Connecting with residents is key to understanding who they are, what matters most to their quality of life, and how care can align with their values and preferences. This ECHO session focuses on goals of care conversations as a way to understand each resident as a unique person, support their understanding of their health, and […]

Learning Objectives Identify key tensions and opportunities in integrating spiritual care and other psycho-social-spiritual trainees into interprofessional palliative care teams. Establish financially sustainable palliative spiritual care training with measurable impacts and clear clinical outputs. Evaluate and adapt core palliative care skills, such as training in serious illness communication, for spiritual care learners. June 17, 2026 […]

Presenter: Dr. Trevor Janz, Residential Care Medical Director, Interior Health East, Nelson, BC CLICK HERE

Person centred pain management in long term care is a core palliative essential. Untreated pain in frail older adults leads to significant distress, functional decline, pain behaviours, and reduces quality of life. This ECHO session focuses on effective pain management starting with understanding the resident's goals of care and highlighting timely assessment including the use […]

Dementia caregiving is often shaped by ongoing and anticipatory grief, as families experience repeated losses long before end of life. This session examines how both grief and dementia can impact challenging discussions regarding safety, personal independence, and end-of-life matters. It offers practical strategies to help caregivers approach these decisions with compassion, clarity, and confidence. Presenter: […]