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Health care professionals with expertise
in palliative care developed these guidelines/protocols. The
disciplines of nursing, pharmacy and medicine were represented.
These guidelines/protocols are intended for use by palliative
care consultants, as well as other physicians and nurses who
are involved in the care of palliative patients.
Guideline/protocol development strategies
include use of evidenced-based sources and consultation with
external experts in palliative care. Recommendations were
formulated by consensus among the members of the Clinical
Practice Guidelines Committee. Health benefits, risks and
costs were taken into consideration in the developing the
guideline. Prior to implementation, the guidelines/protocols
were evaluated using the AGREE Instrument by a subgroup of
the committee, uninvolved with the guideline development.
Guidelines/protocols were not externally reviewed.
Given the medically frail nature of the population,
patients' views and preferences were not specifically sought
in developing the guidelines/protocols. However, the guidelines/protocols
reflect the developers' clinical observations of patients'
experiences and their reported concerns.
Guidelines/protocols are updated every three
years, or sooner in the event of emerging clinical evidence
supporting a more timely change, in accordance the Clinical
Practice Guidelines Committee process. Although the guideline
has not been piloted among target users, it reflects current
practice within the Capital Health Regional Palliative Care
Program. The guidelines/protocols were developed without external
funding and are editorially independent.
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Acute
Seizure Pharmacological Management in Palliative Patients
• Bowel
Care in Palliative Care
• Chronic
Seizure Pharmacological Management in Palliative Care
• Edmonton
Injector for Intermittent Subcutaneous Injection
• Home
Parenteral Nutrition and Cancer Selection Criteria Guideline
• Hypercalcemia
of Malignancy
• Hypodermoclysis
• Management
of Subcutaneous Injection Site(s) in Palliative Care Patients
• Palliative
Sedation
• Quick
Response Kit for Palliative Care Medications into
the Community
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