International Hospice Palliative Care Resource Commons / Centre de ressources communes en soins palliatifs internationaux

Welcome to the International Hospice Palliative Care Commons! The International Hospice Palliative Care Commons has been created as a repository for resources related to HIV/AIDS and Hospice Palliative Care. Here you will find resources on a number of topics of interest to individuals providing resources for persons living with or dying from HIV/AIDS. The International Hospice Palliative Care Commons enables each of us to share resources and will ultimately provide the opportunity for collaborative resource development.

Searching the Commons
The International Hospice Palliative Care Commons is organized into the following categories and sub-categories:
Categories:

• Twinning
• Advocacy
• HIV/AIDS
• World Hospice Palliative Care Day
• Media

• Caring
• Caregiver
• Financial
• Loss, Grief and Bereavement
• Support
• Pain Management
• Policy

You can either browse the International Hospice Palliative Care Commons or search using key words.

• You can browse within each category or within a sub-category. You will see a list of all of the items. Just select the category you want and hit search.
• You can search the International Hospice Palliative Care Commons by typing in a keyword. You can choose to search the whole Commons by simply typing in your keyword in the box provided. Or you can narrow your search by selecting a category before searching on your keyword – or narrow it further by selecting a sub-category.

Sharing Resources

You can share resources in the commons in three different ways:

• You can upload a resource to the commons for others to download
• You can provide a link to another website – the source of the resource.
• Or, if you just want to let people know about a resource, you can describe it and provide your contact information so that people can get in touch with you if they want more information.

When you upload your resource, an administrator at CHPCA reviews the submission before it is added to the Commons. You will be contacted if additional information is required. Please note, this process may take up to 7 days to complete.

In order to add a resource you will have to register as a user. Your personal information will not be shared with anyone.

The International Hospice Palliative Care Commons also contains a Peer Review function. This enables users of the site to post and review comments concerning a specific resource. When viewing the details of a resource you will be able to view the comments and the overall rating the resource has received. Please note, in order to benefit from this function and include your personal notes, you must be logged in to the site as a user.