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'I am part of the community but...' The changing context of rural living for persons with advanced cancer and their families. Academic Article
0-7-21 hypofractionated palliative radiotherapy: an effective treatment for advanced head and neck cancers Academic Article
A Call for Integrated and Coordinated Palliative Care Academic Article
A Comparison of Elderly Patients with Aggressive Histology Lymphoma who Were Entered or Not Entered on to a Randomized Phase II Trial Academic Article
A Comparison of Support Needs Between Rural and Urban Family Caregivers Providing Palliative Care Academic Article
A Family Booklet About Comfort Care in Advanced Dementia: Three-Country Evaluation Academic Article
A Formal Palliative Care Service Improves the Quality of Care in Patients with Stage IV Cancer and Bowel Obstruction Academic Article
A Little Help from My Friends: Social Support in Palliative Rehabilitation Academic Article
A Method to Enhance Student Teams in Palliative Care: Piloting the McMaster-Ottawa Team Observed Structured Clinical Encounter Academic Article
A Patient Care Travelling Record for Palliative Care: A Feasibility Study Academic Article
A Phase II Trial of Erlotinib and Concurrent Palliative Thoracic Radiation for Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Academic Article
A Reliability and Validity Study of the McMaster Quality of Life Scale (MQLS) for a Palliative Population Academic Article
A Retrospective Review of the Frequency of Infections and Patterns of Antibiotic Utilization on a Palliative Care Unit Academic Article
A Review of Quality of Care Evaluation for the Palliation of Dyspnea Academic Article
A Review of the Essential Components of Quality Palliative Care in the Home Academic Article
A Scoping Review to Map Empirical Evidence Regarding Key Domains and Questions in the Clinical Pathway of Delirium in Palliative Care Academic Article
A Shared Care Model Pilot for Palliative Home Care in A Rural Area: Impact on Symptoms, Distress, and Place of Death Academic Article
A Survey of PDA Use by Palliative Medicine Practitioners Academic Article
A Systematic Review of Postgraduate Palliative Care Curricula Academic Article
A Technology-Enabled Solution to Manage Referrals to Hospice and Palliative Care Beds: The Ottawa SMART System as a Case Study Academic Article
A Thematic Review of the Spirituality Literature within Palliative Care Academic Article
A bedside food cart as an alternate food service for acute and palliative oncological patients Academic Article
A comparative analysis of potential spatio-temporal access to palliative care services in two Canadian provinces Academic Article
A generative response to palliative service capacity in Canada Academic Article
A prospective analysis of high-dose-rate endobronchial brachytherapy in the palliation of obstructive symptoms in lung cancer patients: A single-institution experience Academic Article
A prospective study validating the EORTC QLQ-BM22 bone metastases module in patients with painful bone metastases undergoing palliative radiotherapy Academic Article
A retrospective analysis of the relationship between changes in serum PSA, palliative response and survival following systemic treatment in a Canadian randomized trial for symptomatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer Academic Article
A single fraction for all, or an argument for fractionation tailored to fit the needs of each individual patient with bone metastases? Academic Article
A survey of Canadian cancer patients’ perspectives on the characteristics and treatment of breakthrough pain Academic Article
A systematic review of integrative clinical trials for supportive care in pediatric oncology: a report from the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, T&CM collaborative Academic Article
Access to palliative care by disease trajectory: a population-based cohort of Ontario decedents Academic Article
Accessing out-of-hours care following implementation of the GMS contract: an observational study Academic Article
Acrylic spinal fusion Academic Article
Acupuncture, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and laser therapy in chronic pain. Academic Article
Acute neuropsychiatric findings in a patient receiving fentanyl for cancer pain Academic Article
Acute pain and pain control: State of the art Academic Article
Adapting the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale(LCSS) to mesothelioma Academic Article
Adding external beam to intra-luminal brachytherapy improves palliation in obstructive squamous cell oesophageal cancer: A prospective multi-centre randomized trial of the International Atomic Energy Agency Academic Article
Advance care planning, palliative care, and end-of-life care interventions for homeless people: A systematic review Academic Article
Altruism, doctors, and the art of medicine Academic Article
An Analysis of Documents Guiding Palliative Care in Five Canadian Provinces Academic Article
An Evaluation of the Use of and Satisfaction with the Palliative Care Pain and Symptom Pocket Card Academic Article
An approach to dyspnea in cancer patients Academic Article
An interdisciplinary palliative rehabilitation intervention bolstering general self-efficacy to attenuate symptoms of depression in patients living with advanced cancer Academic Article
An international work exchange: better than a midlife crisis Academic Article
Analgesia induced by N-acetylserotonin in the central nervous system Academic Article
Antithrombotic therapy in children with venous thromboembolism Academic Article
Are Some Palliative Care Delivery Systems More Effective and Efficient than Others? A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies Academic Article
