BCHPCA Elections 2020

Oct 21, 2020 | Advocacy

BCHPCA Election 2020 During this year’s 2020 BC elections, we, the BCHPCA and our members would like to ensure that hospice/palliative care is brought to government platforms. Below we have provided some key Messages and Social Media Information that can be used to...

PRESS RELEASE: Volunteers, vital to the future of hospice care and part of the essential care team – Pandemic or not

Oct 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Front Page, News, Press Release

Vancouver, BC, October 1, 2020 at 11:00 am Hospice palliative care volunteers play an important role in supporting the programs offered by hospice societies across British Columbia. These dedicated volunteers can be found at hospitals, inpatient units, client’s homes...

BCHPCA Black and Indigenous Lives Matter

Jul 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Front Page, News

 Re: #BlackLivesMatter, #IndigenousLivesMatter in Hospice and Palliative Care  Vancouver – Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 1:30 PM  Letter to our Members, Hospice Providers and Palliative Care Community:  We in hospice and palliative care are colleagues...

BCHPCA COVID–19 Hospice Impact Report

May 29, 2020 | Advocacy, Front Page, News

The British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association (BCHPCA) has launched its COVID–19 Hospice Impact Report on May 29, 2020, to provide a snapshot look into the impacts that hospices have been undergoing since the pandemic. This report is to highlight the three...

“Saying Goodbye” BCHPCA Press Release

May 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Front Page, News

The extreme restrictions on end-of-life visitations across Canada and British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen families and clients dying alone. The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and the CHPCA Champion’s Council and now the BCHPCA...

Re: Discussing Hospice Palliative Care in BC

May 19, 2020 | Advocacy

The British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association (BCHPCA) is writing to you today to invite you to begin the conversation of hospice palliative care as a priority in the palliative care community and an aid during COVID-19.With the passing of Bill C-14 an...

Response to Delta Hospice Society’s Loss of Funding

Feb 28, 2020 | Advocacy

Statement Title: Response to Delta Hospice Society’s Loss of FundingApproved by Board of Directors: February 28, 2020Vancouver – Friday, February 28, 2020 2:45 PM The BC Hospice Palliative Care Association, a not-for-profit membership organization, which...