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- A Caregiver’s Guide: A Handbook about End of Life Care
- A Palliative Approach to Care in Ontario
- A Palliative Approach to Care in the Last 12 Months of Life – RNAO
- Abbey Pain Scale For the Non–Communicative Person
- Acute Care Setting (Video 2019, 6m44s)
- Community Setting (Video 2019, 6m02s)
- Long Term Care Setting (Video 2019, 8m57s
- About Pediatric Pain Assessment Scales
- Advance Care Planning in Ontario
- ALS (Multidisciplinary Care)
- A Palliative Approach to Care in the Last 12 Months of Life (2020)
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- Bereavement Debriefing Session for Health Care Staff – CVH
- Basic Symptom Control in Paediatric Palliative Care – Rainbows Children’s Hospice Guidelines (Edition 9.5, 2016)
- BCCDC COVID-19 Guide for Inclusive Language for Written and Digital Content
- BODE Index
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- Canadian Frailty Network
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): A Decision Aid for Patients and their Families
- Resuscitation: A Decision-Making Guide for Patients, Families, and Caregivers
- Caregiver Connections Facebook Group – Waterloo Wellington
- Caregiver Education & Resource Modules – HPCO
- Caring Across Cultures – Multicultural Considerations in Palliative Care
- Center for Loss & Life Transition
- CHESS & Personal Severity Index (PSI) RAI MDS Outcome Scales
- Chronic Non–Cancer Pain
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Collaborative Care Plans – Condensed Version – CCO
- Comfort Care – A Guide for Caregivers
- Comfort Control Graph
- Communication Tips for Clinicians Caring for Older Adults Experiencing Delirium – RGP
- Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Instrument Tool
- CAM (Instructional Video 2020, 7m22s)
- COPD
- COPD Assessment Test (CAT)
- COVID-19: Mental Health and Wellbeing – CMHA
- COVID-19 Guide for Inclusive Language for Written and Digital Content
- CRIES Instrument
- Cultivating Professional Resilience – Supporting Individual and Organizational Flourishing – SCC
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- Death in LTC
- Dementia Observational System (DOS) Tool
- Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Confirmation Form
- Doloplus-2 Scale
- Domains of Issues – Whole Person Care
- Domains of Issues Worksheet – Fillable
- Dyspnea
- Changing Positions: Sitting to Standing (Instructional Video 2011, 2m37s)
- Managing an Acute Episode of SOB (Instructional Video 2011, 5m59s)
- Managing SOB (Instructional Video 2011, 5m10s)
- Respiratory Muscle Exercises (Instructional Video 2011, 12m47s)
- Shortness of Breath When Climbing Stairs (Instructional Video 2011, 2m16s)
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- Early Identification & Assessment
- Early Identification & Prognostic Indicator Guide – Waterloo Wellington
- Medscape CME Surprise Question (Module & Quiz 2019, 15m)
- Early Identification and Assessment of Needs – HQO Quality Standard: 1
- Early Identification & Prognostic Indicator Guide – Waterloo Wellington
- Education
- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- HPC Courses and Conferences
- Paediatric Pain Curriculum for Health Care Providers – Online – Hospital for Sick Children
- Paediatric Project ECHO interactive webinars – Hospital for Sick Children
- Emotional and Psychological Challenges Faced by Frontline Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic – CPA
- End of Life and After Death Care Considerations
- End-of-Life Care During the Last Days and Hours (2011)
- End Stage Renal Failure
- End–Of–Life (EOL) Medication Order Set for LTC Symptom Management Guideline – Waterloo Wellington
- End–of–Life Care During the Last Days and Hours, 2011
- Equianalgesic Dosing Chart
- ESAS-r Tool
- Administrative Manual
- Graph
- Instructional Video (2017, 51m55s)
- Printable Symptom Diary (Printable)
- Translations
- Evidence Based Management Tools (Edmonton)
- Expected Death in The Home (EDITH) Guideline (March 2018) – Waterloo Wellington
- Edith Form – Waterloo Wellington
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- Goals of Care
- Grief & Loss/Bereavement Supports – Waterloo and Wellington
- Grief, Mental Health and Addiction Services for Healthcare Workers – Wellness Quick Reference Guide – Waterloo Wellington
- Guidelines for Developing a Pain Management Program, 2007
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- Health Care Consent and ACP Planning in Ontario –HPCO
- Health Care Worker Support Line – HPCO
- Heart Failure Palliative Approach to Care (HeFPAC): A Guide for Nurses
- Here 24/7 – Addictions, Mental Health & Crisis Services Waterloo – Wellington
- Here4Help
- Here4Help Waterloo Wellington – CMHA
- Honoring Grief and Increasing Resiliency – CLRI
- How to Prevent and Support Delirium in an Older Adult in Hospital or a Care Home, When You Can’t Visit in Person – RGP
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- Intranasal Medication Administration
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Resources – Public Health Ontario
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Core Competencies Online Learning – for health care providers – Public Health Ontario
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- Joint Position Statement: The Palliative Approach to Care and the Role of the Nurse – CHPCA and CNA, and, CHPC–NG
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- Ketamine – Ketamine Self–Learning Package for Community Nurses – Waterloo Wellington