Are family medicine residents adequately trained to deliver palliative care? Academic Article
Are family physician visits and continuity of care associated with acute care use at end-of-life? A population-based cohort study of homecare cancer patients Academic Article
Are postbereavement research interviews distressing to carers? Lessons learned from palliative care research Academic Article
Assessing Palliative Care Content in Dementia Care Guidelines: A Systematic Review Academic Article
Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Should Not Be Practiced in Palliative Care Units Academic Article
Associations between physician home visits for the dying and place of death: A population-based retrospective cohort study Academic Article
Attitudes of Canadian Oncology Practitioners Toward Psychosocial Interventions in Clinical and Research Settings in Women With Breast Cancer Academic Article
Attitudes of oncologists towards palliative care and the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) at an Ontario cancer center in Canada Academic Article
Attitudes towards self-determination in health care. A general population survey in northern Sweden Academic Article
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor in the first year of life: the Canadian ATRT registry experience and review of the literature Academic Article
Availability and Use of Palliative Care and End-of-Life Services for Pediatric Oncology Patients Academic Article
Barriers and facilitators to optimal supportive end-of-life palliative care in long-term care facilities: a qualitative descriptive study of community-based and specialist palliative care physicians’ experiences, perceptions and perspectives Academic Article
Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Patients Who Have Advanced Heart Failure: Results of a Multicenter Survey of Hospital-Based Cardiology Clinicians Academic Article
Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients and Their Families Academic Article
Barriers to Referral for Palliative Radiotherapy by Physicians: A Systematic Review Academic Article
Barriers to providing palliative care in long-term care facilities. Academic Article
Baseline FACT-G score is a predictor of survival for advanced lung cancer Academic Article
Beyond Simple Planning: Existential Dimensions of Conversations With Patients at Risk of Dying From Heart Failure Academic Article
Biopsychosocial Approaches to the Treatment of Chronic Pain Academic Article
Bouveret Syndrome: When There Are No Options Academic Article
Bowel obstruction in recurrent gynecologic malignancies: Defining who will benefit from surgical intervention Academic Article
Broadening End-of-Life Comfort to Improve Palliative Care Practices in Long Term Care Academic Article
Building Primary Care Capacity in Palliative Care: Proceedings of an Interprofessional Workshop Academic Article
Building capacity in palliative care for personal support workers in long-term care through experiential learning Academic Article
Bus rounds for palliative care education in the community. Academic Article
Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults Academic Article
Cancer surveillance and control in adolescents—similarities and contrasts between Canada and the United States Academic Article
Capturing the Palliative Home Care Experience From Bereaved Caregivers Through Qualitative Survey Data: Toward Informing Quality Improvement Academic Article
Caregiving and its impact on families of the terminally ill Academic Article
Caregiving at the end of life: Perspectives from spousal caregivers and care recipients Academic Article
Case for Stopping Targeted Therapy When Lung Cancer Progresses on Treatment in Hospice-Eligible Patients Academic Article
Challenges facing palliative neurology practice: A qualitative analysis Academic Article
Challenges in clarifying goals of care in patients with advanced heart failure Academic Article
Characteristics of Referrals to an Inpatient Hospice and a Survey of General Practitioner Perceptions of Palliative Care Academic Article
Chemotherapy for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer previously treated with platinum--a systematic review of the evidence from randomized trials. Academic Article
Clinical Outcomes, Program Evolution, and Pulmonary Artery Growth in Single Ventricle Palliation Using Hybrid and Norwood Palliative Strategies Conference Paper
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Delirium Management: Potential Application in Palliative Care Academic Article
Clinical evaluation of a sustained release compared to a standard formulation of tiaprofenic acid (Surgam) in rheumatoid arthritis: a Canadian multicenter study. Academic Article
Clinical utility, factor analysis, and further validation of the memorial delirium assessment scale in patients with advanced cancer Academic Article
Collective soul: The spirituality of an interdisciplinary palliative care team Academic Article
Common care practices among effective community-based specialist palliative care teams: a qualitative study Academic Article
Community readiness and momentum: identifying and including community-driven variables in a mixed-method rural palliative care service siting model Academic Article
Compassionate communities: design and preliminary results of the experience of Vic (Barcelona, Spain) caring city Academic Article
Compassionate communities: end-of-life care as everyone's responsibility Academic Article
Complementary medicine: is it more acceptable in palliative care practice? Academic Article
Complex care needs of patients with late-stage HIV disease: A retrospective study Academic Article
