Official Documents
Advance Care Planning Documents in Quebec
1. Protection Mandate
A Protection Mandate in Quebec is a legal document allowing a person to appoint a mandatary to make decisions on his or her behalf if he or she becomes incapable of doing so. It may concern the management of property, the person or both
2. Levels of Fare and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Form
A Levels of care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation form allows a patient (or their surrogate) to make decisions regarding the type of care they wish to receive, especially in the context of serious illness or end-of-life care. It helps guide healthcare providers in offering treatments that align with the patient's values, preferences, and desired outcomes, such as comfort care, life-sustaining treatment, or a balance of both.
3. Advance Medical Directives
Advance medical directives are a way of expressing one’s wishes in anticipation of incapacity to consent to care deriving from the
Differences of Access to Palliative Care in Rural and Urban Areas
Evidence suggests that people living in rural areas often face additional barriers at the end of life due to remoteness, limited access to resources and staff shortages:
People in rural areas are more likely to die in hospital, while the vast majority want to die in their own environment:
Les services de soins palliatifs spécialisés actuels manquent déjà cruellement de ressources, en particulier dans les zones rurales:
Policies supporting medical aid in dying are based on urban values and organization of care that are difficult to apply in a rural context:
Rurality is a factor limiting access to medical aid in dying:
Le lieu de résidence influence la santé et les causes de décès (la ruralité est désavantagée):
Place of residence influences health and causes of death (rurality is at a disadvantage):
People living in rural areas have less access to information about health and services than those living in cities:
Lower level of health literacy in rural areas :