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We are beginning to assemble a compendium of Palliative care resources initially for the Mississauga Halton Region and eventually for all of Ontario. (updated 2021-10-15)

Communities of Practice (2)

Ontario Palliative Care Network

Region(s): Ontario
Website
Author: Ontario Palliative Care Network

Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Network

The Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Network strives to deliver on Ontario’s commitment to hospice palliative care together with the Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program in partnership with Cancer Care Ontario, and the Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network, as funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

Region(s): Mississauga Halton LHIN
Website

Community Care and Health Services (1)

Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Service Map

The Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Service Map is an interactive tool developed to provide health care professionals, patients and families with a listing of palliative care service providers. This map includes contact information and service boundaries. Palliative care service providers included within this tool are LHIN Palliative Care Nurse Practitioners, LHIN Palliative Care Coordinators, Palliative Care Physician Groups, Palliative Care Service Provider Organizations, Visiting Hospice Counsellors/Coordinators, Residential Hospices, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultants, NP STAT (listed under LTCHs), Long-Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes and Ontario Health Teams.

Region(s): Mississauga Halton LHIN
Website
Author: mhpcn.net

FOAMED COVID-19 (1)

Pallium Canada Palliative Free, Online Modules

Free LEAP courses – Pallium Canada has opened up a number of LEAP modules for free online access during COVID.

Website

Grief and Bereavement (2)

Caring for bereaved family members during the COVID-19 pandemic: before and after the death of a patient.

Bereavement care is considered an integral component of quality end-of-life care endorsed by the palliative care movement. However, few hospitals and health care institutions offer universal bereavement care to all families of patients who die. The current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has highlighted this gap and created a sense of urgency, from a public health perspective, for institutions to provide support to bereaved family members. In this article, drawing on the palliative care and bereavement literature, we offer suggestions about how to incorporate palliative care tools and psychological strategies into bereavement care for families during this pandemic.

Category: Clinical pathways or guidelines
Website

Grief and Bereavement Supports for Health Care Workers

HPCO is pleased to launch a Support Service Line for front line health care workers to help cope with stress, grief, and bereavement, and build resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. This line is free to access, and confidential.

Individuals trained and credentialled in providing support in grief, bereavement, spiritual support, and emotional support are available to listen and help you. The Support Service Line team has extensive experience and understand the unique needs of health care workers. They can lend an ear to simply listen, or oﬀer information, assessment, and referral to services based on your needs, preferences, and location.

This free support service is available to front line health care workers in Ontario and is available in English only at this time.

Category: Bottom Line Recommendation
Website
HPCO

Hospice Care (2)

Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Service Map

The Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Service Map is an interactive tool developed to provide health care professionals, patients and families with a listing of palliative care service providers. This map includes contact information and service boundaries. Palliative care service providers included within this tool are LHIN Palliative Care Nurse Practitioners, LHIN Palliative Care Coordinators, Palliative Care Physician Groups, Palliative Care Service Provider Organizations, Visiting Hospice Counsellors/Coordinators, Residential Hospices, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultants, NP STAT (listed under LTCHs), Long-Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes and Ontario Health Teams.

Region(s): Mississauga Halton LHIN
Website
Author: mhpcn.net

Ian Anderson House Residential Hospice

Ian Anderson House is open to individuals aged 16 or older with a life expectancy of three months or less who, for whatever reason, cannot be provided with the necessary around-the-clock care in their own homes.

Admission to the “House” is open to individuals who reside within the geographical boundary of the Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network, which includes most of Mississauga (excluding Malton), Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills and South Etobicoke.

Historically, the “House” has only admitted individuals who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, but we now also may accept individuals with non-cancer diagnoses on a case-by-case basis.

Region(s): Mississauga Halton LHIN
Website

Maps (1)

Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Service Map

The Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Service Map is an interactive tool developed to provide health care professionals, patients and families with a listing of palliative care service providers. This map includes contact information and service boundaries. Palliative care service providers included within this tool are LHIN Palliative Care Nurse Practitioners, LHIN Palliative Care Coordinators, Palliative Care Physician Groups, Palliative Care Service Provider Organizations, Visiting Hospice Counsellors/Coordinators, Residential Hospices, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultants, NP STAT (listed under LTCHs), Long-Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes and Ontario Health Teams.

