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We believe in supporting quality of life at every stage—including through dying and death. At Life and Death Matters, we create accessible, competency based, evidence-informed educational resources that help healthcare workers, educators, families, and communities integrate a palliative approach into everyday care. Our materials support learners across Canada and beyond—in classrooms, acute care, home and long-term care, hospices, and hospitals—to build confidence, competence, and compassion.
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“For the new practitioner, this book provides your foundation. For the experienced practitioner, the reminder of why we do what we do. Keep...
Read morePhillip Larkin
Professor of Clinical Nursing (Palliative Care), University College Dublin and Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Dublin, Ireland. President, European Association for Palliative Care.
“This Essentials text is a valuable resource for all team members committed to quality patient care. The content is practical and addresses the...
Read moreBetty Ferrell, Ph.D, RN, F.A.A.N.
Director & Professor Nursing Research & Education City of Hope Medical Center
“This is a wonderful textbook for nursing students and for nurses entering practice. It is practical and uses helpful case studies, artwork, tables,...
Read morePam Malloy, RN, MN, FPCN, FAAN
Director and Co-Investigator of the ELNEC Project American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
“This will soon become the “go to guide” for those seeking direction in how to embed palliative approaches into their practice”
Kelli Stadjuhar
Professor, School of Nursing and Centre on Aging; Associate Director, Research and Scholarship
"Each section [of the nurses text] was short enough to digest in only a couple of minutes. The bullets made it easy to...
Read moreDr. Antionette Oberg
Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Victoria
"It will be an essential and invaluable tool for personal service workers and their supervisors. It is full of useful--needed information covering every...
Read moreKenneth J.Doka, PhD
Professor, The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant, The Hospice Foundation of America
"I have never seen anything like this [PSW] book before... it is written from the viewpoint of an experienced palliative care nurse educator...
Read moreRose Deangelis
West Island Palliative Care, Nurse Manager
"Kath Murray has created an invaluable educational resource for PSWs that addresses their key learning needs for providing residents’ physical comfort and meeting...
Read moreMary Lou Kelley
Professor, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Specialized Palliative Care Books
Practical, evidence-based materials to support learning, teaching, and quality care for patients and families.
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Evidence-based
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Our training courses deliver evidence-based learning designed to strengthen your palliative care skills and advance your career.
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The Cookie Jar Conversations Webinar explored advance care planning through real conversations with members of the LDM team.…
This insightful webinar was led by Maria Panzera Rugg and featured guest speakers Saige Johnston, Melodie LePage and…
This important webinar was led by Maria Panzera Rugg and guest speakers Donna Lawrence and Yinka Oladele. The…
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Every April, Life and Death Matters joins people across Canada in shining a light on Advance Care Planning…
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By: Maria Panzera Rugg Advance Care Planning Day is often framed as a reminder to complete forms or…
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