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Metastatic spinal cord compression: diagnosis and management of patients at risk of or with malignant spinal cord compression

This Guideline is published in recognition that patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) sometimes suffer delays and avoidable disability....

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Guide to ALS Patient Care for Primary Physicians

This guide will assist you to: recognize signs and symptoms of ALS, understand ALS progression, symptom management, changing patient needs,...

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Ethical Practice in Grief Counseling

The authors present many of the ethical dilemmas and concerns faced by spiritual care providers and grief counselors in their...

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Palliative Care as a Human Right (Public Health Fact Sheet)

This fact sheet by the Open Society Public Health Program discusses the recognition of palliative care under international human rights...

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Basic Mouth Care: Caring for Those with Dentures/False Teeth/No Teeth

Basic mouth care described for someone with dentures, false teeth or no teeth.

 


 

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Riprap: When a parent has cancer

This site is developed especially for 12-16 year olds who have a parent with cancer. You can learn more about...

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Woman Cancer Sex

Sexuality is an important part of life; during a cancer illness, sexuality is a real issue for women and their partners....

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Hospice Palliative Care Training for Physicians: A Self-Study Program

The Academy's self-study program consists of a series of monographs, or UNIPACs, each following the recommended format for self-instructional learning...

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A Cultural Competence Guide for Health Care Professionals (Nova Scotia)

Guideline developed in Nova Scotia for professionals.

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Palliative Medicine: Expert Consult (available online and print)

This new reference equips you with all of today's best international approaches for meeting complex and multifaceted challenges. Available in...

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