- Ketamine – Palliative Care Community Protocol for Ketamine Administration – Waterloo Wellington
- Kidsgrief.ca (for children and teens)
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- Learn How to Facilitate Well-Being Debriefings within Your Organization – CAPC
- Learn More About Delirium – Vancouver Island Health Authority
- Legacy Activities
- Links and Connections
- Livingmyculture.ca
- Livingoutloud.life (for teens and young adults)
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- Mental Health Supports for Healthcare Workers – Ontario West
- Mindfulness Supports for a Better Sleep – Mindfulness Exercises
- mMRC Dyspnea Scale
- Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care, 2013 – CHPCA
- Mygrief.ca
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- Non–Communicating Pain Checklist
- Non-Pharmacological End of Life (EOL) Symptom Management Reference Tool for LTCHs During COVID-19
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- Ontario Palliative Care Competency Framework
- Ontario Renal Network: Palliative Care Tools
- Opioid Rotation Calculation
- Opioid–Induced Sedation Scale
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- PAINAD (For the Non–Communicative Person)
- Pain Assessment in the Patient Unable to Self–report
- Pain Assessment Tool
- Pain Intensity Scale Translations (21 Languages)
- Pain Pump Resources
- Palliative Care Emergencies – Identifying and Managing: Crisis…. what crisis? (Webinar 2018, 46m21s)
- Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework
- Palliative Care Intraspinal (Neuraxial) Analgesia Community Self Learning Package – Waterloo Wellington
- Palliative Care Programs in LTC
- Palliative Care Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
- Palliative Performance Scale (PPS v2) – Victoria Hospice
- Instructions & Definitions
- PPS (Instructional Video .mp4) – Waterloo Wellington
- Palliative Sedation Therapy (PST) Protocol – Waterloo Wellington
- Pediatric Palliative Communication Tool
- Pediatric: CaringTogether.Life – Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Person–Centred Decision Making
- Printable Symptom Diary – Canadian Virtual Hospice
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- Quality Standards in Palliative Care – HQO
- FAQ – Health Quality Ontario (HQO) Quality Standards for Palliative Care: Care for Adults with a Progressive, Life-Limiting Illness
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- Referrals – Waterloo Wellington
- HPC Consultation Services – What We Do
- Pre-Consultation Workup Form
- Learn more about our Palliative Nurse Consultant Documentation Policy & Processes.
- Pre-Consultation Workup Form
- Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS)
- Waterloo Wellington Integrated Hospice Palliative Care Referral and Intake Process
- HPC Consultation Services – What We Do
- Resilience Support Toolkit – HHS
- Resuscitation – A Decision-Making Guide for Patients, Families, and Caregivers
- RNAO LTC Support Group: Connecting Families
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- SBAR
- SBORS – for use by PSWs
- Self Care Strategies During Coronavirus
- Serious Illness Conversation Guide – Ariadne Labs
- Short videos teach family caregivers hands-on care skills – Caregiver Exchange Organization
- Spikes and Class Protocols
- Spiritual Care
- Screening for the Spiritual Needs of Palliative Patients and their Families and Caregivers – Waterloo Wellington
- About the Screening Tool – Waterloo Wellington
- Spiritual Care Postcard
- Spiritual Care One-Pager
- Doing a Spiritual Assessment – Video (2012, 5m4s)
- FICA Spiritual Assessment Tool
- Screening for the Spiritual Needs of Palliative Patients and their Families and Caregivers – Waterloo Wellington
- Staying Resilient During a Pandemic – Headington Institute
- Suggestions and Strategies for Isolating Residents – OMA/RNAO/AdvantAge
- Supporting Staff Through a Pandemic: A toolkit for Congregate Care Settings (WWIPHC, CHMA, HPC)
- Communication, Grief, Mindfulness
- Symptom Assessment Acronym (OPQRSTUV) – Fraser Health
- Symptom Management Tools – CCO
- Symptom Response Kit (SRK) Guideline (Updated for COVID-19) – Waterloo Wellington
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- 30-Minute Drop-in Mindfulness Sessions – Pause 4 Providers
- Three Steps to Coping with Anything (including COVID 19)
- Telepractice Guideline – CNO
- Tip of the Month – HPC Consultation Services
- Tips for health-care workers: Coping at work and at home during COVID-19
- Treating Patients with Serious Illness and a Limited Prognosis
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- Understanding Professional Grief: Help Starts Here – NASW
- Virtual Care
- Telepractice Guideline – CNO
- Telehealth Etiquette Toolkit – CAPC (US)
- Virtual Care – OntarioMD
- Virtual Palliative Care Options – Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)
- Digital Standards in Health Care – OH
- Digital and Virtual Care Services – OH
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- Wellness Together Canada
- Wellness Quick Reference Guide– WW Grief, Mental Health and Addiction Services for Healthcare Workers
- When Someone Dies (pamphlet) – Grand River Hospital
- When Someone Is Dying (pamphlet) – HPC Consultation Services
- Community: Regular (.pdf) /Large Print (.pdf)
- Hospice: Regular (.pdf) / Large Print (.pdf)
- Hospital: Regular (.pdf) / Large Print (.pdf)
- Long-Term Care: Regular (.pdf) / Large Print (.pdf)
