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Ethics
The Best Care Possible - A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life Dr. Ira Byock, one of the foremost palliative-care physicians in the United States iluminates one of the most important and...
Clinical Ethics-based Decision Process Practical guide for decision making developed by Bashir Jiwani,  Director, Ethics Services, Fraser Health.
Common Code of Ethics for Chaplains, Pastoral Counselors, Pastoral Educators and Students This document is one of four foundational documents affirmed by the constituent boards of the Council on Collaboration on...
Dying, Dignity, and New Horizons in Palliative End-of-Life Care This article provides an overview of the physical, psychosocial, existential and spiritual challenges that people will face...
End-of-Life Care: A Practical Guide This book provides clinical guidance for health care providers on various end-of-life symptoms, grief and bereavement, communication,...
Ethical Foundations of Palliative Care for Alzheimer Disease Leading ethicists and clinicians from the United States and Europe explore ethical and scientific concerns about the diagnosis...
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...
Ethics and Resource Allocation: How to Respect Human Dignity in the Making of Tough Choices Presentation at the Manitoba Palliative Care Conference by Bashir Jiwani, Director, Ethics Services - Fraser Health.
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...
Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know should be an essential component of basic educational preparation...
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