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A Cultural Competence Guide for Health Care Professionals (Nova Scotia) Guideline developed in Nova Scotia for professionals.

A Dictionary of Patients’ Spiritual and Cultural Values for Healthcare Professionals A general guide meant to describe beliefs and practices generally found within a particular cultural or religious group.

A Search for Solutions: A Gathering on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples This document highlights the experience of First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) people around accessing palliative and end...

Advanced Care Planning This brochure was prepared by the Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities research project and intended to...

African American Grief By capturing stories and observing practices, the authors reveal how racism affects quality of life, the manner and rate...

African American Outreach Guide Free online outreach guides for health care providers to enhance access and palliative care in these diverse communities.

BC Cancer Agency Resource Guide for Chinese Cancer Patients This bilingual (English / Chinese) resource was developed by the BC Cancer Agency to assist Chinese speaking families in...

Being Mortal Gawande presents a detailed, but highly readable history of how the meaning of death has changed over the past fifty or sixty...

Canada’s most Vulnerable: Improving health care for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis seniors This report highlights some of the challenges and disparities in health care for Aboriginal communities and more specifically...

Canadian Association for Spiritual Care The Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) is a national multifaith organization which is committed to the professional...