The 3 Wishes Project : helping to make meaningful memories at the end of life
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36449
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. The 3 Wishes Project Staff.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1905
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
The goal of the 3 Wishes Project is to improve the end-of-life experience for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and their families. This pamphlet lists what the team helps with and provides examples of some of the wishes made by patients and families. It also describes where the program originated and which organizations support the program. A list of team members is provided.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. The 3 Wishes Project Staff
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([6] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospice Care - psychology
- Critical Care - psychology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospice care
- Intensive care units
- Abstract
- The goal of the 3 Wishes Project is to improve the end-of-life experience for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and their families. This pamphlet lists what the team helps with and provides examples of some of the wishes made by patients and families. It also describes where the program originated and which organizations support the program. A list of team members is provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: The 3 Wishes Project Staff, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1905
- Zone
- NSHA Central Zone
99 common questions (and more) about hospice palliative care : a nurse's handbook
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23216
Regional Palliative Care Program, Capital Health, Edmonton.
(3rd ed.)
--Edmonton, AB:
Capital Health
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WB 310 N714n 2006
- Location
- Dartmouth General Hospital
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WB 310 N714n 2006
- Corporate Author
- Regional Palliative Care Program, Capital Health, Edmonton
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Edmonton, AB
- Publisher
- Capital Health
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 140 p.
- ISBN
- 0929064518
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Palliative Care
- Hospice Care
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dartmouth General Hospital
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Copies
- 4
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Caring for dying people of different faiths
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38431
Julia Neuberger.
(3rd ed.)
--Boca Raton, FL:
CRC Press
, c2004.
- Call Number
- WB 310 N478c 2004
- Location
- Cape Breton Regional
- Call Number
- WB 310 N478c 2004
- Author
- Neuberger, Julia
- Responsibility
- Julia Neuberger
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Boca Raton, FL
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Date of Publication
- c2004
- Physical Description
- viii, 104 p.
- ISBN
- 9781857759457
- 1857759451
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cultural Characteristics
- Culturally Competent Care
- Hospice Care
- Religion and Medicine
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Death--Religious aspects
- Terminal care--Religious aspects
- Contents
- Introduction to caring for dying people of different faiths -- Judaism -- Christianity -- African and Afro-Caribbean beliefs and customs -- Islam -- Hinduism -- Sikhism -- Buddhism -- Chinese beliefs and customs -- Japanese beliefs and customs -- Humanism -- People as individuals.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Cape Breton Regional
Essentials in hospice and palliative care : a practical resource for every nurse
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41201
Katherine Murray.
--Victoria, BC:
Life and Death Matters
, 2017.
- Call Number
- WB 310 M982e 2017
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE
- Call Number
- WB 310 M982e 2017
- Author
- Murray, Katherine
- Responsibility
- Katherine Murray
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, BC
- Publisher
- Life and Death Matters
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- xvii, 293 p. : illustrations
- ISBN
- 9781926923116
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Palliative Care
- Hospice Care
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- Overnight loan to students of Dalhousie School of Nursing, Yarmouth site
Essentials of palliative care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32421
Nalini Vadivelu, Alan David Kaye, Jack M. Berger, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Essentials of Palliative Care is a to-the-point, clinically oriented resource for all members of the multidisciplinary palliative care team and trainees. It covers practical clinical topics, including assessment of the patient and pain and symptom management, and practical non-medical topics central to providing effective palliative care, including psychological management, guidance on how to help patients and their families through the many healthcare decision points they face, and sensitivity…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Vadivelu, Nalini
- Kaye, Alan David
- Berger, Jack M
- Responsibility
- Nalini Vadivelu, Alan David Kaye, Jack M. Berger, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 518 p. : 26 ill., 13 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461451648
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospice Care
- Palliative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Anesthesiology
- Critical care medicine
- Internal medicine
- Nursing
- Pain Medicine
- Abstract
