The Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-term Care (SPA-LTC) model and toolkit contains resources designed for individuals living in long-term care, and for anyone who is living, or caring for someone, with one of these conditions:
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Family Guides for Advancing Illnesses
A national team of health-care professionals and McMaster University’s School of Nursing have developed a ‘made in Canada’ model to provide people with chronic and life-limiting illnesses more opportunities to experience a high quality of life, and to support end of life planning and care.
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HR has always come naturally to Maria, and she enjoys helping people achieve their career goals. Read her advice for job applicants.
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Dr. Dwight Ferris works to support and enable the patient voice throughout the health-care system and advance equity, diversity and inclusion.
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These communication tips can help relieve the fears and worries of your children and young loved ones ahead of and during an evacuation.
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Climate change is arguably our most urgent public health issue. Here's how we're finding new & innovative ways to create a more sustainable health-care system.
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Seija discovered her passion for mental health & substance use work after she was posted to an inpatient psychiatric unit. She’s now a team lead at Kelowna MHSU
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Know the ways you can protect yourself from wildfire smoke, and learn how to recognize the health symptoms you might experience from poor air quality.
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