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End of Life Care - Strategies for Optimizing Family & Team Communications

Presntation by Susan Blacker, RSW, MSW at the NICE (National Institute for the Care of the Elderly) Knowledge Exchange Conference 2012.

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Sick To Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore!: Reforming Health Care for the Last Years of Life

Just a few generations ago, serious illness, like hazardous weather, arrived with little warning, and people either lived through it...

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How To Help A Grieving Friend

This website has grief resources and helpful information for individuals supporting someone who is grieving.

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Spirituality and Medical Practice: Using the HOPE Questions as a Practical Tool for Spiritual Assessment

The HOPE questions described in this article provide a guide for spirituality assessment.
As published in American Family Physician, 2001...

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Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network

This site is intended as a resource for current research, news, events and information about dementia.The CDKTN is a national...

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Guide for Patients and Families

Helpful book for people living with ALS as well as for health care providers.

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What is Alzheimer's Disease?

 A short “pocket” film by David Shenk explains how Alzheimer’s disease alters the brain. The animation calls for an understanding...

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Palliative Care Innovation

Palliativecareinnovation.com is a healthcare based website for healthcare professionals, researchers and policymakers. The focus of this website is on disseminating...

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Palliative Care Toolkit for Aboriginal Communities

This free online tool kit was designed by Cancer Care Ontario, in collaboration with patients an families, to respond to...

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