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Who provides care in the last year of life? A description of care networks of community-dwelling older adults in the Netherlands
Home-based care networks differ in size and composition, but little is known about the characteristics of care networks for those nearing the end of their lives.The final call: how to talk about death
An often used metaphor for the end of life, the pop-up Departure Lounge in Lewisham was designed to encourage passersby to examine what it means to […]Most GPs have too little time to discuss end-of-life care
Nearly three quarters of GPs have too little time to discuss end of life care with patients – and only just over half feel comfortable doing […]Minister Petitpas Taylor announces funding to help strengthen palliative care
Three organizations that focus on palliative care will receive more than $4.5 million in funding.
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.