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Facilitating equitable access to palliative and end-of-life care for underserved populations (Session 2 of 3)
2025-04-09 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual
Registration is open for a series of lively knowledge exchange events seeking to explore the connection of palliative care approaches in the health system and community organizations. The sessions are designed to facilitate connection across the whole continuum of care, promote knowledge exchange among attendees, advance the uptake of existing research, and support future research.
You’re invited!
No matter what role you play in a patient’s journey with life-limiting illness, you have valuable information to share, and we want to hear from you. We invite anybody interested in furthering palliative care delivery and research to join this province-wide event, including researchers, healthcare providers, administrators/leaders, community organization staff and volunteers*, patients* and families*, and policymakers.
*Some honoraria and expenses are available to patient and community partners overcome any barriers to your attendance. Contact Simon Anderson for more information (sanderson@bc-cpc.ca).
Join us
Three 2.5-hour interactive online sessions, addressing the theme “Facilitating equitable access to palliative and end-of-life care for underserved populations” will be held on Wednesdays, April 2, 9 and 16, 2025, 1:00-3:30 pm.
Participants can choose to attend all three (recommended), or just one or two based on their schedules.
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This is an interactive event where we consider everyone an expert – be it with lived, work or other experience. We look forward to having you join us for this engaging learning event on improving access to palliative care in BC!
This series is hosted by the BC Centre for Palliative Care, on behalf of the BC Palliative Care Research Collaborative, and supported in part by UBC Health through their Health After 2020 program.

Palliative care in the emergency room: It’s not my job! (in French)
2025-04-15 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
How does palliative care fit into the fast-paced environment of the emergency room? Join Dr. Philippe Ouellet, emergency physician and head of palliative care at Hôpital du Haut-Richelieu, for a discussion on integrating palliative approaches in emergency and critical care settings.
Hosted by the Institut de soins palliatifs et de fin de vie Michel-Sarrazin – Université Laval, this accredited session offers a unique opportunity to engage with an expert in the field.

Join online: Live via Zoom
Attend in person: VND-3122, Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry, Université Laval

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National Advance Care Planning Day
2025-04-16
National Advance Care Planning Day is April 16 and it’s asking Canadians “If not you, who? If not now, when?”. Focusing on the first important step of the process – Think – the campaign invites people to consider who would make healthcare decisions on their behalf if they weren’t able to.
Here is how you can participate!
Share your voice!

In a short video (less than 20 seconds), tell us “What does ACP mean to you?” … it could be about something in your professional life, an experience with a friend or family member, or you can tell us why ACP is important to you.
Send your video to conversations@bc-cpc.ca before March 10.

Start thinking about ideas to build awareness in your community!
We will launch our ACP Day website on March 1, with everything you’ll need to run an awareness campaign in your community. Stay tuned!
For more information, contact us at conversations@bc-cpc.ca.

Project ECHO: Key nursing skills in Pediatric Palliative Care. From novice to expert!
2025-04-16 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Pediatric Palliative Care Community of Practice (in French)
Sessions will run from April 2024 to April 2025.

Come be part of the Pediatric Palliative Care Community of Practice, in collaboration with Le Phare! This community of practice will allow you to network and learn from experts across French-speaking Canada who share your interest in the integrated approach to pediatric palliative care.
This COP is ideal for health care professionals in pediatric palliative care working in an interdisciplinary approach: physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, spiritual care providers, and other professionals with a particular interest in pediatric palliative care.
Members of this COP will have the opportunity to gather every two months with a panel of experts in the field to participate in case discussions and explore current topics in pediatric palliative care such as symptom management, pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to pain, and psychosocial and spiritual support, among others.
Upcoming sessions include:
Key nursing skills in Pediatric Palliative Care. From novice to expert!: April 16, 2025, from 12–1 p.m. ET
Interested in becoming a part of this COP? Follow the instructions below:

Click here to visit Pallium Central and login or create an account
Select ECHO CdP soins palliatifs pédiatriques
Type in the enrollment key: Pédiatriques

FINAL SESSION: Pediatric Palliative Care Community of Practice (in French)
2025-04-16 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Don’t miss the final session of the Pediatric Palliative Care Community of Practice, developed in collaboration with Le Phare, Enfants et Familles! This session, “Key nursing skills in pediatric palliative care: from novice to expert,” will explore essential competencies in pediatric palliative care, distinguishing between generalist and expert skills, and developing a training framework for nursing staff.
This Group Learning Activity is accredited through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for a maximum of 6 hours.
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Facilitating equitable access to palliative and end-of-life care for underserved populations (Session 3 of 3)
2025-04-16 13:00 - 15:30 | Virtual

Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC)
2025-04-17 10:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
The Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association invites you to join their session on Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC), a program focused on improving palliative care through stronger relationships, quality improvement, and evidence-based resources.
Presenter:

Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, RN, PhD

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Frailty and Dementia: Essential Conversations with Families
2025-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Hosted by the BC Centre for Palliative Care, this ongoing series explores best practices for integrating essential conversations into routine clinical practice.
The next session, “Frailty and Dementia: Essential Conversations with Families,” happening on April 17, from 12–1:00 p.m. PT, will focus on guiding realistic, compassionate discussions with families about medical conditions, quality of life, and goals of care.
Dr. Trevor Janz will model these conversations with families for us; about MOST status, CPR and ICU, feeding tubes in stroke and late dementia, falls and hip fractures, pneumonia, dehydration and bladder infections, and avoiding hospitalization.
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Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Community of Practice (Ontario)
2025-04-22 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Join us for the next session in the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Community of Practice (Ontario), where we’ll take a closer look at Advance Care Planning (ACP) and Goals of Care (GOC) conversations—how they differ, how they connect, and why both are essential in long-term care.
This session will examine how residents and families are currently engaging in these conversations and consider effective processes to support meaningful and consistent ACP and GOC conversations.
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Palliative Care for Those Living With Dementia
2025-04-23 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Primary care teams are often the first to support individuals living with dementia, as their needs become more complex.
Join us on April 23 at 12 p.m. ET for the next session in the Community-Based Primary Palliative Care Community of Practice series: “Palliative Care for Those Living With Dementia,” led by Dr. Amit Arya.
The session will focus on the unique palliative care needs of patients with dementia, including the physical, psychological and social challenges they experience, and how primary care providers can apply a palliative approach to symptom management.
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Community-Based Palliative Care Community of Practice
2025-04-23 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Take part in the next session in the Community-Based Primary Palliative Care Community of Practice, “Palliative Care for Those Living With Dementia.”
This session, led by Dr. Amit Arya, MD CCFP (PC), FCFP, will focus on the unique palliative care needs of patients with dementia, including the physical, psychological and social challenges specific to this population. Our panelists will also explore common symptoms associated with dementia and discuss how a palliative approach can support their effective management.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 10.0 Mainpro+® credits.
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Challenges and Resilience in the 2SLGBTQ+ Community: Exploring Grief and Bereavement Through a Holistic Framework
2025-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series
This session will discuss the challenges and resilience in the 2SLGBTQ+ community relating to grief and bereavement. Poster you can print and share linked here.
Presenter: Geoff Straw, M.A., Registered Clinical Counsellor

This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.

New Brunswick Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference
2025-04-24 - 2025-04-25 | Kingswood Lodge, 31 Kingswood Park, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3C 2L4, Canada
Palliative Care – It’s Everybody’s Business
A palliative approach to care provides support to those with life limiting illness and includes symptom management, quality of life issues, advanced care planning, and discussions related to goals of care. Early palliative care is provided along side treatments to control disease and its complications. Good palliative care involves all members of an interdisciplinary health care team along with a patient’s family and other community supports. The NBHPCA 2025 conference will provide information and tools to healthcare providers, so they are better equipped identify, manage, treat, and support patients and their families throughout their illness trajectory.
Featuring: Dr. Hsein Seow and Dr. Samantha Winemaker
From The Waiting Room Revolution Podcast and authors of Hope for the Best and Plan for the Rest

32nd Annual Rural & Remote Medicine Conference
2025-04-24 - 2025-04-26 | RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Community of Practice Series for Home Healthcare Professionals (in French)
2025-04-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
The Montreal Institute for Palliative Care invites you to the next session in their Community of Practice Series for Home Healthcare Professionals: “Palliative Care and Racialized Patients: Simple, Complex, a Story to Tell.”
Led by Fabienne Germeil, B.Sc.inf., M.Sc., Faculty Lecturer and Director of the Clinical Partnerships Office at the Ingram School of Nursing, this session will explore the concepts of equity, diversity, and inclusivity in palliative care. Fabienne will share both personal reflections and clinical insights essential to supporting racialized patients and their families in a palliative care context.
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Explore the BC Edition of the Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care
2025-04-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

Explore the British Columbia Edition of the Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care
2025-04-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual

Breaking Barriers in Hospice Palliative Care
2025-04-28 - 2025-05-02 | Virtual

AMMI Canada Conference
2025-04-29 - 2025-05-02 | Calgary Telus Convention Centre, 136 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, T2P 0K6, Canada
The AMMI Canada – CACMID Annual Conference will be taking place at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, April 29 – May 2.
Calgary, AB is a vibrant city nestled in the foothills of the majestic Canadian Rockies. Known for its stunning natural beauty, Calgary offers a perfect blend of urban sophistication and outdoor adventure. The city is home to a thriving arts scene, world-class dining, and a rich cultural heritage, with attractions like the Calgary Stampede and the iconic Bow River. Its modern downtown skyline is complemented by expansive green spaces, making it an ideal destination for both business and leisure. Calgary’s dynamic energy and welcoming spirit create an inspiring setting for the AMMI Canada – CACMID Annual Conference.
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Integrating Palliative Care into Stroke Care – Opportunities and Challenges
2025-04-30 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Explore the integration of palliative care into neurology and stroke care with Dr. Claire Creutzfeldt in this upcoming session of the McGill Palliative Care National Grand Rounds Programme.
This session will evaluate the impact of severe acute brain injury on individuals and society, present current research on palliative care, communication and decision-making needs following stroke and highlight both the challenges and opportunities of integrating palliative care within neurology and stroke care.
This session is accredited and will be delivered in English, with French closed captions available for online attendees via Zoom settings.

