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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 REGISTER TODAY

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]