Palliative Care Clinical Resources

These materials have been prepared solely for use at Interior Health (IH). IH accepts no responsibility for use of this material by any person or organization not associated with IH.

A wide variety of palliative tools and other resources are used within Interior Health that can help guide clinical problem-solving and decision-making for best practice palliative care.

The IH Palliative Care Nurse Consult Line​ is a service for Nurses who need an urgent consult with a Palliative Care Nurse for clinical assistance or direction for persons with palliative needs. 

• BC Palliative Care Benefits Prescriber Guide
• BC Palliative Symptom Management Guidelines
• Confusion Assessment Method with PRISME (CAM-PRISME)
• Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Revised (ESASr Graph)
• ESASr Renal
• ESASr Renal Graph
• ESASr Tool
• FICA Spiritual Assessment Tool
• OPQRSTUV Symptom Assessment Tool
• Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD)
• Palliative Performance Scale (PPSv2)
• Palliative Symptom Assessment Clinical Care Standard
• SBAR for Communicating Palliative and End-of-Life Care Needs
• Serious Illness Conversation Standardized Process
• Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT™)
• IPal – APP 
• Palliative Bowel Protocol

• BC Palliative Care Benefits Registration Form
• BC Palliative Care Benefits Prescriber Guide: BC Palliative Care Benefits (gov.bc.ca) 
• Notification of Expected Death in the Home (EDITH) Form   
• Community Hospice Bed (CHB) ​Referral Form    
• Community Hospice Bed (CHB) Agreement Form
• Serious Illness Conversation Documentation
• External Referral Home Health (Used for all Home Health services, including Palliative Care, and replaces the Home Health Palliative Care Services Referral Form)

Learn more about evidence-informed guidelines that support best practice in Palliative and End of Life Care.

View resources that will support teaching individuals and families with palliative needs as well as recommended education for the expanded inter-professional palliative team.

Interior Health recognizes that Indigenous peoples in Canada experience health inequities as a result of the historical and ongoing impacts of colonialism. Culturally safe health care environments increase the quality of the health care services received, leading to increased service utilization and improved health outcomes. IH is committed to working with Indigenous partners and allies to create healthy and respectful care environments and practices which are safe and welcoming for all Indigenous peoples, their families and communities.

Many health-care providers are at different stages in their journey toward cultural safety and humility. There is information below and links to resources that support health-care providers in gaining knowledge, humility, and developing culturally safe practices.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) isn't just for older adults or people with serious illness, it's for everyone!

Initiating ACP conversations with patients can sometimes be challenging, yet are vital for ensuring that a person's preferences and wishes are known and honoured if they are unable to speak for themselves.

Interior Health has developed many ACP resources for both the public and health care providers. Please visit the following pages to access these resources, including the My Advance Care Plan workbook that can be ordered at no cost.

Visit our public Advance Care Planning webpage

Link to *internal Advance Care Planning page on the Medical Staff Hub

Link to *insideNet ACP page

*These internal links require login using IH credentials.

Guide to Advance Care Planning Discussions