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Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care — Creating a More Sustainable Model Free public access article.

Getting an Education in Palliative Care Article based on interviews with Dr James Downar, Dr. Jose Peirara and Dr Erin O'Connor as part of a campaign by the College...

Hospice Palliative Care Volunteers: A Training Program A training manual developed by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association to ensure that volunteers receive consistent...

I Don’t Want Jenny To Think I’m Abandoning Her: Views On Overtreatment A palliative care physician helps a cancer patient cope with her coming death, while her oncologist struggles to give up...

Innovative Models of Integrated Hospice Palliative Care Discussion paper which summarizes various models of care across Canada and internationally.

Insights on Death & Dying This book brings together the most popular and thought-provoking Insights on Death & Dying columns written by internationally...

Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers - Workbook This workbook is a companion to the textbook, ‘Integrating A Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers. ’...

Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers- Textbook This textbook is written specifically for personal support workers, healthcare assistants, nurse’s aides, community support...

Inter-Professional Spiritual Care Engagement Tool (SCET) This educational package has self-directed learning options for health care providers to gain an understanding of spiritual...

The Last Dance: Encountering Death and dying, 8th ed. The best-selling textbook in the field, The Last Dance offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Death and dying.