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Rural Reach Webinar: Helping Patients Face A Serious Illness

July 29, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Join Drs. Sammy Winemaker & Hsien Seow for this webinar for health care providers to learn 7 Keys to make it easier to talk about serious illness, dying, and death.

Please note, this is not an accredited event.
Free for SRPC Members / $50 for General Admission
Can’t make it live? No worries! The session will be recorded and shared with registered attendees.

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

  • Describe 7 keys for navigating a life-changing diagnosis for patients, families and providers
  • Identify how implementing the 7 keys will ultimately benefit healthcare providers and facilitate person-centred care
  • Learn how to apply the 7 keys into practice

Presenters:

Dr. Hsien Seow is the Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care and Health System Innovation and a professor in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University. He publishes health care research focused on improving the patient and family experience for those facing serious illness. He is the co-author of The Tao of Innovation: Nine Questions Every Innovator Must Answer.

Dr. Samantha Winemaker is a palliative care physician who cares for patients with serious illness and their families in the home. She is a clinical professor at McMaster University in the Department of Family Medicine, Division of Palliative Care. She has won numerous awards for her leadership and palliative care education for health care professionals

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Details

  • Date: July 29, 2025
  • Time:
    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

NOTE: All event times are listed in PACIFIC TIME (PT)