Region(s): Mississauga Halton LHIN
Website
Author: mhpcn.net

Palliative Care (8)

Ontario Palliative Care Network

Region(s): Ontario
Website
Author: Ontario Palliative Care Network

Resources for Professionals Providing Grief and Bereavement Services During and Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Category: Bottom Line Recommendation
Region(s): Waterloo Wellington LHIN
Author: cancercare4primarycare

Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Service Map

The Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Service Map is an interactive tool developed to provide health care professionals, patients and families with a listing of palliative care service providers. This map includes contact information and service boundaries. Palliative care service providers included within this tool are LHIN Palliative Care Nurse Practitioners, LHIN Palliative Care Coordinators, Palliative Care Physician Groups, Palliative Care Service Provider Organizations, Visiting Hospice Counsellors/Coordinators, Residential Hospices, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultants, NP STAT (listed under LTCHs), Long-Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes and Ontario Health Teams.

Region(s): Mississauga Halton LHIN
Website
Author: mhpcn.net

Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Network

The Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Network strives to deliver on Ontario’s commitment to hospice palliative care together with the Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program in partnership with Cancer Care Ontario, and the Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network, as funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

Region(s): Mississauga Halton LHIN
Website

Pallium Canada Palliative Free, Online Modules

Free LEAP courses – Pallium Canada has opened up a number of LEAP modules for free online access during COVID.

Website

Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Network Forms

Region(s): Mississauga Halton LHIN
Website
Author: Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Network

Milton Community Palliative Care Physicians Referral

Region(s): Milton

Oakville Community Palliative Care Physicians Referral

Region(s): Oakville

Psychotherapy counselling CBT (1)

Caring for bereaved family members during the COVID-19 pandemic: before and after the death of a patient.

Bereavement care is considered an integral component of quality end-of-life care endorsed by the palliative care movement. However, few hospitals and health care institutions offer universal bereavement care to all families of patients who die. The current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has highlighted this gap and created a sense of urgency, from a public health perspective, for institutions to provide support to bereaved family members. In this article, drawing on the palliative care and bereavement literature, we offer suggestions about how to incorporate palliative care tools and psychological strategies into bereavement care for families during this pandemic.

Category: Clinical pathways or guidelines
Website

Referral Brokerage (2)

Milton Community Palliative Care Physicians Referral

Region(s): Milton

Oakville Community Palliative Care Physicians Referral

Region(s): Oakville

Self Care (2)

Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Palliative Care Providers

The COVID-19 pandemic is anticipated to continue spreading widely across the globe throughout 2020. To mitigate the devastating impact of COVID-19, social distancing and visitor restrictions in health care facilities have been widely implemented. Such policies and practices, along with the direct impact of the spread of COVID-19, complicate issues of grief that are relevant to medical providers. We describe the relationship of the COVID-19 pandemic to anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, and complicated grief for individuals, families, and their providers. Furthermore, we provide discussion regarding countering this grief through communication, advance care planning, and self-care practices. We provide resources for health care providers, in addition to calling on palliative care providers to consider their own role as a resource to other specialties during this public health emergency.

Category: Bottom Line Recommendation
Website
Wallace CL, Wladkowski SP, Gibson A, White P. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020;S0885-3924(20)30207-4.

Grief and Bereavement Supports for Health Care Workers

HPCO is pleased to launch a Support Service Line for front line health care workers to help cope with stress, grief, and bereavement, and build resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. This line is free to access, and confidential.

Individuals trained and credentialled in providing support in grief, bereavement, spiritual support, and emotional support are available to listen and help you. The Support Service Line team has extensive experience and understand the unique needs of health care workers. They can lend an ear to simply listen, or oﬀer information, assessment, and referral to services based on your needs, preferences, and location.

This free support service is available to front line health care workers in Ontario and is available in English only at this time.

Category: Bottom Line Recommendation
Website
HPCO

Upskilling (1)

Pallium Canada Palliative Free, Online Modules

Free LEAP courses – Pallium Canada has opened up a number of LEAP modules for free online access during COVID.

Website

This content extracted from the subject-specific compendium: Palliative Care MH Region and Ontario on PrimaryON.ca on 2021-10-15 by Greg Van de Mosselaer MD CCFP.