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Protecting the wellbeing of nurses providing end-of-life care
Caring for the rising numbers of patients dying in hospital increases the emotional labour of nurses, and requires coping techniques to manage stress and avoid burnout.Canada’s aging population is on the rise, but we don’t have the resources to match
The world’s population is aging, and so is ours. This decade, Canada is projected to join the ranks of other superaged countries such as Italy and […]Effectiveness of a holistic capacity-building program for volunteers in community-based end-of-life care
Despite the importance of volunteers in end-of-life care (EoLC), ways to empower their engagement therein remain unclear. The aim of our study was to examine the […]When the mind gives out before the machine
A pacemaker has kept my father’s heart beating into his 90s, but dementia prevents him from remembering or fully enjoying his long life. Would he have […]
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.