In October 2002 a proclamation was declared in perpetuity that the first week of June every year shall be known as “Seniors’ Week”. This is a time to celebrate seniors and their many contributions – providing an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the integral part seniors play in communities across British Columbia. This year Seniors’ […]
Hosted by Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). This Virtual Office Hour is free and open to all, but space is limited. Sessions will be added on an ongoing basis. This session will provide an opportunity for the palliative care community to discuss how to navigate communication challenges presented at this time due to COVID-19. […]
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Hosted by Hospice Palliative Care Ontario and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. This session will describe an approach to Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care Conversations. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Participants will gain awareness of Person-Centered Decision-Making (PCDM) components, be able to describe how values shape decision-making, and review […]
Join Caregivers Alberta on June 16th for a workshop on building healthy boundaries presented by Shannon Hart! Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you have too much to do in a day and not enough time to do it? You’ve likely been told that you should practice self-care, but what does it actually mean? And HOW […]
Would you like to learn more and understand the beliefs, customs, and traditions of other cultures that may be unfamiliar to you? Kathy S. Cloutier, Funeral Director, Manager of Community Relations with McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, will share her extensive experience and first-hand knowledge about the human need that crosses all cultures – the […]
Hosted by Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, teams across the country are demonstrating that palliative care expertise is critically important for patients, colleagues, and health care organizations. The public health crisis is bringing to light heroic efforts and innovation within our field. But it is also highlighting a potential burgeoning set […]
Grief is a normal and natural response in this time. Grief is a response to loss that affects our physical, emotional, behavioural, social, financial, and spiritual lives. It does not only occur in response to death; any loss can cause us to grieve. So much is being lost in the midst of the COVID-19 global […]
When the in-person AHPCA Roadshow was postponed to Spring 2021, we still wanted to get together with all of you. Join us instead at the second session of the AHPCA Virtual Roadshow Spring 2020! The global pandemic and isolation has changed everything for us, personally and professionally. Are you taking good care of yourself? […]
Hosted by Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). This Virtual Office Hour is free and open to all, but space is limited. Sessions will be added on an ongoing basis. This session will provide an opportunity for the palliative care community to discuss how to navigate communication challenges presented at this time due to COVID-19. […]
DID YOU KNOW THAT: Not all Canadians have access to cancer wellness programs?Or that cancer wellness can increase the probability of living through and/or living better with cancer? ON JUNE 26TH, JOIN THE MOVEMENT! WHAT IS CANCER WELLNESS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Cancer Wellness, also known as psychosocial care, is a whole-person approach to […]