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Palliative End of Life Care

WEBA palliative approach to care can help improve quality of life, reduce stress and provide relief for individuals with serious illness – and their families. Palliative care is about living …

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Palliative care assessment tools and resources

WEBPalliative Care Unit. Call 709-777-8610, Monday to Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Share This Page: Last …

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Advance Care Planning

WEBAdvance Care Planning. Advance Care Planning is the process of self-reflection and communication. It’s an opportunity to reflect on your values, beliefs and …

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Create an Advance Health Care Directive

WEBOnce you have determined your values, wishes and beliefs through the Advance Care Planning process and have identified a Substitute Decision Maker (SDM), …

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Plan for future care

WEBFollow the links below to plan for your future care: Advance Care Planning (ACP), including how to: identify a Substitute Decision Maker (SDM), prepare an …

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Substitute Decision Maker

WEBLast updated: 2022-12-15. In the event that you can no longer communicate your health-care wishes (dementia, unconscious etc.), the health-care team will rely on your …

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The palliative care team

WEBThere are many health-care providers that may care for you along your illness journey. Those involved in your care will differ depending on your own unique …

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Palliative care in acute care

WEBPalliative care consult team/pain and symptom management: 709-777-7303 or toll-free at 1-855-690-7303. Palliative Care Unit: 709-777-8610 or 709-777-8611. What we do We …

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Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)

WEBLeave a voicemail message at 709-777-2250 or toll-free, 1-833-777-2250. Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is a deeply personal decision. If you're …

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Palliative Care Unit (PCU)

WEBWhat we do At the Palliative Care Unit (PCU) in the Dr. Leonard A. Miller Centre in St. John's, we provide palliative, symptom management and end-of-life care, …

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Funeral arrangements

WEBThe funeral home produces the death certificate and registers the death. If you need multiple copies, be sure to ask for them. Death certificates can also be …

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Services and care options

WEBThe palliative and end-of-life care team offers a variety of services and care options to meet your care needs. You and your family can choose to access care from a …

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Education and professional development

WEBEducation and professional development. Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) is an interprofessional course that provides health-care …

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Power of attorney

WEBA power of attorney is a written legal document that gives another person control over your financial or other matters. Your power of attorney has no input into …

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Identifying and assessing clients

WEBIn the integrated model of palliative care, individuals who could benefit from a palliative approach are identified early in the illness trajectory, so their physical, …

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Palliative care consult/pain & symptom management

WEBA referral to the program can be made by a physician or nurse practitioner involved in the client’s care by sending a complete palliative services/symptom management referral …

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Why palliative care is important

WEBEnd-of-life care is a component of palliative care. End-of-life care occurs in the last weeks, days or hours of life, while palliative care can be provided at any point …

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Palliative care in the community

WEBWhat we do We provide palliative and end-of-life care in the community both in private homes and personal care homes. The type of services you receive are based …

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