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January 20, 2020
Protecting the wellbeing of nurses providing end-of-life care
https://www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-care/protecting-the-wellbeing-of-nurses-providing-end-of-life-care-13-01-2020/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.
January 20, 2020
Canada’s aging population is on the rise, but we don’t have the resources to match
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-its-not-the-same-old-story-canadas-aging-population-is-on-the-rise/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 […]
January 20, 2020
Effectiveness of a holistic capacity-building program for volunteers in community-based end-of-life care
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1049731519898530Despite 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 […]
January 13, 2020
When the mind gives out before the machine
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-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 […]
January 13, 2020
Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients and families in hospice and palliative care: perspectives of the palliative care team
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jpm.2019.0542Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients fear being open about their identities, not receiving equal or safe treatment, and having their family and surrogates disrespected […]
January 13, 2020
Influence of clinical context on interpretation and use of an advance care planning policy: a qualitative study
http://cmajopen.ca/content/8/1/E9.fullThe objective of this study was to explore perspectives from patients and clinicians in 4 clinical settings to understand how context influences interpretation and application of […]