Background: Palliative care has been widely implemented in clinical practice for patients
with cancer but is not routinely provided to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background: More than a dozen countries have now legalized some form of assisted dying,
and additional jurisdictions are considering similar legislations or expanding eligibility …

All healthcare services strive to achieve the six factors of quality health care–safe, effective,
patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable. Yet multiple structural, process, policy and …

Methods: This community-based, qualitative research study combined critical and
participatory research methodologies. The study was conducted in partnership with the …

Chinese patients face higher risks of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers and greater cancer-related
deaths than Canadian-born patients. The older population encounters barriers to quality …

2. Leanne Clarke, is the chief executive officer of the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
The Ontario College of Family Physicians represents more than 13,500 family physicians …

Objective: Specialized palliative care (SPC) may contribute to improved quality of life in
patients with life-limiting chronic heart failure (CHF). This study examined SPC and possible …

Objectives Because of an increasing need to build capacity for end-of-life care, improving
access to palliative care is a priority. Where a physician practices (eg, hospital, outpatient …

We agree with Kratina et al.(2023) that the problem of psychological suffering at the end of
life deserves attention from a policy standpoint and that psychedelic therapies show promise …

Homecare nurses provide essential healthcare services at home. Changes in the nature of
homecare nursing practice, however, suggest that older and frail homecare clients are less …