Quality Statement 13 - Palliative Care

A curated list of useful resources, articles and website for patients by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.

An online advance care planning workbook, created by Advance Care Planning Ontario.

Cancer Care Ontario's tool outlining a palliative approach to improve the quality of living and dying, and relieves suffering for patients and families living with life-limiting illnesses.

Health Quality Ontario's guide to addressing variations and gaps in care in Ontario that need attention when it comes to palliative care.

The Ocean Healthmap is a comprehensive, map-based directory that makes it easy to search and access health care services. In collaboration with provincial health care systems, the Healthmap is actively maintained and updated, empowering providers to make more informed care decisions.

SCOPE (Seamless Care Optimizing the Patient Experience) is a virtual, inter-professional care team that connects primary care providers to specialists, hospitals, community care and mental health resources in real-time.

Virtual care helps people access the care they need when and where they need it. We work with our partners to find better value for Ontario’s publicly funded health care system.

Electronic Referral (eReferral) simplifies the referral process by enhancing communication between primary care clinicians and specialists/organizations and enabling quick and secure referrals to be sent and received through an electronic platform.