Objective: To identify barrier to achieving universal access to high quality palliative care in
Canada, review published national strategies and frameworks to promote palliative care …

In 2014 the World Health Organization called for palliative care to be integrated as an
essential element of the health care continuum. Yet in 2017 US palliative care services are …

Abstract Palliative Care Matters is a national initiative designed to develop consensus on the
steps that need to be taken now to ensure Canadians can access high-quality palliative care …

Delivering optimal and equitable palliative care is an international challenge. There are few
cross-national comparisons examining challenges in expanding palliative care along public …

Over the last 10 years the number of palliative care teams in hospitals has more than
doubled. Yet despite the myriad benefits of palliative care, as well as its recent growth, much …

Palliative care developed in the later part of the 20th century as a social movement and
medical speciality. Central to its modern development were the ideas of Dr Cicely Saunders …

Palliative care enables a better end of life, but not all Canadians have access to it. Access to
community-based palliative care has become a priority for federal, provincial and territorial …

The last quarter of the 20th century produced considerable advances in hospice and
palliative care. In many countries, specialist services developed, education programmes got …

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families
facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness through the prevention and relief …

Abstract Background The legalization of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada in 2016
provided new impetus for improving palliative care. This commitment to improvement …