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Goals of care conversations don’t fit in a box – hospice staff experiences and perceptions of advance care planning quality measurement
With rising concerns about quality of care in hospice, federal agencies recently began mandating quality measurement in hospice, including measures of Advance Care Planning (ACP).Extent and predictors of decision regret among informal caregivers making decisions for a loved one – a systematic review
Informal caregivers often serve as decision makers for dependent or vulnerable individuals facing health care decisions. Decision regret is one of the most prevalent outcomes reported […]November 17th observes National Bereavement Day 2020 in Canada
Grief and bereavement support is an essential element of all care at the end of one’s life.Prognostic value of the Surprise Question for one-year mortality in older patients: a prospective multicenter study in acute geriatric and cardiology units
To determine the prognostic value of the Surprise Question (SQ) in older persons.
Research has shown most frail elderly patients want to maintain quality of life rather than prolong it, however the use of invasive life-sustaining technologies in this population has been increasing. iCAN-ACP is a new $2.7 million national study that aims to narrow the gap between the care that frail elderly Canadians want and the care that they receive by testing ways to improve advance care planning conversations between patients, families and health professionals.
iCAN ACP
$2.7 million national study
iCAN-ACP is a new $2.7 million national study that aims to narrow the gap between the care that frail elderly Canadians want and the care that they receive by testing ways to improve advance care planning conversations between patients, families and health professionals. Project team members will engage elderly Canadians and their family members along with clinicians, and health care organizations to implement and evaluate a suite of tools to support advance care planning, a process for reflecting on and communicating wishes for future health care.