Medicine Conference This year’s conference will have a focus on the care of the older adult with multiple comorbidities with a plenary talk from... read more... Posted: April 29, 2013
	Tools for Practice Swallowing Difficulties An article written by Dr. Romayne Gallagher that addresses issues arising from swallowing difficulties. Free online access... read more... Posted: April 29, 2013
	Books, Links, and More Starting the conversation: Advanced Care Planning A funny video featuring lawyer Mark Handelman "Starting the conversation: Advanced Care Planning" from the Mississauga Haltom... read more... Posted: April 29, 2013
	Tools for Practice The Way Forward National Framework This document is the first step in developing a national framework: a roadmap for implementing an integrated palliative approach... read more... Posted: April 25, 2013
	Books, Links, and More My Grief Support Group Journal This Journal is one of three documents of a Grief Support Group package prepared by Jane Powell, a member of L’Arche Toronto. read more... Posted: April 22, 2013
	Books, Links, and More Manual for Grief Support Groups for People with Intellectual Disabilities This manual outlines the basic principles and guidelines for a 7-week grief support group, based on L'Arche's experience. Before... read more... Posted: April 22, 2013
	Books, Links, and More Grief Resources for 'Differently Abled' L'arche Canada has created a tool kit of resources for providing grief support and organizing grief support groups giving particular... read more... Posted: April 22, 2013
	Exchange ‘A Day is an Eternity in Palliative Care’: The challenges for palliative family caregivers in rural communities Family caregivers (FCGs) are critical to the provision of palliative care in rural areas of Canada. The intensity of caring... read more... Posted: April 18, 2013
	Books, Links, and More Valuing Caregiving and Caregivers: Family Caregivers in the Integrated Approach to Palliative Care Discussion paper prepared as part of The Way Forward Integration Project read more... Posted: April 09, 2013
	Books, Links, and More Cost-Effectiveness of Palliative Care: A Review of the Literature A discussion paper produced by The Way Forward Integration Project read more... Posted: April 09, 2013
	Tools for Practice Optimising the role and value of the interdisciplinary team: Providing person-centred end of life care Effective interdisciplinary teamwork, with its emphasis on person-centred communication, is increasingly seen as a way of... read more... Posted: April 09, 2013
	Courses and Conferences Bereavement Training in Perinatal Death A two day workshop for health professionals involved with pregnancy and infant loss that prepares them to develop a bereavement... read more... Posted: April 09, 2013

Learn more about Virtual Hospice

Learn more about Virtual Hospice

Our story, our video, our partners

Ask a Professional

Ask a Professional

Our team of experts answers
your questions about
life-threatening illness and loss.

Just want to talk?

Just want to talk?

Join the Discussion
Forums

Asked and Answered

What can I do to support my wife who's dying and let her know she won't be forgotten?

How long can someone live without food and water?

My dad doesn't want to talk about his illness. How can I talk to him about it?

How can I support my husband who's been diagnosed with cancer and is waiting for test results?

Books, Links, and More

Books, Links, and More

Recommended by our team

Programs and Services

Programs and Services

Find local, regional, and national
services

Most Popular Articles

When Death is Near - Learn more about changes people may experience in the final days of life.

Health Care Directives - Having a health care directive can ensure treatment decisions are respected.

Considerations for a Home Death - How you can prepare to provide care at home.

Lack of Appetite - What you can do when someone loses interest in food.