Complexity Science and Palliative Care: Drawing from Complex Adaptive Systems Theories to Guide Our Successes Academic Article
Comprehensive metastatic lung cancer care must include palliative care Academic Article
Computerized tomographic simulation compared with clinical mark-up in palliative radiotherapy: A prospective study Academic Article
Concepts of pain sensation and its modulation. Academic Article
Condition-Specific Pamphlets to Improve End-of-life Communication in Long-term Care: Staff Perceptions on Usability and Use Academic Article
Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Constipation in Patients with Advanced, Progressive Illness Academic Article
Considering patient autonomy. Academic Article
Construction of a Parent-Derived Questionnaire to Measure End-of-Life Care After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
Coordination of palliative cancer care in the community: “unfinished business” Academic Article
Correlates of Health Status for Family Caregivers in Bereavement Academic Article
Cost-effectiveness analysis when the WTA is greater than the WTP Academic Article
Critically examining diversity in end-of-life family caregiving: implications for equitable caregiver support and Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit Academic Article
Cultural influences on palliative family caregiving: service recommendations specific to the Vietnamese in Canada Academic Article
Current issues with implementing a palliative approach in long-term care: Where do we go from here? Academic Article
Deaths from heart failure in general practice: implications for palliative care Academic Article
Decision Framework for Chemotherapeutic Interventions for Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Academic Article
Decompressive Tube Esophagostomy: A Forgotten Palliative Procedure? Academic Article
Defining patient-based minimal clinically important effect sizes: a study in palliative radiotherapy for painful unresectable pelvic recurrences from rectal cancer Academic Article
Defining priorities for improving end-of-life care in Canada Academic Article
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol may palliate altered chemosensory perception in cancer patients: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial Academic Article
Dementia in palliative care: a new era for the hospice Academic Article
Depression with Psychomotor Retardation: Diagnostic Challenges and the Use of Psychostimulants Academic Article
Description of a Tertiary Swiss University Hospital Palliative Population Based on the International Classification of Disease (ICD): A Retrospective Pilot Study Academic Article
Developing Navigation Competencies to Care for Older Rural Adults with Advanced Illness Academic Article
Developing a Living with Hope Program for Caregivers of Family Members with Advanced Cancer Academic Article
Developing palliative care programs in Indigenous communities using participatory action research: a Canadian application of the public health approach to palliative care Academic Article
Development and Evaluation of the Pain Assessment in the Communicatively Impaired (PACI) tool: part I Academic Article
Development of a practice tool for community-based nurses: The Heart Failure Palliative Approach to Care (HeFPAC) Academic Article
Dexamethasone in the prophylaxis of radiation-induced pain flare after palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial Academic Article
Differential impacts of care‐giving across three caregiver groups in C anada: end‐of‐life care, long‐term care and short‐term care Academic Article
Diode laser ablation of prostate and channel transurethral resection of prostate in patients with prostate cancer and bladder outlet obstruction symptoms. Academic Article
Disarmed complaints: Academic Article
Discordance between patients' stated values and treatment preferences for end-of-life care: results of a multicentre survey Academic Article
Do all ischemic stroke subtypes benefit from organized inpatient stroke care? Academic Article
Do family health clinics provide primary-level palliative care in Ontario and the eastern regions of Quebec? Academic Article
Does Increasing Home Care Nursing Reduce Emergency Department Visits at the End of Life? A Population-Based Cohort Study of Cancer Decedents Academic Article
Does early palliative identification improve the use of palliative care services? Academic Article
Does gynecologic malignancy predict likelihood of a tertiary palliative care unit hospital admission? A comparison of local, provincial and national death rates Academic Article
Double effect, double bind or double speak? Academic Article
Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit Academic Article
ESMO takes a stand on supportive and palliative care Academic Article
Early initiation of palliative care is associated with reduced late-life acute-hospital use: A population-based retrospective cohort study Academic Article
Economic (gross cost) analysis of systematically implementing a programme of advance care planning in three Irish nursing homes Academic Article
Education, Training, and Mentorship of Caregivers of Canadians Experiencing a Life-Limiting Illness Academic Article
Effect of Radiotherapy on Painful Bone Metastases Academic Article
Effect of bisphosphonates on pain and quality of life in patients with bone metastases Academic Article
Efficacy of Haloperidol in the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in the Palliative Patient Academic Article
End of life care for women with gynecologic cancers Academic Article
End-of-Life Care for Seniors: Contributions from a New Emerging Team Academic Article
End-of-life care for the critically ill: A national intensive care unit survey* Academic Article
