The Cosmic Procession of Farewell, a whimsical, colourful and unique outdoor funeral procession and festive burial ceremony was born out of the need to address death and the layers of grief and...
Imagine that you are an only child whose mother lives alone several hours away. She is receiving palliative care services for her terminal cancer diagnosis, and she鈥檚 determined to die at home. You...
Devon Phillips (DP): At the International Congress on Palliative Care in October 2022, you will be speaking in a plenary session called 鈥淭he Public Face of Palliative Care: The Brand We Want to be...
Those of us who provide palliative care in various settings are always searching for how we can enhance the experience of our patients and families. Compassionate whole person care is at the core...
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an urgent need for additional and adaptive palliative care training among frontline health care providers. This is evidenced by the nearly 30,000 health care...
There was a time when parents whose babies were stillborn (defined in Canada as a fetus at 鈮20 weeks鈥 gestation or 鈮500 g birth weight, perinatal death) or who died shortly after birth, were not...