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ALBERTA HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE RESOURCE MANUAL

A CAREGIVERS GUIDE

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METHADONE LICENSING PACKAGE for FAMILY PHYSICIANS

METHADONE LICENSING TEMPLATE LETTER for PALLIATIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIANS

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Journal Watch
A selection of journal article reviews pertinent to Palliative Care


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	•Assessment of pain •General •Management: specific procedures
		- Anesthetic procedures - Neurosurgical procedures - Surgical procedures
	•Specific types of pain
		- Bone pain - Breakthrough pain - Incident pain - Neuropathic pain - Visceral pain
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		- General - Fentanyl - Hydromorphone - Methadone - Morphine - Oxycodone - Tramadol - Other opioids
	•Octreotide / Somatostatin •Other medications •Pharmacokinetics •Psychostimulants
Metabolic disorders Miscellaneous Nausea Neurological problems Non-cancer illness (palliative)
	•AIDS •Cardiac disorders •Neurological diseases •Respiratory diseases •Renal diseases •Other
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Palliative Care treatments
	•Chemotherapy •Hormonal therapy •Radiation therapy •Surgery
Palliative emergencies Palliative Care programs Paraneoplastic syndromes Pediatric palliative care Prognostication Psychiatric disorders Psycho-social issues Quality of life issues Rehabilitation Research issues	•Anxiety •Depression •Psychosis
Respiratory symptoms
	•Cough •Other
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