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As a queer person, COVID-19 made me realize I need to start end-of-life planning
On the freezer door in my kitchen, there’s an index card held in place with a bright red magnet. In bold, black letters, I’ve written an […]Communication of advance care planning decisions: a retrospective cohort study of documents in general practice
The aim of this study was to identify the proportion of people who died in hospital without an advance care plan and how many of these […]Helping Sault and area’s frail, elderly patients one priority of new Ontario Health Team
Team composed of multiple agencies; also hopes to provide care outside hospital emergency department.A pilot evaluation of the strengthening of a palliative approache in long-term care (SPA-LTC) program
Despite increased annual mortality in long-term care (LTC) homes, research has shown that care of dying residents and their families is currently suboptimal in these settings. […]
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.