Palliative care: Awareness tools
On this page
- Sharing information about palliative care and grief
- Posts to share on social media
- Messages to share with your networks
- Digital banners for your websites and newsletters
- Products to print, display and distribute
- Videos
- Contact us
Sharing information about palliative care and grief
We want to:
- increase awareness and understanding of palliative care
- encourage early conversations about serious illness
- dispel common myths and misconceptions about palliative care and grief
- increase grief literacy
This will allow people in Canada to make informed choices for themselves and their families (or family of choice).
We hope you will share these tools and resources:
- at events
- on websites
- on social media
- through newsletters and emails
- in other communications activities
Posts to share on social media
You can share these posts through your social media channels. We have indicated the target audience for each post.
For general public
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At every stage of serious illness, a palliative approach to care can provide support to people living with serious illness and those closest to them. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care can be provided alongside other treatments that aim to cure an illness. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care can connect people living with serious illness and their caregivers to local grief supports. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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From practical help to a listening ear, a palliative approach to care can give caregivers the support they need. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
For health and social service providers
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You can provide palliative care to your patients through early conversations, support and coordinating care. Find tools and tips at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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Palliative care supports the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of people with serious illness. Find tools and tips at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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Help patients and caregivers grieve by supporting their emotional, social and spiritual needs. Find more on grief support at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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Help patients and caregivers grieve by supporting their emotional, social and spiritual needs. Find more on grief support at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
Messages to share with your networks
You can copy and paste these messages and share them with your networks. We have indicated the target audience for each message.
For health and social service providers
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Contrary to common misconception, palliative care is not limited to end-of-life care provided by palliative specialists. It can be provided by a wide range of providers and caregivers at any stage of a serious illness - from diagnosis and even alongside treatments intended to cure the illness. Starting palliative care as early as possible helps your patients and their loved ones manage the illness on their terms, and puts patients' values, goals and beliefs at the forefront of their care. It can also support patients and caregivers who are grieving by providing emotional, social, spiritual and psychological support. Visit Canada.ca/palliative-care to learn more about practical resources you can use to help your patients live life to the fullest. |
Digital banners for your websites and newsletters
You can put these digital banners on your websites and in your newsletters. We have indicated the target audience for each web banner.
For health and social service providers
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Products to print, display and distribute
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Explore the full spectrum of palliative care | Infographic | 2024 |
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Living with a serious illness? | Poster | 2024 |
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What to do when facing a serious illness: 3 sets of questions to ask your health care team | Fact sheet | 2023 |
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3 Questions to ask yourself that make difficult conversations about serious illness easier | Fact sheet | 2023 |
Videos
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Guneet's story: More than end of life care | Video | 2023 |
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Mary-Lee's story: Supporting needs along the way | Video | 2023 |
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Mike's story: Helping improve quality of life | Video | 2023 |
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Alex's story: Living life to the fullest | Video | 2023 |
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Biba's story: Grief support for caregivers | Video | 2023 |
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Ismael’s story: Care that starts at diagnosis | Video | 2023 |
Contact us
If you have any questions or comments, please send an e-mail to eolc-sfv@hc-sc.gc.ca.
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