Books, Links, and More

We've compiled resources in both French and English, to give you the broadest possible range of available information. To see resources in French, click in the top right corner of the page.

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Hospice and palliative care
Books
Cicely Saunders, Founder of the Hospice Movement: Selected Letters, 1959-1999
Cicely Saunders is universally acclaimed as a pioneer of modern hospice care. Trained initially in nursing and social work,... read more...
Dying for Care: Hospice Care or Euthanasia
This book addresses what needs to be available to provide excellent health care at the end of someone's life. These are not... read more...
End-of-life Care: Bridging Disability and Aging with Person-Centered Care
Addresses key issues in religion/spirituality and health care faced by those with disabilities and their supporters. read more...
A Few Months to Live
A Few Months to Live describes what dying is like from the perspectives of nine terminally ill individuals and their caregivers. read more...
Final Choices: Seeking the Good Death
The death of a loved one is never easy to face. However, the many choices now available to critically ill patients and their... read more...
Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness (2nd. ed.)
This book is written for a general audience by a team of specialists.  Updated since the first edition in 1999, it provides... read more...
The Handbook of Hospice Care
A practical guide suitable for professionals, volunteers and family, discussing hospice care and its history. read more...
The Heart of Hospice
Seminal book on the philosophy of hospice palliative care in Canada and worldwide. Available for free reading and printing... read more...
Hospice and palliative care: Questions & Answers
This book addresses many of the most common concerns of terminally ill patients and their families in an accessible question... read more...
Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System
A book which is partly a guide to thinking through the policy questions surrounding the end of life, as well as an informal... read more...
DVDs/Video
Online Resources
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