Palliative Care Philosophies & Provincial Program Orientation
• Palliative Care Philosophies & Provincial Program Orientation Handbook [PDF]
- Palliative Care Philosophies & Provincial Program Orientation Presentation (1 hour, 13 minutes) [VIDEO]
ESAS-r (Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-revised)
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ESAS Graph [PDF]
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ESAS-r Quick Guide Presentation - Download [PPTX]
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ESAS-r Patient Education (brochure) [PDF]
ESAS-r Videos
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Acute Care ESAS-r Education (44:42) [VIDEO]
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Home Care ESAS-r Education (52: 36) [VIDEO]
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How to complete an ESAS (5:42) [VIDEO]
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Long-Term Care ESAS-r Education (1:30:16) [VIDEO]
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MIH/IEMS ESAS-r Education (1:01:35) [VIDEO]
Administrative Forms and Templates
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Goals of Care Form [PDF] French [PDF]
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Health Care Directive Form (Bilingual) [PDF]
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Notification of Expected Death in the Home (EDITH) Form [PDF]
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Brief Pain Inventory Self Report [PDF] (The Ottawa Hospital)
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Provincial Integrated Palliative Care Program (PIPCP) Client Referral Form [PDF]
Educational Presentations
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Module 3 - Project: Early Integration of Palliative Care [PDF]
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Module 4 - Palliative Care Algorithm: Step 1: IDENTIFY [PDF]
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Module 6 - Palliative Care Algorithm: Step 3: PLAN/MANAGE [PDF]
Caring4Caregivers Palliative Care Program
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Caring4Caregivers YLD Presentation (1:10:59) [VIDEO]
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Help4Helpers YLD Presentation (1:21:36) [VIDEO]
Guides and Toolkits
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A Guide to Advance Care Planning - It's about having a say in your health care [PDF]
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BC Guidelines [PDF]
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Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
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Palliative Approach to Care Algorithm [PDF] NEW
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Palliative Care Ruler [PDF]
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The Way Forward National Framework: A Roadmap for the Integrated Palliative Approach to Care [PDF]
Serious Illness Conversation
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Four Questions to Start Serious Illness Conversations with your Health Care Provider (Choosing Wisely Canada) [PDF]
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Four Questions to Start Serious Illness Conversations with your Patients (Choosing Wisely Canada) [PDF]
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Serious Illness Conversation Guide (Choosing Wisely Canada) [PDF]
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Serious Illness Care Program - Reference Guide for Clinicians [PDF]
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Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT™) [PDF]
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Talking about your illness with loved ones and caregivers [PDF]
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Time to Talk: Serious Illness Conversations (Choosing Wisely Canada) [PDF]
Bulletins/Brochures/Booklets
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Child and Teen Grief (booklet) [PDF]
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Just Ask: Talking to patients and families about Advance Care Planning [PDF]
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Making Informed Decisions About CPR (booklet) [PDF]
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Paramedics Providing Palliative Care at Home (brochure) [PDF]
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Provincial Integrated Palliative Care (brochure) [PDF]
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The Healing Journey - Help for the Bereaved (booklet) [PDF]
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What You Need To Know (Book 1): Practical Considerations [PDF]
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What You Need To Know (Book 2): Physical and Emotional Considerations [PDF]
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Why should you encourage Advance Care planning conversations? [PDF]
Links
Downloadable Apps and Book Materials
COVID-19
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Symptom management guideline for end of life care of people with COVID-19 (BC Centre for Palliative Care)
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Help with Breathing Decision Aid [PDF] (Respecting Choices)
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End-of-life Care in the ED for the Patient Imminently Dying of a Highly Transmissible Acute Respiratory Infection (Such as COVID-19) (US National Library of Medicine)
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Palliative Care - COVID-19 Resources (Respecting Choices)
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Provincial Clinical Knowledge Topic - Palliative Sedation, Adult - All Locations (Alberta Health Services) [PDF]