End-of-life care

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Journal Articles

02/07/2025

Variations in end-of-life symptom management medication prescribing among home care recipients in Ontario, Canada

Fremont D, Downar J, Seow H, Tanuseputro P, Webber C. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025; S0885-3924(25)00702-X. Epub 2025 Jul 2.

Journal Article

03/06/2025

Association of physician-delivered virtual care near the end of life with healthcare use outcomes: a national population-based study of Canadians

Anwar MR, Akhter R, Stukel TA, Chung H, Bell CM, Downar J, Stall N, Tanuseputro P, Sinnarajah A, Peterson S, Bhattarai A, Knight JC, Quinn KL. PLoS One. 2025; 20(6):e0324898.

Journal Article

14/05/2025

Patterns of health care delivery among adults with heart failure in the last year of life: A retrospective population‐based study

Hafid S, Wills A, Quinn K, Van Spall H, Fernandes A, Chagani J, Mak S, McGuinty C, Gallagher E, Webber C, Bush SH, Wentlandt K, Hebert P, Downar J, Gayowsky A, Jones A, Howard M, Isenberg S. JAHA. 2025; May 14 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

02/04/2025

Palliative care involvement and end-of-life care intensity among adolescents and young adults with nonmalignant illnesses: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Abdelaal M, Parsons H, Al-Awamer A, Mosher P, Lapenskie J, Fung SG, Yoo S, Tanuseputro P, Downar J. J Palliat Med. 2025; Apr 2 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

11/03/2025

End-of-life acute care use and pain-related outcomes in Chinese-speaking residents in Canadian long-term care homes

Rasaputra P, Sun AH, Clarke AE, Fung C, Jia Z, Quail PB, Tanuseputro P, Robert B, Huang M, Hsu AT. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025; Mar 11 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

19/02/2025

End-of-life care in glioblastoma: a population-based study

Ellenbogen Y, Taslimi S, Shellenberger J, Brogly SB, Zadeh G, Alkins R. Neuro Oncol. 2025; Feb 19 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

08/01/2025

Use of virtual care near the end of life before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study

Quinn KL, Stukel TA, Detsky A, Chung H, Anwar MR, Bhatia S, Downar J, Hung V, Isenberg S, Kurahashi A, Lee DS, Stall N, Tanuseputro P, Bell CM. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0313766.

Journal Article

28/10/2024

Timing of palliative care, end-of-life quality indicators, and health resource utilization

Mah SJ, Carter Ramirez DM, Schnarr K, Eiriksson LR, Gayowsky A, Seow H. JAMA Netw Open. 2024; 7(10):e2440977.

Journal Article

21/09/2024

End-of-life care among patients with kidney failure on maintenance dialysis: a retrospective population-based study

Hafid S, Isenberg SR, Fernandes A, Gallagher E, Webber C, Joseph M, Sood MM, Bruni A, Davis JL, Warmels G, Downar J, Gayowsky A, Jones A, Manuel D, Tanuseputro P, Howard M. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2024; 11:20543581241280698.

Journal Article

11/09/2024

Quality of advance care planning in long term care and transfers to hospital at the end-of-life

Turcotte L, Scott MM, Petrcich W, Tanuseputro P, Kobewka D. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024; 105259. Epub 2024 Sep 11.

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News Releases

News Release

14/05/2025

Coordinated primary, palliative, and specialty care improve outcomes for organ failure patients at end of life, studies show

News Release

08/04/2025

Language-concordant care linked to better end-of-life outcomes for Chinese-speaking long-term care residents

News Release

15/11/2022

Where people with cancer spend the final 100 days of their life

News Release

20/02/2020

75% of people with heart failure die in hospital, researchers find providing end-of-life care doubles likelihood of dying at home

News Release

16/04/2019

Do-not-resuscitate and do-not-hospitalize orders not enough to prevent potentially avoidable hospital visits: study

News Release

15/02/2018

Fewer than 1 in 5 Ontarians receive doctor house calls or palliative home care in their last year of life

News Release

14/11/2016

Children with cancer much more likely than adults to receive high-intensity end-of-life care despite access to palliative care

News Release

02/08/2016

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End-of-life care

Journal Articles

Variations in end-of-life symptom management medication prescribing among home care recipients in Ontario, Canada

Association of physician-delivered virtual care near the end of life with healthcare use outcomes: a national population-based study of Canadians

Patterns of health care delivery among adults with heart failure in the last year of life: A retrospective population‐based study

Palliative care involvement and end-of-life care intensity among adolescents and young adults with nonmalignant illnesses: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

End-of-life acute care use and pain-related outcomes in Chinese-speaking residents in Canadian long-term care homes

End-of-life care in glioblastoma: a population-based study

Use of virtual care near the end of life before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study

Timing of palliative care, end-of-life quality indicators, and health resource utilization

End-of-life care among patients with kidney failure on maintenance dialysis: a retrospective population-based study

Quality of advance care planning in long term care and transfers to hospital at the end-of-life

News Releases

Coordinated primary, palliative, and specialty care improve outcomes for organ failure patients at end of life, studies show

Language-concordant care linked to better end-of-life outcomes for Chinese-speaking long-term care residents

Where people with cancer spend the final 100 days of their life

75% of people with heart failure die in hospital, researchers find providing end-of-life care doubles likelihood of dying at home

Do-not-resuscitate and do-not-hospitalize orders not enough to prevent potentially avoidable hospital visits: study

Fewer than 1 in 5 Ontarians receive doctor house calls or palliative home care in their last year of life

Children with cancer much more likely than adults to receive high-intensity end-of-life care despite access to palliative care

New analysis looks at who is receiving high-strength opioids in Ontario

Half of all patients dying in Ontario receive some form of palliative care, usually in hospital

In-home palliative care in last month of life reduces overall health costs: multi-province study

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists