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ProQofL The ProQOL is the most commonly used measure of the negative and positive affects of helping others who experience suffering...

Psychosocial Oncology Education Directory The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Education Subcommittee conducted a national scan regarding Canadian psychosocial...

Quality Palliative Care in Long-Term Care Homes (QPC-LTC) Project The Quality Palliative Care in Long-Term Care Homes (QPC-LTC) Project is a 5 year project to develop a palliative care philosophy...

Ready or Not; Exploring End-of-Life Issues An outstanding film that explores end-of -life issues in relationship to first and second year medical students. This film...

Refractory Symptoms and Palliative Sedation Therapy Guideline This guideline provides recommendations for the ongoing assessment and symptom management of adult patients (age 19 years...

Resilience in Palliative Care: Achievement in Adversity This book takes the increasing international literature on resilience and applies it to palliative and end-of-life care.

Re-Thinking Palliative Care in the Community: A Change Guide Based on Dr Seow's research, this guide will help to build your community palliative care program.

RNAO Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group (PCNIG) Ontario nurses committed to the principles and practice to hospice palliative care nursing as outlined in the CHPC Nurses...

The role of social workers in palliative, end of life and bereavement care This resource aims to ensure that people benefit from good social work at the end of their life, and that those close to...

Sedation in Palliative Care - Indications and Guidelines The video includes a lecture style presentation by assistant professor Jennifer Philip on the indications and guidelines...