Palliative Care

New hospice to improve end-of-life care for Sunshine Coast residents

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society (Coast Hospice) are pleased to announce the first dedicated hospice on the Sunshine Coast, which will feature eight beds, family meeting spaces and a sacred space. The new facility will be owned by the Sunshine...

Revolutionizing palliative care: Humber River Health’s Hospice @ Home Initiative

As one of Canada’s largest acute care hospitals, Humber River Health (Humber) is dedicated to empowering its patients, while providing them with comprehensive, quality care closer to home. In the realm of healthcare, especially at the end of life (EOL), the setting in which...

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Opening the conversation about palliative care

Palliative care is often misunderstood, with many assumptions of what it’s about. In reality,...

A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool

Palliative care physicians have created a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) palliative care plan as...

Research finds racial differences in end-of-life care

By Megan Mueller Schulich School of Business Professor Sylvia Hsu led a six-person team of...

Sexuality in end-of-life care: Who should start the discussion?

By Andria Bianchi In December 2017, Canada’s federal government called on the Minister of Health...

Doctor helps palliative patients manage pain without narcotics

Patients are taught to self-administer local anesthetics as needed and can be present with...

Providing personalized bereavement care

By Evelyne Jhung When Jessy Mathai, an oncology-hematology social worker, joined the Palliative Care Unit...

A case for the art of palliative care

By Helen Reilly The careful attention Linda dedicates to each detail of her sculpture, brings...

Elevating patient experience and family-centred care

By Patti Enright Bath towels warm to the touch. A peaceful, contemporary and home-like...

Paramedics provide key support to palliative patients

Diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer and told there were few treatment options, Myles...

A new approach to palliative care in the community

Most Canadians indicate that, if given the choice, they would choose to die at...

Reinventing palliative care for patients with dementia

Unfortunately, certain diseases make it difficult for health professionals to deliver care in optimal...

Providing equitable palliative care to diverse communities

Conversations about end-of-life care for a loved one are never easy to have, regardless...

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