Palliative Care

Resources for Patients, Families, and Medical Professionals

     Palliative care resources for patients

• APCC Answers to Patient’s Frequently Asked Questions About Palliative Care (download)

• Hospice/ palliative care centre finder: https://apcc.org.za/find-a-palliative-care-centre/ 

• Palliative care providers in South Africa: https://palprac.org/palliative-care/find-a-provider/

• Support to access funding for palliative care from your medical aid: https://alignd.co.za/palliative/#Patients

• Spiritual care and end of life companioning: https://www.soulcarersnetwork.co.za/

• Crossing The Creek: A practical guide to understanding the dying process (download) 

• When Breathe Becomes Air: What Makes Life Worth Living In The Face of Death by Paul Kalanithi - https://www.amazon.co.za/When-Breath-Becomes-life-death/dp/1784701998/

     Palliative care resources for families and carers

• PALPRAC Caregiver Support and Wellness Flyer (download)

• Guidelines for managing specific conditions at the end of life (e.g. dementia, incontinence): https://palprac.org/palliative-care-for-me-patients-loved-ones/patient-and-family-resources/

• Introduction to palliative care for caregivers course: https://apcc.org.za/introduction-to-palliative-care-course-for-caregivers/

• Crossing The Creek: A practical guide to understanding the dying process (download) 

• The Grief Handbook - a practical guide written by a South African https://bridgetmcnulty.com/the-grief-handbook/

• Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine & What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande - https://www.amazon.co.za/Being-Mortal-Illness-Medicine-Matters/dp/1846685826/

     Palliative care resources for medical professionals

• Answers to Medical Professional’s Frequently Asked Questions About Palliative Care (download)

• Determining eligibility for palliative care: https://palprac.org/https-pfor-health-care-professionals-is-your-patient-eligible-for-palliative-care/is-your-patient-eligible-for-palliative-care/

• Short courses and webinars: https://palprac.org/https-pfor-health-care-professionals-is-your-patient-eligible-for-palliative-care/palliative-care-training/

• Introduction to palliative care course for professionals: https://apcc.org.za/introduction-to-palliative-care-for-professionals/

• Certificate course in palliative nursing: https://apcc.org.za/certificate-course-in-palliative-nursing/

• Psychosocial palliative care course: https://apcc.org.za/certificate-course-in-palliative-nursing/

• Accessing interdisciplinary support for yourself and your patients: https://alignd.co.za/palliative/#Providers