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Pain

A Child in Pain: What Health Professionals Can Do to Help Written by Leora Kuttner, PhD, a pediatric clinical psychologist who specializes in treating children’s pain, this book is...

Doloplus-2 The Doloplus-2 is used for behavioural pain assessment in cognitively impaired patients.

Heart Failure Symptom Management Guideline: Pain This clinical practice guideline has been developed to support health care providers who are assessing symptoms of pain in...

Incident Pain A powerpoint presentation for health care professionals that addresses issues surrounding incident pain.

International Association for the Study of Pain Founded in 1973, IASP brings together scientists, clinicians, healthcare providers and policymakers to stimulate and support...

Intraspinal Techniques for Pain Management in Cancer Patients Prepared by Cancer Care Ontario-Palliative Care Clinical Program.

Methadone for Pain in Palliative Care Methadone4Pain. ca ‎ is a series of three education modules for physicians, nurses and pharmacists seeking to improve their...

Methadone Information for Patients and Families An information pamphlet on the use of methadone. This document answers some of the common questions around the use of this...

Methadone Literature Review Literature review of peer-reviewed literature published on methadone use for cancer and chronic non-cancer pain. An overview...

National Cancer Institute : Cancer Pain This is a link to the National Cancer Institute "Cancer Topics" page for health care professionals addressing cancer pain assessment...

Radiation skin reactions

Spinal cord compression - see Palliative care emergencies

Swallowing

Wounds

Sedation for Palliative Purposes – Evidence Informed Practice Tool This guideline provides recommendations for adult and pediatric clinical practice when Sedation for Palliative Purposes is...

Sedation for Palliative Purposes Guideline – PowerPoint Presentation This is the PowerPoint presentation that outlines details of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority guideline on Sedation...

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Guidelines for Discharge Planning for First Nations Patients Returning to Home Community for Palliative Care The Palliative Care Program of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has developed " Guidelines for Discharge Planning...

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