While virtual reality is increasingly used in healthcare settings, there is limited knowledge on how virtual reality use in palliative care impacts patients’ outcomes. Moloney and colleagues (2023) sought to answer the research question, “What knowledge and evidence exists in the literature on virtual reality use in palliative care, particularly Continue reading →

Evidence suggests that either people with dementia are not routinely referred for palliative care or existing end-of-life care models are not responsive to people with dementia and their family or carers. Lewis (2023) and colleagues conducted a literature review to identify best-practice models of care for people in the advanced Continue reading →

Informal caregivers are integral members of the hospice palliative care interdisciplinary team and quality care includes providing effective grief and bereavement supports to these caregivers.  Thrower and team (2022) conducted a scoping review was to identify current interventions which address the grief and bereavement experiences of informal caregivers of geriatric Continue reading →

Keep the Dying out of Hospital, Save $200M/Year With Excellent Care Monday October 31, 2022 The Elephant in the Room was back at Queen’s Park for the first in-person MPP Day since 2019. One-on-one meetings were held with more than two dozen MPPs and many more attended a lunch hour Continue reading →

Family caregivers of pediatric palliative care patients can experience high levels of stress due to poor sleep patterns, psychological distress, impaired relationships with friends and family, spiritual distress, financial strain, uncertainty of the future, and large changes in daily schedules. Beattie and Restaino (2022) evaluated the impact of a diaphragmatic Continue reading →