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Palliative Care

86.5 Palliative Care

Whereas, Dying and grieving are natural and integral parts of life;

Whereas, Care of the terminally ill individual is best directed toward pain and symptom control, not cure of the disease;

Whereas, Consistent, total care is best provided in the community by residents of that community working as a team; and,

Whereas, Consistent emotional and social support for grieving individuals should be provided within the community; therefore be it,

RESOLVED, That The National Council of Women of Canada urge the Government of Canada to:

  1. Recognize the need for more palliative care units/services in Canada;
  2. Implement research and development of palliative care units/services to ensure consistency and excellence in professional education, training, methods, and techniques;
  3. Provide accurate monitoring and feedback by way of a standard of evaluation;
  4. Provide funding to those community programs offering quality care to the terminally ill and support to the grieving; and further,

RESOLVED, That The National Council of Women of Canada urge the Provincial Council of Women to request their respective provincial governments to cooperate in the provision of the above services.