- Essentials of Palliative Care is a to-the-point, clinically oriented resource for all members of the multidisciplinary palliative care team and trainees. It covers practical clinical topics, including assessment of the patient and pain and symptom management, and practical non-medical topics central to providing effective palliative care, including psychological management, guidance on how to help patients and their families through the many healthcare decision points they face, and sensitivity to the goals and culture of the patient. Review questions, with detailed answers, provide a convenient way for readers to test their knowledge. Features: Concise, comprehensive, clinically focused Multiple choice review questions, with detailed answers, Expert contributors from leading institutions, Coordination of care by palliative care team a major focus.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction and Education -- 2. Multidisciplinary Approach and Coordination of Care -- 3. Psychological Distress and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Palliative Care -- 4. Hospice for the Terminally Ill and End of Life Care -- 5. Communication in palliative care -- 6. Guidance with Complex Treatment Choices -- 7. Symptom Management -- 8. Nutrition in Palliative Care -- 9. Nursing Perspective and Considerations -- 10. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Palliative care -- 11. Social Work in Palliative Care -- 12: The Healthcare System: More Questions Than Answers -- 13. Vascular Access, Ostomies and Drains Care in Palliative medicine -- 14. Drug Formulary -- 15. Interventional Radiology in Palliative Care -- 16. Stroke, Epilepsy and Neurological Diseases -- 17. Interventional Techniques in Palliative Care -- 18. Headache in Palliative Care -- 19. Endoscopic Therapies for Palliation of Gastrointestinal Malignancies -- 20. The Role of Palliative Care in Cardiothoracic Surgery -- 21. Management of Advanced Heart Failure Patients -- 22. Palliative Care in Cardiac Electrophysiology -- 23. Palliation in Respiratory Disease -- 24. Palliative Care in Critical Care Units -- 25. Pediatric Palliative Care -- 26. New Pain Management Vistas in Palliative Care -- 27. Ethics in Palliative and End of Life Care -- 28 Physician Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement for Palliative Care -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The experience of hospital chaplains with patients at death : enduring memories and the integrative process
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25542
McFadyen, Helen R.
--[Halifax, NS]:
Atlantic School of Theology
, c2012.
- Call Number
- WX 187 M143 2012
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WX 187 M143 2012
- Author
- McFadyen, Helen R
- Place of Publication
- [Halifax, NS]
- Publisher
- Atlantic School of Theology
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 53 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Chaplaincy Service, Hospital
- Hospice Care - psychology
- Pastoral Care
- Attitude to Death
- Notes
- Master of Divinity program graduate seminar research report
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
First American hospice : three years of home care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat20262
Lack, Sylvia A.
--New Haven, CT:
Department of Public Information
, 1978.
- Call Number
- WX 28.62 L141 1978
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WX 28.62 L141 1978
- Author
- Lack, Sylvia A
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Publisher
- Department of Public Information
- Date of Publication
- 1978
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospice Care
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
From hospital to home care : an annotated bibliography
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat35904
editors, Linda Larson...[et al.].
--Washington, DC:
Children's Hospital National Medical Center
, 1988.
- Call Number
- WX 158 F86 1988
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WX 158 F86 1988
- Other Authors
- Larson, Linda
- Responsibility
- editors, Linda Larson...[et al.]
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- Children's Hospital National Medical Center
- Date of Publication
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 69 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Aftercare - in infancy & childhood - bibliography
- Patient Discharge - in infancy & childhood - bibliography
- Home Care Services - in infancy & childhood - bibliography
- Hospice Care - in infancy & childhood - bibliography
- Terminal Care - in infancy & childhood - bibliography
- Chronic Disease - in infancy & childhood - bibliography
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
Hospice care for children
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat36296
edited By Ann Armstrong-Dailey, Sarah Zarbock Goltzer.
--New York, NY:
Oxford University Press
, 1993.
- Call Number
- WS 200 H828 1993
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 200 H828 1993
- Other Authors
- Armstrong-Dailey, Ann
- Golter, Sarah Zarbock
- Responsibility
- edited By Ann Armstrong-Dailey, Sarah Zarbock Goltzer
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 294 p.
- ISBN
- 0195073126
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Attitude to Death
- Grief
- Hospice Care - in infancy & childhood
- Hospices - organization & administration
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
I'm here to help : a guide for caregivers, hospice workers, and volunteers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23860
Ray, M. Catherine.
--New York, NY:
Bantam Books
, 1997.
- Call Number
- WB 310 R263i 1997
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WB 310 R263i 1997
- Author
- Ray, M. Catherine
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Date of Publication
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 108 p.
- ISBN
- 0553377973
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Living lessons about quality of life for the last stages of life : a guide for caregivers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat21680
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.
--[s.l.]:
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
, 2002.
- Call Number
- WB 310 L785 2002
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WB 310 L785 2002
- Corporate Author
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
- Place of Publication
- [s.l.]
