Purpose of the Session

This webinar is intended to create space for hospice leaders, clinicians, and partners to reflect on how Budget 2026 may influence hospice and palliative care services across British Columbia. The session is designed for hospice society leaders, palliative care practitioners, community partners, health authority planners, invited government representatives, and members of the public interested in understanding the broader policy and funding landscape affecting hospice and community care.

Insights from the panel discussion and participant dialogue will help inform BCHPCA’s sector analysis and recommendations, which may be shared with provincial partners, including the Ministry of Health and other system leaders.

Forums such as this bring the hospice and palliative care sector together to share knowledge, strengthen collective advocacy, and contribute to system improvement. This work is not funded. If you value opportunities like this, please consider making a donation to support future sector conversations and advocacy efforts.

⭐ Wednesday, March 25

⭐ 9:30 – 10:30 AM (PST)

⭐ Online Webinar

Confirmed panelists include:

– Andrea Critchley, Executive Director, Abbotsford Hospice Society

One of the largest non residential hospice societies in the region, bringing an urban hospice leadership perspective focused on service growth, system partnerships, and operational sustainability with diverse funding models

– Jen Asselin, Coordinator, Elk Valley & Area Hospice

Offering a rural and remote community perspective on access, volunteer driven service delivery, and local capacity challenges.

– Additional clinical panelist perspective to be confirmed.

A clinical perspective will be added to provide insight into how Budget 2026 may influence patient care and service delivery

Facilitated by Pablita Thomas, Executive Director of BCHPCA

Providing a provincial systems lens on policy, funding trends, and collective sector advocacy.