Endobronchial brachytherapy for metastasis from extrapulmonary malignancies as an effective treatment for palliation of symptoms Academic Article
Endotracheal brachytherapy alone: An effective palliative treatment for tracheal tumors Academic Article
Enhancing family physician capacity to deliver quality palliative home care: an end-of-life, shared-care model. Academic Article
Ethical issues experienced during palliative care provision in nursing homes Academic Article
Ethical issues in palliative care for nursing homes: Development and testing of a survey instrument Academic Article
European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework for the use of sedation in palliative care Academic Article
Euthanasia's never an answer. Academic Article
Euthanasia. Academic Article
Evaluating Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit using a utilization-focused evaluation framework: Successful strategies and prerequisite conditions Academic Article
Evaluating Program Integration and the Rise in Collaboration: Case study of A Palliative Care Network Academic Article
Evaluating a Palliative Care Case Management Program for Cancer Patients: The Omega Life Program Academic Article
Evaluation of a Thromboprophylaxis Quality Improvement Project in a Palliative Care Unit Academic Article
Evaluation of a mentorship programme for specialist practitioners Academic Article
Evaluation of a specialized oncology nursing supportive care intervention in newly diagnosed breast and colorectal cancer patients following surgery: a cluster randomized trial Academic Article
Evaluation of the currency of the Davies and Oberle (1990) model of supportive care in specialist and specialised palliative care settings in England Academic Article
Exploring the therapeutic value of hope in palliative nursing Academic Article
External Spinal Skeletal Fixation in the Management of Back Pain Academic Article
Factors Associated With Knowledge and Comfort Providing Palliative Care: A Survey of Pediatricians in Mexico Academic Article
Factors Influencing the Use of Single vs Multiple Fractions of Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases: A 5-Year Review Academic Article
Family care of the Dying in the republic of Moldova: A Qualitative Study Academic Article
Feasibility Study of a Systematic Approach for Discontinuation of Multiple Medications in Older Adults Academic Article
Fentanyl by Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion for the Management of Cancer Pain Academic Article
Gender and age make no difference in the re-irradiation of painful bone metastases: A secondary analysis of the NCIC CTG SC.20 randomized trial Academic Article
Gender differences among Canadian spousal caregivers at the end of life Academic Article
Gender differences in pain and patient reported outcomes: a secondary analysis of the NCIC CTG SC. 23 randomized trial Academic Article
General practitioners perceptions on advance care planning for patients living with dementia Academic Article
Genetic biomarkers associated with changes in quality of life and pain following palliative radiotherapy in patients with bone metastases Academic Article
Genetic biomarkers associated with pain flare and dexamethasone response following palliative radiotherapy in patients with painful bone metastases Academic Article
Genetic biomarkers associated with response to palliative radiotherapy in patients with painful bone metastases Academic Article
Giving support and getting help: informal caregivers’ experiences with palliative care services Academic Article
Health Care Providers’ Perspectives About Working With Parents of Children With Cancer Academic Article
Health Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Pediatric Palliative Care Program Academic Article
Health system characteristics of quality care delivery: A comparative case study examination of palliative care for cancer patients in four regions in Ontario, Canada Academic Article
Health-Related Quality of Life in Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treated With Prednisone Alone or Mitoxantrone and Prednisone Academic Article
Healthcare use, costs and quality of life in patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving conservative management: results from a multi-centre observational study (PACKS) Academic Article
Heroin vs morphine for cancer pain? Academic Article
Hospitals, clinics, and palliative care units: Place-based experiences of formal healthcare settings by people experiencing structural vulnerability at the end-of-life Academic Article
How are physicians delivering palliative care? A population-based retrospective cohort study describing the mix of generalist and specialist palliative care models in the last year of life Academic Article
Humanistic care of the aged: the long term care perspective. Academic Article
Hypofractionated radiotherapy for the palliation of advanced pelvic malignancy Academic Article
INSPIRE (INvestigating Social and PractIcal suppoRts at the End of life): Pilot randomised trial of a community social and practical support intervention for adults with life-limiting illness Academic Article
Identifying educational needs in end-of-life care for staff and families of residents in care facilities Academic Article
Impact of community based, specialist palliative care teams on hospitalisations and emergency department visits late in life and hospital deaths: a pooled analysis Academic Article
Impact of specialized pediatric palliative care programs on communication and decision-making Academic Article
Impacts of care‐giving and sources of support: a comparison of end‐of‐life and non‐end‐of‐life caregivers in C anada Academic Article
