Tools for Practice

Our clinical team has identified protocols, advanced practices, and assessment and evaluation tools to help support your practice.
Symptoms
Anorexia / Cachexia
Anxiety
Ascites
Bleeding
Bowel obstruction
Congestion
Constipation / diarrhea
Cough
Dehydration
Delirium
Depression
Drowsiness
Dyspnea
Fatigue
General
Hypercalcemia
Lymphedema
Malignant wound
Mouth care
Myoclonis / Seizures
Nausea / vomiting
Pain
Radiation skin reactions
Spinal cord compression - see Palliative care emergencies
Swallowing
Choking and Swallowing Assessments in LTC: Clinical Indicators and Guidelines
Published by the Canadian Association for Drugs and Technology in Health, Health Technology Inquiry Service (HTIS), in July... read more...
Mucositis Guidelines
The Mucositis Study Group of MASCC/ISOO has completed a comprehensive review of the literature related to mucositis and the... read more...
Nutrition and Hydration in Hospice Care: Needs, Strategies, Ethics (The Hospice Journal , Vol 9)
A comprehensive clinical reference book on nutritional care of the terminally ill for dieticians, nutritionists, and other... read more...
Symptom Management Guidelines (Related to Nutrition)
BC Cancer Agency has produced Symptom Management Guidelines which address common problems related to nutrition including anorexia,... read more...
Tube Feed or Not To Tube Feed?
This evidenced-based fast fact sheet written by Dr J. Hallenbeck and Dr D. Weissman provides a brief outline of what is known... read more...
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