Advance Care Planning Day – Speak Up!
Advance Care Planning Day in Canada, and National Healthcare Decisions Day in the USA, is quickly approaching. On April 16, 2016, it’s time to speak up – and have discussions with friends and family members about your wishes for end-of-life. Life and Death Matters created Care Planning Cookies, edible cookies with a message inside, each one […]
What’s in a name? Why conceptual clarity about “a palliative approach” is important
Guest post by authors Pat Porterfield, Kelli Stajduhar, Rick Sawatzky, and Cara Pearson of iPANEL. A recently published article by the iPANEL team is the focus of this blog post. The goal of this research was to clarify the meaning of a “palliative approach” to healthcare for people who have chronic advancing life-limiting conditions. Read […]
“I don’t have time for this!” – A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Your Parents and Yourself
Guest blog post by Katherine Arnup – life coach, speaker, and a retired Carleton University professor. Author of the award-winning book Education for Motherhood, a history of advice for mothers, she has pioneered studies on the diversity of family life. In her latest book, “I don’t have time for this!” A Compassionate Guide to Caring for […]
iPanel – Conceptual foundations of a palliative approach: a knowledge synthesis
Over the past few years I have cited the iPANEL research (Initiative for a Palliative Approach in Nursing: Evidence and Leadership) as one of the most important research projects in hospice and palliative care today. Today the iPANEL team announced the publication of their latest article – Conceptual foundations of a palliative approach: a knowledge […]