Implementing the first regional hospice palliative care program in Ontario: the Champlain region as a case study Academic Article
Improving End-of-Life Communication and Decision Making: The Development of a Conceptual Framework and Quality Indicators Academic Article
Improving physician well-being: lessons from palliative care Academic Article
In patients receiving palliative care, risperidone or haloperidol increased delirium symptoms vs placebo Academic Article
Indicators Used to Assess the Impact of Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care: A Scoping Review Academic Article
Infection Management and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia Academic Article
Initiation of Chemotherapy in Cancer Patients with Poor Performance Status: A Population-Based Analysis Academic Article
Integrating Cancer Care Beyond the Hospital and Across the Cancer Pathway: A Patient-Centred Approach Academic Article
Integrating early palliative care into routine practice for patients with cancer: A mixed methods evaluation of the INTEGRATE Project Academic Article
Integrating the "New" with the "Traditional": An Innovative Education Model Academic Article
Inter-rater reliability of formally trained and self-trained raters using the Edmonton Functional Assessment Tool Academic Article
Is “Healthy Dying” a Paradox? Revisiting an Early Kastenbaum Challenge Academic Article
Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery Academic Article
Launching a palliative care homepage: the Edmonton experience Academic Article
Living and dying with heart failure in long-term care: experiences of residents and their family members Academic Article
Living with Hope: Initial Evaluation of a Psychosocial Hope Intervention for Older Palliative Home Care Patients Academic Article
Location of colon cancer (right-sided versus left-sided) as a prognostic factor and a predictor of benefit from cetuximab in NCIC CO.17 Academic Article
Loss of relationship: a qualitative study of families and healthcare providers after patient death and home-based palliative care ends Academic Article
Lung cancer. Academic Article
Lung cancer. Academic Article
Lung cancer. Academic Article
Lung cancer. Academic Article
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Academic Article
Management of Bowel Obstruction in Patients with Stage IV Cancer: Predictors of Outcome After Surgery Academic Article
Management of the woman with threatened birth of an infant of extremely low gestational age. Fetus and Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Committee, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Academic Article
Managing palliative care for adults with advanced heart failure. Academic Article
Meaningful connections in dementia end of life care in long term care homes Academic Article
Measuring healthcare integration: Operationalization of a framework for a systems evaluation of palliative care structures, processes, and outcomes Academic Article
Measuring horizontal integration among health care providers in the community: an examination of a collaborative process within a palliative care network Academic Article
Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting as Tolosa–Hunt Syndrome Academic Article
Metastatic Merkel cell tumor to the prostate and bladder Academic Article
Methodological and Epistemological Considerations in Utilizing Qualitative Inquiry to Develop Interventions Academic Article
Minding the gap: access to palliative care and the homeless Academic Article
Minimal clinically important differences in the EORTC QLQ-BM22 and EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL modules in patients with bone metastases undergoing palliative radiotherapy Academic Article
Modeling the Longitudinal Transitions of Performance Status in Cancer Outpatients: Time to Discuss Palliative Care Academic Article
Moral distress experienced by health care professionals who provide home-based palliative care Academic Article
Most critically ill patients are perceived to die in comfort during withdrawal of life support: a Canadian multicentre study Academic Article
Natural History and Chemotherapy Effectiveness for Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel: A Retrospective Review of 113 Cases Academic Article
New Evidence on End-of-Life Hospital Utilization for Enhanced Health Policy and Services Planning Academic Article
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in critical and palliative care settings: Understanding the goals of therapy* Academic Article
Not another consultation process: a critique of the implementation of Bill C-277 Framework on Palliative Care in Canada Academic Article
Nurses' experiences of pain management for people with advanced dementia approaching the end of life: a qualitative study Academic Article
Nurses' experiences providing palliative care to individuals living in rural communities: aspects of the physical residential setting. Academic Article
Nurses’ Perceptions around Providing Palliative Care for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia Academic Article
Nutritional traditional and complementary medicine strategies in pediatric cancer: A narrative review Academic Article
Of rats and men: A narrative journey Academic Article
On Prevalence Disparities in Recent Empirical studies of Deathbed Visions Academic Article
On dying and human suffering Academic Article
On the Margins of Death: A Scoping Review on Palliative Care and Schizophrenia Academic Article
Once-monthly radiotherapy for the palliation of pelvic gynecological malignancy Academic Article
Ontario, Canada: Using Networks to Integrate Palliative Care Province-Wide Academic Article
Opioids and chronic pain. Academic Article
Optimal management of metastatic bone disease Academic Article
