May 25, 2020
Tara Shannon answers: what does songwriting have to do with care planning?
https://theogm.com/2020/05/22/tara-shannon-answers-what-does-songwriting-have-to-do-with-care-planning/Canadian award-winning singer and songwriter Tara Shannon has released a new single called ‘Say’ in partnership with Advance Care Planning in Canada to support the #SpeakUp […]
May 25, 2020
Implementing volunteer-navigation for older persons with advanced chronic illness (Nav-CARE): a knowledge to action study
https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-020-00578-1Nav-CARE is a volunteer-led intervention designed to build upon strategic directions in palliative care: a palliative approach to care, a public health/compassionate community approach to care, […]
May 25, 2020
LGBTQ seniors: Poor communication, discrimination and lack of training contribute to inequality in palliative care
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-lgbtq-seniors-poor-discrimination-lack.htmlHealthcare staff may not know how to meet an LGBT patient’s unique needs.
May 19, 2020
Canada’s Evolving Medicare: End-of-Life Care
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0825859720924169A challenging issue in contemporary Canadian Medicare is the evolution of end-of-life care.