Resources

Find resources on improving palliative care services in Ontario for healthcare providers and administrators.

Clinical Tools

• Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)

• Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS)

• Early Identification Tools (Ontario Palliative Care Network)

• Palliative Care Toolkit (Cancer Care Ontario)

Advance Care Planning and Health Care Consent

• Approaches to Goals of Care Conversations for Health Care Providers

• Person-Centred Decision Making resource for Health Care Providers

• FAQ - Advance Care Planning, Goals of Care, and Informed Consent

• Making Decisions About Your Care

• Speak Up Ontario

Support for Providers, Families, & Caregivers

• Canadian Virtual Hospice

• Living My Culture

• My Grief

• Kids Grief

• Caregiver Support education modules

• 3 Questions to ask yourself (English)

• 3 Questions to ask yourself (French)

First Nations, Inuit, Metis communities

• Improving End of Life Care in First Nations project (Lakehead University)

• Coming Full Circle Guide

• Indigenous Voices with Canadian Virtual Hospice

Long-Term Care

• Quality Palliative Care in Long-Term Care project (Lakehead University)

• RNAO Best Practice Guidelines for End of Life Care

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)

• Government of Ontario information