Home » Posts tagged with» Palliative care By EvidenceNetwork.ca on January 26, 2018 Health , Lifestyle , Opinion
Why you should start talking early to your family and friends about your wishes, and some tools to help you get the conversation started
0 236 Why you should start talking early to your family and friends about your wishes, and some tools to help you get the conversation started
By Mike Robinson on December 17, 2017 Featured Story , Lifestyle , Opinion
Bruce Webster defined how best to live life: with respect, humour, physical and intellectual rigour, and a willingness to take risks
0 236 Bruce Webster defined how best to live life: with respect, humour, physical and intellectual rigour, and a willingness to take risks
By Donna Thomson on July 13, 2017 Health , Lifestyle , Opinion
Acute Care for Elders (ACE) is designed to treat elderly patients in a way that respects their abilities and limitations, speeds healing and promotes safe discharges home
0 236 Acute Care for Elders (ACE) is designed to treat elderly patients in a way that respects their abilities and limitations, speeds healing and promotes safe discharges home
By EvidenceNetwork.ca on June 17, 2016 Featured Story , Health , Opinion
Older Canadians endure the tyranny of public institutions that decide the level of home care provided and even when they should leave home
0 236 HEBERT: Why we need a publicly funded insurance program for home care and long-term care
By Louise McEwan on February 3, 2016 Crime , Featured Story , Health , Lifestyle , Politics/Law
Canadians need quality, accessible palliative care, not a quick end to life
0 236 MCEWAN: Canadians need quality, accessible palliative care, not a quick end to life
By EvidenceNetwork.ca on December 24, 2015 Featured Story , Health , Opinion
People who have end of life conversations with their doctors and family members are much more likely to be satisfied with their care
0 236 HOWARD: People who have end of life conversations with their doctors and family members are much more likely to be satisfied with their care
By EvidenceNetwork.ca on December 21, 2015 Featured Story , Health , Opinion
Providing comfort care should be the first priority for those nearing the end
0 236 DOWNAR, MUSCEDERE: Providing comfort care should be the first priority for those nearing the end
By Gary Slywchuk on May 20, 2015 Featured Story , Health , Opinion , Politics/Law
For anyone wondering why physician-hastened death makes disabled people feel vulnerable, wonder no more
0 236 CHOCHINOV: For anyone wondering why physician-hastened death makes disabled people feel vulnerable, wonder no more
By Louise McEwan on March 1, 2015 Featured Story , Health , Lifestyle , Opinion
It is false to equate suffering arising from disease, illness or disability with a loss of dignity
0 236 EVERYDAY THEOLOGY: It is false to equate suffering arising from disease, illness or disability with a loss of dignity
By Barry Cooper on February 27, 2015 Crime , Featured Story , Health , Lifestyle , Opinion , Politics/Law
Supreme Court’s assisted-suicide decision a perversion of human rights
0 236 COOPER: Supreme Court’s assisted-suicide decision a perversion of human rights