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Advance care planning / Decision making

Assessment tools

Clinical practice guidelines

Communication

Complementary therapies

Critical care

Culture

Diseases

Dying at home

Education

Ethics

Evidence databases

Grief and bereavement

Health care directives / Living wills - see Advanced care planning

Hospice and palliative care

Indigenous people

Interdisciplinary practice

International

Long term care

Medication reference guides

Other

Palliative care emergencies

Pediatrics

Professional associations

Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada The mission of the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada is to improve the health of Aboriginal people, by supporting Aboriginal...

African Palliative Care Association This organization seeks to support and advance the presence, role and operations of palliative care across the continent...

Alberta Licensed Practical Nurses Competency Profile - 3rd Edition (2015) This site outlines the Alberta LPN Competency Profile including palliative care competencies.

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) AAHPM is an organization of physicians and other medical professionals dedicated to excellence in palliative medicine, the...

Bereavement Ontario Network Bereavement Ontario Network is a diverse group of organizations and individuals throughout the province that work in the...

Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology Established in 1984, the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology/Association canadienne des infirmieres en oncologie (CANO/ACIO)...

The Canadian Pain Society This site provides an overview of the purpose of this society, including their newsletters and professional activities.

Canadian Palliative Care Nursing Association (CPCNA) Established in January 2021, the CPCNA represents nurses from across Canada who integrate or specialize in providing palliative...

Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) is the national voice of pharmacists committed to the advancement of...

Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians The Society will promote the highest quality of end-of-life care by physicians in Canada.