Resources

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Assessment Tools
General Resources
County-specific Tools
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)
Links

Assessment Tools

• Abbey Pain Tool
• Brief Pain Inventory Short Form
• Communication Worksheet for Pain Management Orders
• Pain Assessment Tool – see pages 109-115
• Doloplus Scale: Behavioral Pain Assessment in the Elderly
• Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS)
• Erie St. Clair Palliative Care Management Tool
• Facial Grimace & Behaviour Flow Charts
• FICA Spiritual assessment tool
• Key for the Use of the Pain Assessment Tool
• Mini-Mental State Examination
• My Pain Diary
• PAINAD tool: Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia
• Palliative performance scale version two (PPSv2)
• Palliative performance scale suggested intervention markers
• Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) – see page 107
• World Health Organization 3 Step Analgesic Ladder

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General Resources

Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Program of Southwestern Ontario

• Algorithm for Development of a Plan of Treatment related to CPR and Completion of the DNR Confirmation Form
  • Algorithm page 1
  • Algorithm page 2
  • Plan of Treatment for CPR Initiative (SW EOLCN)
• Equianalgesic Conversion
• Palliative Pain & Symptom Management: Pocket Reference Guide and Reference Material

Pearls

• Constipation
• Duragesic Conversion
• Equianalgesic Conversion
• Meperidine
• Mouth Care
• Nausea
• Naturopathic Medications
• Seizure Treatment & Control
• Spirituality

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County-specific Tools

• Elgin and Oxford Counties
• Grey and Bruce Counties
• Huron and Perth Counties
• Lambton and Kent Counties
• London and Middlesex
• Windsor and Essex

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Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)

• Nursing Best Practice Guidelines

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Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)

• A Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care: Based on National Principles and Norms of Practice 2002
• Advance Care Planning
• Domains of Issues Associated with Illness and Bereavement
• Norms of Practice – Essential and Basic Steps During a Therapeutic Encounter
• Square of Care and Organization

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Links

• Advance Care Planning
  • Calgary Health Region
  • Fraser Health
  • Respecting Choices
• Asbestos.com
  • Mesothelioma - Life Expectancy
  • Mesothelioma - Peritoneal
  • Mesothelioma - Stage 4
• Bereavement - from a bereaved person's point of view
• Canadian Palliative Care Association (The)
• Cancer Care Ontario
  • Symptom Management Tools
  • Palliative Care Tools
  • Regional Models of Care for Palliative Cancer Care: Recommendations for the Organization and Delivery of Palliative Cancer Care in Ontario
• Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
• Compassion Books - carefully selected resources related to loss and grief.
• Canadian Nurses Association: Nursing Certificate in Hospice Palliative Care
• Community Care Access Centre
• First Nations and Inuit Home & Community Care Program
• Health Canada
• Hospice Association of Ontario
• Ian Anderson Education Program in End of LIfe Care
• Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
  • 1: Kent, Lambton, and Essex Counties
  • 2: Elgin, Oxford, Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, and Middlesex
• London Regional Cancer Program
• Mesothelioma Cancer
• Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance
• Ontario Palliative Care Association
• Palliative Drugs
• Pallium
• The Healthline: Southwest End-of-Life Care Network
• Virtual Hospice
• Voices in the Night - a cancer companion
• Wellspring - a network of support centres for people with cancer and their loved ones.
• Windsor Regional Cancer Centre

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