Outcomes and metrics Academic Article
Overcoming the challenges of conducting research with people who have advanced heart failure and palliative care needs Academic Article
Overview of Lung Cancer Surgery in Ontario Academic Article
PAIN CLINICS Academic Article
PAlliative Care in chronic Kidney diSease: the PACKS study—quality of life, decision making, costs and impact on carers in people managed without dialysis Academic Article
Pain and Discomfort Associated with Common Hospital Procedures and Experiences Academic Article
Palliating inside the lines: The effects of borders and boundaries on palliative care in rural Canada Academic Article
Palliative Cancer Patients and Their Families on the Internet: Motivation and Impact Academic Article
Palliative Care Experience in the Last 3 Months of Life: A Quantitative Comparison of Care Provided in Residential Hospices, Hospitals, and the Home From the Perspectives of Bereaved Caregivers Academic Article
Palliative Care for People with Severe Persistent Mental Illness: A Review of the Literature Academic Article
Palliative Care in the Twenty-First Century: Using Advanced Analytics to Uncloak Insights from Big Data Academic Article
Palliative Care: Who is Responsible? Academic Article
Palliative Subcutaneous Tunneled Nephrostomy Tube (PSTN): a simple and effective technique for management of malignant extrinsic ureteral obstruction. Academic Article
Palliative care and the arts: vehicles to introduce medical students to patient-centred decision-making and the art of caring Academic Article
Palliative care education in Swiss undergraduate medical curricula: a case of too little, too early Academic Article
Palliative care in humanitarian crises: always something to offer Academic Article
Palliative care in interstitial lung disease: living well Academic Article
Palliative care nursing in rural and urban community settings: a comparative analysis Academic Article
Palliative care reimagined: a needed shift Academic Article
Palliative care—the new essentials Academic Article
Palliative homecare is associated with reduced high- and low-acuity emergency department visits at the end of life: A population-based cohort study of cancer decedents Academic Article
Palliative medicine: a new specialty changes an old debate Academic Article
Palliative terminal cancer care in community hospitals and a hospice: a comparative study. Academic Article
Paramedics providing palliative care at home: A mixed-methods exploration of patient and family satisfaction and paramedic comfort and confidence Academic Article
Patient Characteristics Associated With Prognostic Awareness: A Study of a Canadian Palliative Care Population Using the InterRAI Palliative Care Instrument Academic Article
Patient Reported Outcomes After Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases as a Function of Age: A Secondary Analysis of the NCIC CTG SC—Twenty-Three Randomized Trial Academic Article
Patients must be told that treatment will be randomised Academic Article
Patterns of Care During the Terminal Hospital Admission for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study Academic Article
Perceived Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Families in the Ambulatory Setting Academic Article
Performance Status and Symptom Scores of Women With Gynecologic Cancer at the End of Life Academic Article
Personalizing Death in the Intensive Care Unit: The 3 Wishes Project Academic Article
Perspectives from the frontlines: palliative care providers’ expectations of Canada’s compassionate care benefit programme Academic Article
Phase II Trial Evaluating the Palliative Benefit of Second-Line Zoledronic Acid in Breast Cancer Patients With Either a Skeletal-Related Event or Progressive Bone Metastases Despite First-Line Bisphosphonate Therapy Academic Article
Physicians' and Nurses' Perceived Usefulness and Acceptability of a Family Information Booklet about Comfort Care in Advanced Dementia Academic Article
Place of Care Trajectories in the Last Two Weeks of Life: A Population-Based Cohort Study of Ontario Decedents Academic Article
Population-Based Standardized Symptom Screening: Cancer Care Ontario's Edmonton Symptom Assessment System and Performance Status Initiatives Academic Article
Potential quality indicators for seriously ill home care clients: a cross-sectional analysis using Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care (RAI-HC) data for Ontario Academic Article
Predictors of Place of Death for those in Receipt of Home-Based Palliative Care Services in Ontario, Canada Academic Article
Predictors of caregiver burden across the home-based palliative care trajectory in Ontario, Canada Academic Article
Preventing crises in palliative care in the home. Role of family physicians and nurses. Academic Article
Primary lung cancer staging: prospective comparative study of MR imaging with CT. Academic Article
Progress towards systems of quality measurement that capture the essence of good palliative care Academic Article
Prophylactic dexamethasone for radiation-induced bone-pain flare – Authors' reply Academic Article
Providing Medical Assistance in Dying within a Home Palliative Care Program in Toronto, Canada: An Observational Study of the First Year of Experience Academic Article
Providing Optimal Palliative Care for Persons Living with Dementia: A Comparison of Physician Perceptions in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom Academic Article
Provisional Educational Needs of Health Care Providers in Palliative Care in Three Nursing Homes in Ontario Academic Article
Psychedelics for psychological and existential distress in palliative and cancer care Academic Article