- Publisher
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
- Date of Publication
- 2002
- Physical Description
- 62 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Terminal Care - Popular Works
- Caregivers - Popular Works
- Hospice Care
- Quality of Life
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Medical care of the cancer patient
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat35884
[edited by] Susan Rosenthal, Joanne R. Carignan, Brian D. Smith.
(2nd ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
W.B. Saunders
, 1993.
- Call Number
- QZ 266 M487 1993
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- QZ 266 M487 1993
- Other Authors
- Rosenthal, Susan
- Carignan, Joanne R.
- Responsibility
- [edited by] Susan Rosenthal, Joanne R. Carignan, Brian D. Smith
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders
- Date of Publication
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 333 p.
- ISBN
- 0721639593
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - therapy
- Hospice Care
- Hospital-Patient Relations
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
Meeting the needs of older adults with serious illness : challenges and opportunities in the age of health care reform
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33913
Amy S. Kelley, Diane E. Meier, editors.
--New York:
Springer
, c2014.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Health Care Reform provides an introduction to the principles of palliative care, describes current models of delivering palliative care across care settings, and examines opportunities in the setting of healthcare policy reform for palliative care to improve outcomes for patients, families and healthcare institutions. The United States is currently facing a crisis in health care marked by unsusta…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Kelley, Amy S.
- Meier, Diane E.
- Responsibility
- Amy S. Kelley, Diane E. Meier, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages)
- Series Title
- Aging medicine
- ISBN
- 9781493904075 (electronic bk.)
- 9781493904068
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Care Reform
- Health Services for the Aged
- Insurance, Health
- Palliative Care - economics
- Quality of Health Care
- United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Older people - Medical care
- Older people - Hospice care
- Palliative treatment
- Terminal care
- Other Subjects
- United States
- Abstract
- Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Health Care Reform provides an introduction to the principles of palliative care, describes current models of delivering palliative care across care settings, and examines opportunities in the setting of healthcare policy reform for palliative care to improve outcomes for patients, families and healthcare institutions. The United States is currently facing a crisis in health care marked by unsustainable spending and quality that is poor relative to international benchmarks. Yet this is also a critical time of opportunity. Because of its focus on quality of care, the Affordable Care Act is poised to expand access to palliative care services for the sickest, most vulnerable, and therefore most costly, 5% of patients- a small group who nonetheless drive about 50% of all healthcare spending. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness--whatever the diagnosis or stage of illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Research has demonstrated palliative care's positive impact on health care value. Patients (and family caregivers) receiving palliative care experience improved quality of life, better symptom management, lower rates of depression and anxiety, and improved survival. Because patient and family needs are met, crises are prevented, thereby directly reducing need for emergency department and hospital use and their associated costs. An epiphenomenon of better quality of care, the lower costs associated with palliative care have been observed in multiple studies. Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Health Care Reform, a roadmap for effective policy and program design, brings together expert clinicians, researchers and policy leaders, who tackle key areas where real-world policy options to improve access to quality palliative care could have a substantial role in improving value.
- Contents
- Part I. Current Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness -- 1. When More Is Less: Overuse of Medical Services Harms Patients -- 2. Disparities in Access to Palliative Care -- 3. Family Caregiving and Palliative Care: Aligning Theory, Practice, and Policy -- Part II. Settings for the Care of the Seriously Ill -- 4. This Is Your Life: Achieving a Comprehensive, Person-Centered Model of Care at the Intersection of Policy, Politics, and Private Sector Innovation -- 5. Hospice and Healthcare Reform: What Is the Optimal Path? -- 6. Palliative Care in the Long-Term Care Setting -- Part III. Measuring Quality and Paying for the Care of the Seriously Ill -- 7. Quality and Outcome Measures -- 8. Palliative Care’s Impact on Utilization and Costs: Implications for Health Services Research and Policy -- 9. Long-term Services and Supports: A Necessary Complement to Palliative Care -- 10. The Manifest Destinies of Managed Care and Palliative Care -- Part IV. Platforms for Improvement -- 11. Models of Care Delivery and Coordination: Palliative Care Integration Within Accountable Care Organizations -- 12. Implementing a Care Planning System: How to Fix the Most Pervasive Errors in Health Care -- 13. Igniting Action to Integrate Palliative Care in Our US Health System: The Role of Disease-Specific Advocacy Groups—A Cancer Advocacy Case Study -- 14. What Do You Mean You Don’t Also Offer Palliative Care? Effective Public Engagement to Harness Demand to Improve Care for Serious Illness -- 15. Research Priorities in Palliative Care for Older Adults -- 16. Medical and Nursing Education & Training.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The moral challenge of Alzheimer disease : ethical issues from diagnosis to dying
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34122
Stephen G. Post.
