Publications for Professionals

Medical Care of the Dying

Textbook, 4th edition, Victoria Hospice Society 2006, $65.00 including tax. Click HERE for a copy of the flier.

This significantly expanded and updated textbook is a good overview of the principles and elements of effective palliative care. Now in hard cover – 26 contributing authors, 687 pages, 2,700 references and over 300 tables and figures.

Click here to read an excerpt from the Neurological chapter on Confusion, Delirium, and Dementia at the end of life.

"I recommend this book highly. It is helpful for people in palliative care, but its clarity and practicality are such that I hope it finds a home on general acute care wards, the offices of primary physicians, and hospital out-patient departments." – Journal of Palliative Care

Companion Booklet, Medical Care of the Dying,

4th edition, Victoria Hospice Society 2006, $15.75 including tax.

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Transitions in Dying & Bereavement: A Psychosocial Guide to Hospice Palliative Care

Textbook, Health Professions Press, 2003 $50 including tax. Click HERE for a copy of the flier.

This award-winning 394-page textbook comprehensively and compassionately covers the key transitions that dying people and their families face, and effective interventions to facilitate these transitions.

"This book is a gift to anyone who wants to truly serve the dying and those who love them."  – Rachel Remen. MD, author of Kitchen Table Wisdom

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Set of nine Victoria Hospice Grief & Bereavement Brochures

$10.50 including tax.

One each of:

Grief: A Personal Journey

Dealing With Grief: A Guide to Understanding Your Reactions

Ten Things to Know About Grief

Grief: Coping With Challenges

Children's and Teen's Grief: Information for Parents and Caregivers

Understanding Your Emotions

Difficult Grief and Multiple Losses

Grief After Suicide

Things to Remember When Supporting a Grieving Person

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Set of all nine Grief & Bereavement brochure content, as above

TEXT ONLY, produced as a Word document, ready for formatting and printing: $100 including tax.

As a public service to other hospice organizations, Victoria Hospice offers this cost-effective way to produce customized professional bereavement information handouts featuring your hospice palliative care organization's logo and contact information. Send this file to your local commercial printer or graphic designer for layout, insert your own logo and contact information, and produce nine professionally printed brochures for distribution to your bereaved clients. Victoria Hospice must be credited on each brochure: "Content courtesy of Victoria Hospice Society"

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