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Palliative Care Toolkit for Indigenous Communities

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About the Toolkit

The Palliative Care Toolkit for Indigenous Communities was created by Cancer Care Ontario in collaboration with First Nations, Métis and Inuit families and communities.  It includes:

  • First Nations, Inuit and Métis definitions of palliative care
  • Personal stories and other resources to help First Nations, Inuit and Métis families and communities develop capacity in palliative care, and cope with grief and loss
  • Information to support decision-making and planning for Indigenous people living with advanced cancer
  • Information to help care partners care for community members living with advanced cancer

This program has been identified as a resource that supports Indigenous culture in long-term care by the Ontario Caring Advisory Circle.

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Supporting Indigenous Culture in Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes: Needs Assessment

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Honouring Grief and Increasing Resiliency

Explore the impacts of grief and loss on LTC team members and learn strategies to increase resilience in your team.

Communication at End-of-Life Education Fund

The CEoL program offers bilingual education materials that provide LTC educators with tools for teaching palliative and end-of-life communication skills to team members by combining didactic, peer-to-peer, and scenario-based learning.

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