The BCHPCA 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held Wednesday, October 28th, at 11am PST. The following will be sent out to members 2 weeks prior to the AGM: The agenda for this meeting The minutes of the 2019 AGM. Annual Financial Statements At the meeting, members will have the opportunity to: find out and […]
With the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s predictable that palliative care teams will continue to experience the emotional impact of COVID-related loss and grief for quite some time. How can health care professionals recognize the many faces of loss brought about by COVID and identify reactions to the ongoing stress and uncertainty? In this […]
The CHPCA’s Learning Institute brings together health care professionals from across the country for an intense learning weekend. The program is directed towards intermediate and advance learning levels and is facilitated by the best faculty in Canada along with recognized international leaders to make up a most sophisticated caliber of educators and mentors. The Canadian […]
Every Canadian deserves the chance to say goodbye to their loved ones, even in an unprecedented crisis such as COVID-19. There have been too many heartbreaking stories of families who were unable to say goodbye due to extreme restrictions on end-of-life visitations. As a result of these restrictions during the pandemic, many people who have […]
The third Tuesday in November marks the annual National Bereavement Day in Canada. On this day, CHPCA encourages Canadians to engage government and all sectors of Canadian society in a national dialogue to identify and support access to the necessary resources for those living with grief and bereavement. A variety of resources are made available […]
During next week’s Quality Café, learn about resilience in the context of health care systems and find out how to use the Resilience Assessment Grid (RAG) to better understand the way systems respond to major disruptions. The interactive session will use a major case study that we are all living through (COVID-19) to illustrate the […]
Share Your Work at Quality Forum 2021 Submit Your Abstract by November 20! The Forum is a great opportunity to share your work with others who are passionate about improving the quality of health care. We're ready to receive your abstracts and can't wait to profile your work! Visit QualityForum.ca and follow an easy four-step process […]
National Bereavement Day Webinar November 26th, 2020 12:00-1:30 pm (EST) Please join the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) for a free webinar to learn about new exciting work being done! In this webinar: Updates from National Bereavement Day – highlights of the 2020 National […]
GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. In the same way that retailers take part in Black Friday, the giving community comes together for GivingTuesday. […]
We plan for birthdays, weddings, and even dinner – so why don’t we plan our health care? What health care decisions are made when you are no longer capable of making them yourself? Who acts as your Representative or Substitute Decision Maker? What are your values, wishes and beliefs? Learn about these terms, what they […]