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

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 …

Background: In 2014, the World Health Assembly (WHA) approved the Resolution
“Strengthening of palliative care as a component of comprehensive care throughout the life …

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 …

Abstract Context The World Health Assembly Palliative Care Resolution in 2014 and the
inclusion of palliative care within the sustainable development goals raised optimism that …

Abstract Context In 2018 Health Canada developed a national framework and subsequent
action plan for palliative care. Collaboration and implementation by stakeholder …

This article has not been peer reviewed. nonurban communities. 12 We know that relocating
palliative care recipients to urban areas is inconsistent with the wishes of most dying …

Background: Medical Assistance in Dying comprises interventions that can be provided by
medical practitioners to cause death of a person at their request if they meet predefined …

Background Globally the state of palliative care research remains uncertain. Questions
remain regarding impact, funding, and research priorities. Building upon previous research …

Introduction Public health palliative care is a term that can be used to encompass a variety of
approaches that involve working with communities to improve people's experience of death …