Quasi-experimental evaluation of a multifaceted intervention to improve quality of end-of-life care and quality of dying for patients with advanced dementia in long-term care institutions Academic Article
Radiotherapy for patients with unresected locally advanced breast cancer Academic Article
Radiotherapy fractionation for the palliation of uncomplicated painful bone metastases – an evidence-based practice guideline Academic Article
Randomized phase III trial of single versus fractionated thoracic radiation in the palliation of patients with lung cancer (NCIC CTG SC.15) Academic Article
Randomized prospective study comparing high-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy (HDRILBT) alone with HDRILBT and external beam radiotherapy in the palliation of advanced esophageal cancer Academic Article
Reaching Common Ground: A Patient-Family-Based Conceptual Framework of Quality EOL Care Academic Article
Recent Developments in Palliative Cancer Care Academic Article
Referrals of Cancer versus Non-Cancer Patients to A Palliative Care Consult Team: Do They Differ? Academic Article
Reflecting on the Work of Palliative Care Academic Article
Regulating Physician-Assisted Death Academic Article
Rehydration in palliative and terminal care: if not- why not? Academic Article
Reported distress in patients living with advanced cancer: changes pre-post interdisciplinary palliative rehabilitation Academic Article
Resource Use and costs of End-Of-Life/Palliative Care: Ontario Adult Cancer Patients Dying during 2002 and 2003 Academic Article
Resource use in the last three months of life by lung cancer patients in southern Ontario Academic Article
Resource utilisation and costs of palliative cancer care in an interdisciplinary health care model Academic Article
Resource utilization and cost analyses of home-based palliative care service provision: The Niagara West End-of-Life Shared-Care Project Academic Article
Revisiting the use of ‘place’ as an analytic tool for elucidating geographic issues central to Canadian rural palliative care Academic Article
Right ventricular nerve sheath tumour and patent foramen ovale presenting with transient ischemic attack. Academic Article
Role of the nurse practitioner in providing palliative care in long-term care homes Academic Article
Satisfaction With Palliative Care After Stroke Academic Article
Second-line or Subsequent Systemic Therapy for Recurrent or Progressive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Practice Guideline Academic Article
Service Preferences Among Family Caregivers of the Terminally Ill Academic Article
Sexuality in palliative care: patient perspectives Academic Article
Shaping the practice of home care: critical case studies of the significance of the meaning of home Academic Article
Shared care: the barriers encountered by community-based palliative care teams in Ontario, Canada Academic Article
Sikh Perspectives towards Death and End-Of-Life Care Academic Article
Spirituality and palliative care: a model of needs Academic Article
Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Establishing a Benchmark for the Proportion of Patients Suitable for Radical Treatment Academic Article
Standard chemotherapy in squamous cell head and neck cancer: what we have learned from randomized trials. Academic Article
Successful Management of Intractable Nausea with Ondansetron: A Case Study Academic Article
Supporting Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer Through Transitions Academic Article
Supporting bereaved parents: practical steps in providing compassionate perinatal and neonatal end-of-life care – A North American perspective Academic Article
Surgical palliation of spinal oncologic disease: a review and analysis of current approaches. Academic Article
Survey of family physicians: what is their role in cancer patient care? Academic Article
Survival after conservative (palliative) management of pleural malignant mesothelioma Academic Article
Survivor focus groups: a quality assurance technique Academic Article
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Secondary in Part to Cancer-Related Pain Crisis: A Case Report Academic Article
The 2011 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Management Guidelines Update: Focus on Sleep Apnea, Renal Dysfunction, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Palliative Care Academic Article
The 2017 Taipei Declaration for Health-Promoting Palliative Care Academic Article
The Association of the Palliative Performance Scale and Hazard of Death in an Ambulatory Cancer Population Academic Article
The Competencies Required by Professional Hospice Palliative Care Spiritual Care Providers Academic Article
The Effect of Community-Based Specialist Palliative Care Teams on Place of Care Academic Article
The Effect of Rapid Response Teams on End-of-Life Care: A Retrospective Chart Review Academic Article
The Experience of Hope for Informal Caregivers of Palliative Patients Academic Article
The Impact of Integrated Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Program on Symptoms in Patients at the Palliative Care Ward—An Audit and a Protocol of Prospective Controlled Investigation Academic Article
The Initial Health Assessment: an intervention to identify the supportive care needs of cancer patients Academic Article
The Internet as a Resource for Palliative Care and Hospice Academic Article
The PRISMA Symposium 2: Lessons From Beyond Europe. Reflections on the Evolution of Palliative Care Research and Policy in Canada Academic Article
The Role of Volunteers in a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Service Academic Article
The Stress Process in Palliative Cancer Care: A Qualitative Study on Informal Caregiving and its Implication for the Delivery of Care Academic Article
