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Clinical practice guidelines

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Non-cancer diseases

2011 CTS Guideline: Managing dyspnea in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease This clinical practice guideline provides recommendations for the management of COPD including symptom management at end...

ALS Society of Canada The ALS Society is the leading not-for-profit health organization working nationwide to fund ALS research and with the Provincial...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) This article is part of a series of symptom management guidelines developed by the Fraser Health Hospice Palliative Care...

BC Provincial Renal Agency: Conservative Care Pathway Care provided in the Kidney Care Clinics (KCC) can be thought of in 5 phases. Phases 1a and 1b are similar for all patients...

Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care 2015 This document is the result of an extensive review of national and international evidence-based stroke best practice recommendations...

Canadian Cardiovascular Society consensus conference recommendations on heart failure 2006: Diagnosis and management. This clinical practice guideline provides recommendations for the management of CHF including symptom management at end of...

Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain The Canadian Guideline is presented in two separate documents: Part A (Executive Summary and Background) and Part B (Recommendations...

Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Site This website was developed as part of an ongoing initiative by the Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee (CRGC) of the...

Care of dying adults in the last days of life This guideline covers the clinical care of adults (18 years and over) who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life.

Caregiving Strategies for Older Adults with Delirium, Dementia and Depression This best practice guideline focuses on assisting all nurses (RNs and RPNs) who provide care to clients with delirium, dementia...

Psychosocial / spiritual care

Symptoms

Anorexia - B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

Clinical Practice Guideline: Person-and Family-Centred Care This guideline provides best practice recommendations for direct care providers, staff and student educators. It also provides...

Constipation - B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

Cough - B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

COVID-19 advanced illness and palliative care infographic

Dehydration - B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

Delirium - B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

Dysphagia - B.C. inter-professional palliative symptom management guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

Dyspnea - B.C. Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines These best practice guidelines are a result of a collaboration of the following organizations: The BC Centre for Palliative...

Communication

Complementary therapies

Critical care

Culture

Diseases

Dying at home

Education

Ethics

Evidence databases

Grief and bereavement

Health care directives / Living wills - see Advanced care planning