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Pain

Pain in Older People Part of the "Oxford Pain Management Library”, this book is a concise companion for healthcare professionals who manage older...

Palliation of End-stage Heart Disease: Three Things You Need to Know Evidenced-based powerpoint presentation addressing symptom management, prognostication/goals of care, and palliative care...

Pharmacological management of chronic neuropathic pain: revised consensus statement from the Canadian Pain Society Published in Pain & Research Management, Volume 19, Number 6, November/December 2014. Available online free access.

A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients, 2nd ed. A guide for primary care physicians, general internists, oncologists, and other health care providers who wish to provide...

Radiotherapy Fractionation for the Palliation of Uncomplicated Painful Bone Metastases This clinical practice guideline reviews clinical evidence re: the use of radiotherapy in treating painful bone metastasis...

Refractory Symptoms and Palliative Sedation Therapy Guideline This guideline provides recommendations for the ongoing assessment and symptom management of adult patients (age 19 years...

Safe disposal of fentanyl patches This page on the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia website, offers helpful information to patients, family members...

Shaare Zedek Cancer Pain and Palliative Care Reference Database Welcome to the Shaare Zedek Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine Reference Database. This is provided as a public service,...

Sublingual Fentanyl Citrate Calgary Region Palliative Care Program produced this protocol for the purpose of effectively managing severe incident pain.

Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care, 3rd ed. This pocket-sized handbook for palliative care professionals presents decision algorithms for assessment and management of...

Radiation skin reactions

Spinal cord compression - see Palliative care emergencies

Swallowing

Wounds

Sedation for Palliative Purposes – Evidence Informed Practice Tool This guideline provides recommendations for adult and pediatric clinical practice when Sedation for Palliative Purposes is...

Sedation for Palliative Purposes Guideline – PowerPoint Presentation This is the PowerPoint presentation that outlines details of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority guideline on Sedation...

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Guidelines for Discharge Planning for First Nations Patients Returning to Home Community for Palliative Care The Palliative Care Program of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has developed " Guidelines for Discharge Planning...

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