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  • Integrating Palliative Care into Stroke Care – Opportunities and Challenges

    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 […]

  • Heart Disease Community of Practice

    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 […]

  • PCSBV – Meet the Authors: Dr. Samantha Winemaker, MD & Dr. Hsien Seow, PhD

    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 […]

  • Planetary Health in Hospice Palliative Care: Building Climate Resilience and Low Carbon Health Systems

    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 […]

  • AQSP Congress 2025

    Quebec City Convention Center 1000, René-Lévesque Blvd. East, Quebec, Quebec, Canada

       

  • NSHPCA Conference 2025 – The Cultural Implications of Death, Dying & Grief

    Halifax Tower Hotel & Conference Centre 15 Lakelands Boulevard, Beechville, Nova Scotia, 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, […]

  • What next? Relationship-centred approaches for healthcare system redesign to meet the palliative care needs of people living with severe mental illness

    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 […]

  • 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 REGISTER HERE

  • HEC Webinar: Care Forward

    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 […]

  • Rural Reach Webinar: Cases from the Great White North

    Virtual

    Description: This session will explore the complexities of working in low-resource settings, particularly in remote northern communities. We will discuss challenges such as triaging costly medical flights and utilizing telemedicine for cases which require ACLS, ATLS, and PALS. We will compare case management between resource-limited and resource-abundant environments, and learn about unique infectious diseases of […]

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