LibGuides: Palliative Care and COVID-19: Palliative Care and COVID-19 Resources

Palliative Care at UHN

"The Palliative Care team at UHN offers a broad range of services across all UHN sites to help patients and families improve their quality of life when facing problems related to a life-limiting illness." For more information please visit Palliative Care @UHN.

Palliative Care in Pandemic

Wentlandt, K., Zimmermann, C., et al. Palliative Care in Toronto During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.137 [Epub ahead of print]
"This article explores the effects of the pandemic on Toronto’s palliative care planning and reports of clinical load and capacity, beds, staffing and redeployment, and medication and PPE shortages."
Arya, A. et al. Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives. CMAJ 2020. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.200465; early-released March 31, 2020
"In this article, [authors] review the challenges involved in providing palliative care in a pandemic."
Downar, J. et al. Palliating a pandemic: "all patients must be cared for". J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Feb;39(2):291-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.241.
"The authors present a mathematical and ethical justification for a palliative care surge plan and outline some of the key elements that should be included in such a plan."

Palliative Care COVID-19 Guidelines

Canadian Virtual Hospice Palliative Care Resources to Support Frontline Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
"The team at Canadian Virtual Hospice has gathered links on COVID-19, including symptom management and planning for healthcare providers."
Ontario Palliative Care Network- COVID-19 Resources
It provides "links to resources on palliative care services in Ontario for healthcare providers and administrators."
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO): COVID-19 Palliative Care Pathways
" The resources have been prepared and reviewed by an international team of ESMO palliative care experts and include two pathways."
NHS Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines
The link "contains temporary guidance related to end of life care during the COVID-19 pandemic."

Videos and Webinars Gallery

COVID-19 Palliative Care Resources

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Resources to Address Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Information for clinicians, educators, researchers, and team and self-care
- Telehealth resources
- Ethic resources
Canadian Virtual Hospice COVID-19 Resources
- Healthcare providers, Patients, Caregivers
- Planning and decision-making
- Supporting children and teens
- Indigenous people
- People experiencing homelessness
Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) COVID-19 Response Resources (USA)
- Palliative care team tools
- End of life
- Symptom management protocols
- Patient and family support resources
- Using telehealth
European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Coronavirus and the palliative care response
EAPC provides information and updates on caring for people with COVID-19 from World Health Organization (WHO), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and Palliative Care National Guidelines.
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) Resources relevant to Palliative Care and COVID-19
IAHPC has compiled a list of resources relevant to palliative care and COVID-19 with published by:
- Member states, official guidelines and recommendations from government agencies
- UN organization and special agencies
- Publications- journals and books
- Links to the webinars, videos, apps, and documents
Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Association (WHPCA) COVID- 19 Resources
WHPCA COVID-19 resources include Resources for low and middle-income countries, Regional palliative care, people with palliative care needs and household carers, palliative care health professionals, National and ethical guidance, and Social media hashtags to watch.

Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises

A Field Manual for Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises by Elisha Waldman (Editor); Marcia Glass (Editor)
ISBN: 9780190066529
Publication Date: 2019-12-09