Speak Up Canada
Advance Care Planning is a process of thinking about and sharing your wishes for future health and personal care. The Advance Care Planning initiative, spearheaded by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) since 2008 focuses on an accessible Pan-Canadian Framework for advance care planning.
Living Well, Planning Well
Speak Up and the BC Centre for Palliative Care developed a complementary “Living Well, Planning Well” resource for the public. This resource is intended to help people understand their rights and the legal requirements for planning for their future care.
Fraser Health Authority Advance Care Planning Companion Workbook: My Voice in Action
Alzheimer Society of Canada
The Alzheimer Society of Canada provides lots of resources for people with dementia, family members, caregivers, and health-care professionals.
The brainXchange™
The brainXchange™ is a network of people dedicated to improving quality of life and support for persons with or at risk of having brain-health needs related to dementia, mental health and neurological conditions related to aging or have experienced brain health changes earlier in life that are now more complex with aging.
Canadian Pain Task Force Report
The report herein summarizes their findings from this rapid assessment of the current state of chronic pain in Canada and some of the personal responses from people living with pain. The activities undertaken to inform this report mark only the start of the Task Force's engagement of Canadians in this important work.
CANImmunize
CANImmunize is a free digital tool for Canadians that securely stores your vaccination records and helps you get vaccinated on time.
Canadian Society for Spirituality & Social Work
CSSSW stimulates interest and scholarship in the area of spirituality and social work through hosting conferences, encouraging research, and publishing quality articles and research papers by practitioners, students and academics.
Framework on Palliative Care in Canada
This is a review of the Framework on Palliative Care in Canada tabled in December, 2018 at Parliament.
Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF)
The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) provides funding for projects that make Canadian communities and workplaces more accessible for persons with disabilities. EAF aims to create more opportunities for persons with disabilities to take part in community activities, programs and services, or access employment.
Medical Assistance in Dying: Resource Hub
This is CASW MAID Resource Hub with national and provincial resources for social worker across Canada.
Patients Medical Neighbourhood - Best Advice
This guide will help family practice teams improve their connections with colleagues in other care settings both within the health care system and social services more broadly.
Supplementary Health Insurance Explained for Healthcare Providers
As the Chair for the Extended Healthcare Professionals Coalition (EHPC), CASW was pleased to coordinate the launch of this practice resource that was developed in collaboration with the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association to support healthcare providers and their patients better understand how private health insurance works.
Additional information about Health Insurance for Healthcare Providers from Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association.
Your Care, Your Choices
Advance Care Planning for First Nations People - Using the Your Care, Your Choices workbook as a guide can help you to begin conversations with your family, friends and health care team. That way everyone knows how you wish to be cared for if you ever become ill or injured, and can no longer make decisions for yourself.
Canada Dental Benefit
The Canada Dental Benefit is part of the Government’s plan to improve dental care for Canadians with a family income of less than $90,000 annually. Through this benefit, children under 12 who do not have access to dental care insurance can get the dental care they need.
Canada launches new toll-free number for Poison Centres
A poison centre is a telephone-based front-line service operating 24 hours, seven days a week, staffed by registered nurses and pharmacists with specialized training in the effects of poison, known as toxicology. Call 1-844 POISON-X, or 1-844-764-7669 to access critical medical advice for poisonings.
Dementia Guidance Online Resource Hub for Chinese Communities in Canada
Developed by the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care and the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, this resource hub is tailored to support Chinese communities and facilitate greater understanding and access to culturally appropriate dementia supports and resources.
A Step Toward Understanding Health Care Trajectories of People Living with Dementia
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released a report on Dementia in Canada and examines the clinical characteristics and socio-demographics factors of people living with dementia.