Symptom Management and Support
Providence Health Care’s iPal app:
Provides you with support to assess, manage, plan and communicate with your patient with life-limiting illness. Download it to your smart phone today.
www.ipalapp.com
B.C. Physician Palliative Care Consultation Line:
24/7 access to palliative care physician for advice on symptom management
1-877-711-5757
Centre to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
Fast Facts and Concepts
www.capc.org
Interprofessional education in palliative and end-of-life care:
Up to Date (requires a subscription)
Cancer Care
Symptom Assessment and Management Tools:
www.gpscbc.ca
www.bccancer.bc.ca
www.cancercare.on.ca
Choosing Wisely Canada
A campaign to help physicians and patients engage in conversations about unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures.
www.choosingwiselycanada.org
Virtual Hospice
A Canadian-based resource for patients, families and health care providers. This site provides guidance around symptom management, physical care, communication, decision making, final days of life, financial support, as well as spiritual and emotional support.
www.virtualhospice.ca