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Advance care planning / Decision making

Caregiver and caregiving

Children - About

Children - For

Communication

Complementary therapies

Culture

Death and dying

Decision making - see Advance care planning

Diseases

Education

Emotions

Ethics

Family

Financial considerations

Finding health information

Funerals and memorials

Government/group reports

Grief and bereavement

Health care directives - see Advance care planning

Hospice and palliative care

Books

Online Resources

The Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada Blueprint for Action 2010 to 2020 To continue to improve care at end of life for all Canadians, the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada focuses on...

The Quality of Death: Ranking end-of-life care across the world A white paper report commissioned by the LIEN Foundation and completed by The Economist: Intelligence Unit by interviewing...

Reaching Out at the End of Life Information regarding all aspects of palliative and end-of-life care including caregiving and bereavement. Includes a helpful...

A Resource Guide for Community Development of Palliative and End-of-Life Care within Alberta Communities across Alberta are seeking information about developing local Palliative and End-of-Life Care (PEOLC) community...

Resource Guide: Hospice Palliative Care in the Bow Valley We recognize that many people in our rural Bow Valley Communities need information on hospice palliative care and how to...

A Timeline of Hospice Palliative Care Policy and Practice in Ontario This report examines the evolution of hospice palliative care in Ontario, Canada.

A Timeline of Palliative Care Policy and Practice in British Columbia Report summarizing the development of palliative care services in British Columbia, Canada, highlighting how it has been shaped...

Too Little, Too Late: How we fail vulnerable Canadians as they die and what to do about it For most Canadians, good palliative care is still not a given, despite its many proven benefits that add up to a longer,...

Transforming the Way We Die Article highlighting the essence of palliative care.

Valuing Caregiving and Caregivers: Family Caregivers in the Integrated Approach to Palliative Care Discussion paper prepared as part of The Way Forward Integration Project