(2nd ed.)
--Baltimore, MD:
Johns Hopkins University Press
, c2000.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Society today, writes Stephen Post, is 'hypercognitive': it places inordinate emphasis on people's powers of rational thinking and memory. Thus, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, which over an extended period incrementally rob patients of exactly those functions, raise many dilemmas. How are we to view—and value—persons deprived of what some consider the most important human capacities? In the second edition of The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease, Post updates his highly praised acco…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Post, Stephen G
- Responsibility
- Stephen G. Post
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Alternate Title
- The moral challenge of Alzheimer's disease
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Date of Publication
- c2000
- Physical Description
- 163 p.
- ISBN
- 9780801864100
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Alzheimer Disease
- Ethics, Clinical
- Euthanasia - ethics
- Hospice Care - ethics
- Terminal Care - ethics
- Abstract
- Society today, writes Stephen Post, is 'hypercognitive': it places inordinate emphasis on people's powers of rational thinking and memory. Thus, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, which over an extended period incrementally rob patients of exactly those functions, raise many dilemmas. How are we to view—and value—persons deprived of what some consider the most important human capacities? In the second edition of The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease, Post updates his highly praised account of the major ethical issues relating to dementia care. With chapters organized to follow the progression from mild to severe and then terminal stages of dementia, Post discusses topics including the experience of dementia, family caregiving, genetic testing for Alzheimer disease, quality of life, and assisted suicide and euthanasia. New to this edition are sections dealing with end-of-life issues (especially artificial nutrition and hydration), the emerging cognitive-enhancing drugs, distributive justice, spirituality, and hospice, as well as a critique of rationalistic definitions of personhood. The last chapter is a new summary of practical solutions useful to family members and professionals.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Transitions in dying and bereavement : a psychosocial guide for hospice and palliative care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat21181
Cairns, Moira.
Victoria Hospice Society.
--Baltimore, MD:
Health Professions Press
, 2003.
- Call Number
- WB 310 C136t 2003
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WB 310 C136t 2003
- Author
- Cairns, Moira
- Corporate Author
- Victoria Hospice Society
- Other Authors
- Thompson, Marney
- Wainwright, Wendy
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Publisher
- Health Professions Press
- Date of Publication
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 394 p.
- ISBN
- 1878812920
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospice Care - psychology
- Palliative Care
- Bereavement
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Welcome to the Palliative Care Clinic
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35378
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Palliative Care.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2015.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1462
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
This pamphlet provides information on how to contact the Palliative Care Clinic. The pamphlet also answers questions related to palliative care, such as concerns related to medication costs, equipment and home care.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Palliative Care
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2015
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (8 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Palliative Care
- Home Care Services
- Hospice Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Palliative treatment
- Home care services
- Hospice care
- Abstract
- This pamphlet provides information on how to contact the Palliative Care Clinic. The pamphlet also answers questions related to palliative care, such as concerns related to medication costs, equipment and home care.
- Notes
- Previous title: Welcome to the Cobequid Palliative Care Clinic!
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Hospice Palliative Care Program, Palliative Care
- Pamphlet Number
- 1462
What to expect in the last days of life : a guide for caregivers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35517
Capital Health (N.S.). Palliative Care.
Halifax, NS:
Capital Health
, 2015.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1562
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
This guide will help you care for yourself and your loved one during your last days and hours together at home. This information will also be useful if you are caring for someone in a hospital, hospice or another institution, like a long-term care home. Topics include physical changes, eating and drinking, pain, restlessness, mouth, nose and eye care, weakness, changes in breathing patterns, looking after yourself, what to expect very near the time of death as well as when your loved one dies.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Capital Health (N.S.). Palliative Care
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Capital Health
- Date of Publication
- 2015
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (19 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Death
- Hospice Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Death
- Hospice care
- Specialty
- Palliative care
- Geriatrics
- Abstract
- This guide will help you care for yourself and your loved one during your last days and hours together at home. This information will also be useful if you are caring for someone in a hospital, hospice or another institution, like a long-term care home. Topics include physical changes, eating and drinking, pain, restlessness, mouth, nose and eye care, weakness, changes in breathing patterns, looking after yourself, what to expect very near the time of death as well as when your loved one dies.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care
- Pamphlet Number
- 1562
