Information and Resources

Glossary

An End-of-Life Care glossary is available on the Victoria Hospice website.

Fact Sheet

End of Life Care Services - Vancouver Island Health Priorities 

Multimedia Resources

Here are three short videos for your viewing:

• A Definition of Hospice Palliative Care (16:54 min)
  Module 1 of the Orientation to Palliative End of Life Care in VIHA video
• Orientation to End of Life Services in VIHA (8:16min)
  Module 2 of the Orientation to Palliative End of Life Care in VIHA video
• Canadian Virtual Hospice Palliative Care Video (7:19min)
  This You Tube video explains how the Virtual Hospice supports Canadians

Information for Caregivers

• As Death Approaches: Advice & Comfort Measures for Caregivers (pdf)
• Food & Fluids at the End of Life (pdf) 
• Spiritual Care Services Brochure (pdf)
• Caring for a CADD Infusion Pump at Home (pdf)

Health Professional Resources

• End of Life Program Practice Guidelines-205 pgs (pdf)
• Ministry of Health Guidelines: Guidelines & Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC) - Palliative Care
• Who's Who in Palliative Care in VIHA

Hospice Society Brochures

• Alberni Valley Hospice Society (pdf)
• Campbell River Hospice Society (pdf)
• Comox Valley Hospice Society (pdf)
• Cowichan Valley Hospice Society (pdf)
• Hospice Services in the South Island (pdf)
• Nanaimo Community Hospice Society Services (pdf)
• Oceanside Hospice Society (pdf) 
• Pacific Rim Hospice Society (pdf)
• Salt Spring Hospice Society and Bessie Dane Foundation (pdf)

Compassionate Care Benefits

• Employment Insurance (EI) Compassionate Care Benefits
• In Difficult Times: Compassionate Care Benefits  (PDF)
• Factsheet: The Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefit

Education

• Victoria Hospice - Palliative Education