Join online: Live via Zoom
Attend in person: The Neuro (CUSM), Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, Montreal

Heart Disease Community of Practice
2025-04-30 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Join the Heart Disease Community of Practice of their upcoming session, “De-prescribing cardiac and other medications: palliative care in people with advanced heart failure,” as we explore the role of deprescribing in the palliative care of individuals with advanced heart failure.
Presented by Morgan Krauter, NP, CCN(C), this session will cover the general principles of deprescribing in advanced heart failure, offering practical guidance for making patient-specific decisions, and highlight the importance of value-based discussions around medication management.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 6.0 Mainpro+® credits.
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National Palliative Care Week
2025-05-04 - 2025-05-10
Schedule coming soon.

PCSBV - Meet the Authors: Dr. Samantha Winemaker, MD & Dr. Hsien Seow, PhD
2025-05-06 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual
During this session the doctors will discuss their book Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest, and their newly released corresponding workbook. These resources, and Sammy and Hsien’s stories, draw upon their decades spent researching and caring for thousands of seriously ill patients to reveal the seven keys for a better illness experience. With real-life stories, tips, and exercises to improve the palliative journey right from diagnosis, they seek to empower patients and care partners and provide practical tools to navigate the health care system with knowledge, confidence, and clarity.
Fee: No cost to attend but donations are welcome DONATE TODAY!
Dr. Samantha Winemaker, MD – 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
Dr. Hsien Seow, PhD – 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.
Read more about the doctors HERE
If you would like to submit a question for the doctors to answer, please email events@pcsbv.ca or call 403-707-7111.

Planetary Health in Hospice Palliative Care: Building Climate Resilience and Low Carbon Health Systems
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join the BC Centre for Palliative as they explore planetary health in hospice palliative care, introduce ways to prepare for climate-related emergencies, and how to create climate-informed health programs.
Presenters will share, from their British Columbia context, their experiences in kidney care to explore the impacts of climate-related emergencies and how to create climate-informed health programs across the spectrum of palliative care, including hospice care.
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AQSP Congress 2025
2025-05-08 - 2025-05-09 | Quebec City Convention Center, 1000, René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Quebec, Quebec, G1R 5T8, Canada

NSHPCA Conference 2025 - The Cultural Implications of Death, Dying & Grief
2025-05-08 08:30 - 17:00 | Halifax Tower Hotel & Conference Centre, 15 Lakelands Boulevard, Beechville, Nova Scotia, B3S 1G4, Canada
The NSHPCA 2025 Conference brings together professionals, researchers, and community leaders to explore the profound impact of culture on death, dying, and grief. This year’s theme, Cultural Implications of Death, Dying, and Grief, focuses on fostering understanding and dialogue about the diverse ways cultures navigate end-of-life experiences.
Held on May 8, 2025, at the Halifax Tower Hotel & Conference Centre, this hybrid conference will address topics such as cultural diversity in grief, cross-cultural dialogue in palliative care, and the intersection of culture, beliefs, and identity in mourning practices.
With a commitment to collaboration, education, and innovation, NSHPCA aims to inspire culturally sensitive care and groundbreaking research, creating thoughtful and meaningful change in how one might perceive death, dying and grief for all Nova Scotian’s and beyond.
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What next? Relationship-centred approaches for healthcare system redesign to meet the palliative care needs of people living with severe mental illness
2025-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
This talk draws on an ethnographic study conducted in London, UK, examining the role of relationships in palliative and mental healthcare across hospital and community settings. Using qualitative participatory sociocultural methods, the study involved 154 participants. We co-developed the relationship-centred concepts of “collective social safety,” “relational reach,” and “relational glue” to highlight essential elements for effective, needs-based care. These ideas will be related to the objectives of Sarah’s Churchill Fellowship, with the audience invited to share their insights on transforming policies, systems, and evaluations to better meet the palliative care needs of people living with severe mental illness.
Click here: https://uvic.zoom.us/j/87481351651#success

2025-05-12 08:00 - 17:00
Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series
This session will have a presentation followed by a discussion with people with lived experience
Presenter: Laura Finkler-Kemeny, RN Clinical Lead, Serious Illness Communication, BC Centre for Palliative Care
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Colorectal Cancer Community Conference
2025-05-13 - 2025-05-14 | Virtual
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HEC Webinar: Care Forward
2025-05-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Are you ready to share knowledge and apply proven approaches to improve care in your community and beyond?
Launching in May 2025, Care Forward is a new initiative that provides funding, expert coaching, resources and a network of peers to help participants drive impact across four key priorities:

Expanding access to care and easing pressure on emergency departments
Helping more people age where they call home
Advancing safe, person-centred long-term care
Supporting the health workforce

Whether your team prefers hands-on support or to go at their own pace, Care Forward will help you create a bigger impact in your community and beyond.
Join this webinar series to explore the many ways you can get involved, each designed to meet your team’s goals, needs and capacity.
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