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How to Be an Even Better Listener: A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers

Using a combination of compelling vignettes and reflective exercises, Robert Mundle provides readers with practical strategies to enhance their communication...

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Caring for the Human Spirit

Spiritual care journal started in Summer 2014 by the Health Care Chaplaincy Network. See the attached inaugural issue. For more...

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Guidelines for Spiritual Care Practitioners and Psycho-Spiritual Therapists in Responding to Inquiries Regarding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)

This document will help the reader (1) understand the position of Canadian Association for Spirirtual Care (CASC) on how we...

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Transforming the Way We Die

Article highlighting the essence of palliative care. 
 

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Principles and Practice of Grief Counselling

The book describes the unique aspects of grief as a normal response to loss, and views the goal of counseling...

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Difficult Conversations: Making it easier to talk about end-of-life issues with young adults with life-limiting conditions

This guide was developed in response to a gap in health professional's skills in having difficult conversations with the growing...

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Talking Mats®

Talking MatsĀ®, developed at the University of Stirling, are a low tech communication framework involving sets of symbols to assist...

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Marie Curie: Palliative Care Knowledge Zone

This area of the website offers a range of information on palliative, end of life care to support and inform...

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Butterfly Indicator Module

A method for quick and effective communication regarding the death of a resident. Utilizing the butterfly indicator is an immediate action that...

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Randomized Controlled Trial of a Video Decision Support Tool for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Decision Making in Advanced Cancer

Decision making regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is challenging. This study examined the effect of a video decision support tool on...

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