Health care for people approaching the end of life

Based on the evidence provided by Evidence Development and Standards and its partners, the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee—a standing advisory subcommittee of the Health Quality Ontario Board—makes recommendations about the uptake, diffusion, distribution, or removal of health interventions to Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, clinicians, health system leaders, and poli [...] After an initial review of research on end-of-life care, consultation with experts, and presentation to the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC), the evidentiary framework was produced to focus on quality of care in both the inpatient and the outpatient (community) settings to reflect the reality that the best end-of-life care setting will differ with the circumstances and preferen [...] End-of-Life Health Care in Ontario: OHTAC Recommendation Health Care for People Approaching the End of Life: An Evidentiary Framework Effect of Supportive Interventions on Informal Caregivers of People at the End of Life: A Rapid Review Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients with Terminal Illness: An Evidence-Based Analysis The Determinants of Place of Death: An Evidence-Based Analysis Educatio [...] Team-Based Models of Care A model of care is an “overarching design for the provision of a particular type of health care service. [...] Quality of Evidence The quality of the body of evidence for each outcome was examined according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) Working Group criteria.