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Our clinical team has identified protocols, advanced practices, and assessment and evaluation tools to help support your practice.

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Pain in Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities For clinicians, recognizing and correctly interpreting any patient's expression of pain is a challenge - but a necessity...
Pain in Children with Cognitive Impairments who are Nonverbal The “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Pain in Children with Cognitive Impairments who are Nonverbal  provides an excellent overview...
Palliative Care and Human Rights for Older Persons (Public Health Fact Sheet) This fact sheet examines the growing need for older persons’ palliative care, the distinct and specific palliative care and...
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...
Palliative Care Guide for the Deaf Community A series of 6 videos which provided information (verbal and ASL)  related to palliative care from time of diagnosis until...
Palliative Care Services for People Experiencing Homelessness in Toronto: A preliminary needs assessment Recognizing the complex social and health care circumstances of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, this report...
Pauktuutit's Cancer Glossary Glossary containing 250 terms translated into 5 Inuktitut dialects, including the new single word to accurately describe...
Report on National Forum on First Nations, Inuit and Métis Cancer Control, 2009 The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer hosted a National Forum on First Nations, Inuit and Métis cancer control. The report...
The Route to Success in End of Life Care - Achieving Quality for People with Learning Disabilities Prepared by the National End of Life Care Programme, this publication aims to provide a practical guide which supports anyone...
TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) 24/7 online and telephone information and support for families grieving the death of a loved one who died while serving for...
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