The Department of Supportive Care at the University Health Network is delighted to invite you to our inaugural Supportive Care Update Conference on May 9, 2024. This virtual event will include 10 new studies/topics from the last 12 months and will be shared through 40-minute virtual lectures. All updates will be education-focused, evidence-based, clinically applied, […]

CONFERENCE TOPICS   Spiritual care panel with panelists from different faith communities Indigenous Health and Palliative Care Palliative Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness Palliative Care: An Experience in Nepal Ethical Challenges in Providing Palliative Care to Patients and Families Providing Palliative Care to Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Pain Management in Palliative Patients with Opioid […]

Thanks so much for registering for the Hospice Palliative Care Week webinar Responding to Structural Inequities in Palliative Care: Promising Practices, hosted by the Palliative Care team at SPH! This event is in-person or virtual. Registration is optional, but will allow you to get an Outlook calendar invite and link to the recording. By adding your […]

The Palliative Care Journal Watch is an ongoing series led by subject matter experts from McMaster University, Queen’s University, McGill University, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, University of Calgary, University of Alberta and Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Israel. Sessions explore key topics in the latest palliative care literature, with a focus on practice […]

Interested in learning more about adopting equity-based palliative care for vulnerable patients? Join the North West Regional Palliative Care Program for their upcoming session where members of the Palliative Advocacy Care Team (PACT) & Palliative Carelink will discuss how health and social care workers can adopt approaches to care that recognize and adapt to the […]

Hosts: Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) Presenters: Dr. Anne Marie Krueger-Naug, MD, PhD, FRCPC, YAC (Palliative Care) Program Director, Adult Palliative Medicine, Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University David Maginley, M.Div, CSCP Spiritual Care Practitioner Moderator: Dr. Romayne Gallagher MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP Clinical Professor, Division of Palliative Care, UBC Board Member, CSPCP REGISTER HERE Target […]

Register Here Talking about serious illness in a culturally sensitive way can be challenging. In this talk, we will talk about ways to adapt our communication tools to improve communication and to promote culturally sensitive care. Presenter: Dr. Kelvin Lou Part of our Updates & Innovations in Essential Conversations for the Health Care Team ECHO Series.

In the upcoming two-part webinar series of HEC’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Virtual Learning Exchange, we’ll explore critical race theory, intersectionality, and anti-oppressive practices focusing on Black peoples’ health and anti-Black racism. Dates: May 22, 2024 (Part 1) and June 19, 2024 (Part 2) Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET Register for the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion webinar series

In the upcoming two-part webinar series of HEC’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Virtual Learning Exchange, we’ll explore critical race theory, intersectionality, and anti-oppressive practices focusing on Black peoples’ health and anti-Black racism. Dates: May 22, 2024 (Part 1) and June 19, 2024 (Part 2) Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET Register for the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion webinar series