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Culture
Cross-Cultural Considerations in Promoting Advance Care Planning in Canada This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretariat...
Cultural & Spiritual Sensitivity: A Learning Module for Health Care Professionals A self-learning module to understand one's own cultural and spiritual beliefs and to assist in providing culturally sensitive...
Cultural Competence and Cross Cultural Care This module was created for palliative caregivers who care for others with cultural beliefs and values that differ from their...
Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Nursing Education: A Framework for First Nation, Inuit and Métis Nursing Based on earlier work done on cultural competency by the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, see http: //www. ipac-amic. org/publications. php...
A Cultural Competence Guide for Health Care Professionals (Nova Scotia) Guideline developed in Nova Scotia for professionals.
Cultural Spotlight: Muslim Funeral Traditions This article highlights Muslim funeral traditions. It provides a brief overview about preparing for death, preparation of...
Cultural Traditions and Health Care Beliefs of Some Older Adults This resource was developed to provide an overview of some common cultural beliefs and traditions in the context of health...
Culturally-Sensitive End-of-Life Care Literature Review (Bibliography) This literature review identified 94 articles that report on cultural considerations and cultural awareness in palliative...
Death and Dying, Beliefs and Practices Among Low German-speaking Mennonites: Application to Practice This research was conducted to gain a better understanding of the Low German speaking Mennonite communities’ cultural perspectives...
Death and Dying: An Islamic Perspective This presentation from the Spiritual Care Summit 09 outlines Muslim perspectives on dying, death, and life after death.
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