Background The legalisation of medical assistance in dying in numerous countries over the
last 20 years represents a significant shift in practice and scope for many clinicians who …

Background: The term “palliative approach” has emerged to connote healthcare activities
provided consistent with the philosophy of palliative care, but not limited to specialized care …

Background The increased use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in Canadian primary
health care practice has resulted in an expansion of the availability of EMR data. Potential …

The most frequently cited statistic about palliative care in Canada, quoted in numerous
publications from Canadian policy makers, 1 politicians, 2 academics, 3 advocates, 4 and …

Context Despite the recent promotion of communication guides to improve decision making
with patients nearing the end of their lives, these conversations remain challenging. Deeper …

Whether institutions and not just individual doctors have a right to not participate in medical
assistance in dying (MAID) is controversial, but there is a tendency to frame the issue of …

CONTEXT: There is a growing call to integrate palliative care for patients with advanced
heart failure (HF). However, the knowledge to inform integration efforts comes largely from …

Background Databases derived from primary care electronic health records (EHRs) are
ideally suited to study clinical influences on referral patterns. This is the first study outside …

INTRODUCTION—Dyspnea, or breathing discomfort, is a subjective experience described
as air hunger, increased effort of breathing, chest tightness, rapid breathing, incomplete …

Urinary retention is a common problem at end-of-life that may be a result of medications
used to control other symptoms. To determine whether use of retention-causing drugs was …