June 1, 2020
Exploring patient-reported barriers to advance care planning in family practice (C. Bernard, A. Tan, M. Slaven, D. Elston, D. Heyland, M. Howard)
https://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-020-01167-0Although patient-centred care has become increasingly important across all medical specialties, when it comes to end of life care, research has shown that treatments ordered are […]
June 1, 2020
Safely Caring for Older Adults with Non-COVID-19 Conditions at Home
http://www.ihi.org/communities/blogs/safely-caring-for-older-adults-with-non-covid-19-conditions-at-home?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=5_Items&utm_campaign=2020_TW_Test&utm_content=Older_Adults&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9RyTyGMEf5p3VHxPtC4PklNGVgkQTfZ2PEzX-d_mX-_mydPG3B2pjDYBKDL44e9bDizT38cpOdhP7zKAjg5ubKuITrGgSdd4DK8iCGrWa2uBFXj2w&_hsmi=88057276Since older adults are at highest risk for severe disease and death from COVID-19, it is critical to keep them away from where they could be […]
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, […]