New dimensions in palliative care: a palliative approach to …. final illness in older people
Article by Linda J Kristjanson, Christine Toye and Sky Dawson published in 2003, cites the importance of a palliative approach when caring for those with neurodegenerative diseases as well as elderly people dying from diseases other than cancer. “A palliative care approach has much to offer people in the advanced stages of neurodegenerative diseases, as […]
Dr. Bernard Lapointe – Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide
Dr Bernard Lapointe spoke at the CHPCA conference on advocacy. He used the Quebec experience with Bill C384 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity) regarding Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide. His presentation was followed by Sharon Baxter, ED for CHPCA. Sharon summarized her key concerns: Before legalizing either procedure, […]
Sustainable Funerals, workshop in Richmond BC, Aug 31st
Funeral Services Association of BC is sponsoring what appears to be an excellent workshop with Char Barrett on Sustainable Funerals. As I read the outline (see below), I see topics that have concerned me for years, topics that I have heard discussed by patients, families, and colleagues. I wish I could attend, but will be […]
Advance Care Planning Day
Preparedness takes on new meanings depending, among other things, on our daily lives, family circumstances, and global issues… During my childrearing years, an apparently simple but forever difficult planning decision was “what am I going to cook for dinner”. Before going on an annual “honeymoon” the practical question was “who is going to take care […]
