As serious illness advances or the body declines with age, there are key signs indicating that death is near. Timely recognition of these changes by home care providers enables prompt […]

Palliative Care Education Session: New Framework for Adults with IDD Speaker: Janet Elder Learning Objectives: Outline the key elements of the new palliative care framework for individuals with IDD. Use […]

Join the BC Centre for Palliative Care for the next session in their All Together ECHO series, “Empowering Palliative Patients and Families in BC: A Unique Palliative Navigation Program.” This volunteer-based […]

Designed to enhance the human side of healthcare, this 3-day workshop focuses on the role and application of dignity in all aspects of clinical practice. The research, assessment tools, and […]

Staying up to date on the latest and greatest in peer-reviewed palliative care research can be challenging. Let the Journal Watch do it for you! Join Dr. José Pereira, Dr. […]

          The Canadian Critical Care Society (CCCS), in partnership with the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN), and the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) […]

This award is for the best scholarly project by a resident enrolled in a palliative medicine residency program. More details to come!

    Dr. Jane Poulson Lecture: Dignity, Personhood and Intensive Caring: New Insights into Patient Suffering Join Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov in this upcoming session of the McGill Palliative Care […]

Palliative Manitoba is now accepting abstracts! Abstracts submitted must fit the theme “Building Blocks for Palliative Care”. We are looking for presentations that focus on: delivery of a palliative care […]

Many long-term care homes have rates of potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use well above Canada’s new 15% target. These rates are measured using CIHI’s quality indicator, but understanding what counts as “potentially inappropriate,” […]