The Use of Endocrine Therapy Academic Article
The changing face of dying in Australia Academic Article
The development and validation of a novel questionnaire to measure patient and family satisfaction with end-of-life care: the Canadian Health Care Evaluation Project (CANHELP) Questionnaire Academic Article
The development of clinical guidelines on paracentesis for ascites related to malignancy Academic Article
The development of specialized palliative care in the community: A qualitative study of the evolution of 15 teams Academic Article
The evaluation of a national interprofessional palliative care workshop Academic Article
The experiences and needs of people seeking palliative health care out-of-hours: a qualitative study Academic Article
The forgotten people in British public health: a national neglect of the dying, bereaved and caregivers Academic Article
The frequency and clinical course of cognitive impairment in patients with terminal cancer Academic Article
The impact of a hybrid online and classroom-based course on palliative care competencies of family medicine residents Academic Article
The influence of culture on home-based family caregiving at end-of-life: A case study of Dutch reformed family care givers in Ontario, Canada Conference Paper
The longitudinal course of depression symptomatology following a palliative rehabilitation program Academic Article
The response of a Swiss university hospital’s palliative care consult team to assisted suicide within the institution Academic Article
The role of palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases. Academic Article
The role of palliative radiotherapy for brain metastases. Academic Article
The role of palliative radiotherapy in advanced head and neck cancer. Academic Article
The spirit of palliative practice: A qualitative inquiry into the spiritual journey of palliative care physicians Academic Article
The truth didn't die: A palliative care narrative Academic Article
The wish to die among palliative home care clients in Ontario, Canada: A cross-sectional study Academic Article
The ‘placement’ of people with profound impairments across the lifespan: re-thinking age criteria Academic Article
Therapies for Advanced Heart Failure Patients Ineligible for Heart Transplantation: Beyond Pharmacotherapy Academic Article
Thrombotic Complications and Thromboprophylaxis Across All Three Stages of Single Ventricle Heart Palliation Academic Article
Towards improving the co-ordination of supportive cancer care services in the community Academic Article
Tracking the evolution of hospice palliative care in Canada: A comparative case study analysis of seven provinces Academic Article
Trajectory of Performance Status and Symptom Scores for Patients With Cancer During the Last Six Months of Life Academic Article
Treating an Established Episode of Delirium in Palliative Care: Expert Opinion and Review of the Current Evidence Base With Recommendations for Future Development Academic Article
Treating patients versus numbers. Academic Article
Treatment for Life-Threatening Illness Academic Article
Treatment of esophageal obstruction from mediastinal compressive tumors with covered, self-expanding metallic Z-stents Academic Article
Understanding Palliative Care on the Heart Failure Care Team: An Innovative Research Methodology Academic Article
Unpacking ‘the cloud’: a framework for implementing public health approaches to palliative care Academic Article
Unusual perceptions at the end of life: limitations to the diagnosis of hallucinations in palliative medicine Academic Article
Use of home telehealth in palliative cancer care: a case study Academic Article
Use of palliative end points to evaluate the effects of mitoxantrone and low-dose prednisone in patients with hormonally resistant prostate cancer. Academic Article
Use of strontium-89 in endocrine-refractory prostate cancer metastatic to bone. Provincial Genitourinary Cancer Disease Site Group. Academic Article
Using Critical Reflection to Support Health Promotion Goals in Palliative Care Academic Article
Using the ecological framework to identify barriers and enablers to implementing Namaste Care in Canada’s long-term care system Academic Article
What are the differences among occupational groups related to their palliative care-specific educational needs and intensity of interprofessional collaboration in long-term care homes? Academic Article
What matters most for end-of-life care? Perspectives from community-based palliative care providers and administrators Academic Article
Who Needs a Palliative Care Consult?: The Hamilton Chart Audit Tool Academic Article
Withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: parental perspectives Academic Article
Working to Shift Clinician Perceptions—Reply Academic Article
[Medroxyprogesterone Acetate as Part of Palliative Care for Terminal-Stage Breast Cancer Patients--A Report of Two Cases]. Academic Article
[Palliative care...for the right patient, by the right person, with the right education, at the right place and the right time]. Academic Article
‘There’s a Catch-22’ – The complexities of pain management for people with advanced dementia nearing the end of life: A qualitative exploration of physicians’ perspectives Academic Article
“A tool doesn't add anything”. The importance of added value: Use of observational pain tools with patients with advanced dementia approaching the end of life-a qualitative study of physician and nurse experiences and perspectives Academic Article
“No One dies of Old Age”: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy Academic Article
“Who would want to die like that?” Perspectives on dying alone in a long-term care setting Academic Article

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