Jul 9, 2021 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
October 2, 4, 6, 2021 – Virtual Event. The BC Hospice Palliative Care Association will be initiating conversations for change around grief and bereavement at its first ever virtual Grief, Bereavement & Mental Health Summit. The Summit will examine the...
May 13, 2021 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
May 25th – 28th, 2021 11:30 am to 12:45 pm To educate current members and the Hospice Palliative Care community through conversations regarding Medical Assistance in Dying. To reintroduce BC Hospice & Palliative Care Association as a training and advocacy...
Apr 22, 2021 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
May 3 – 31, 2021 Throughout the month of May, the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association (BCHPCA) will be leading the charge in honouring B.C. and Yukon Hospice Societies. On May 3, Hospice Month will be kicked off with the first annual Wildflower Bloom...
Apr 19, 2021 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
April 19 – 25th, 2021 During National Volunteer Week, we take the time to thank and celebrate volunteers all across the province of British Columbia, Yukon, and Canada! Click here for more...
Apr 8, 2021 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
April 16, 2021 is National Advance Care Planning Day across Canada and we ask you to join us from 8:00pm to 9:00pm to reflect on your values, wishes and beliefs for your future care in the event that you can no longer speak for yourself. All too often,...
Nov 18, 2020 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
November 19th is known internationally as Children’s Grief Awareness Day. The blue butterfly represents hope and is used around the world to raise awareness for grieving children and youth who can be the ‘forgotten mourners’ when someone dies in...
Nov 16, 2020 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
The third Tuesday in November marks the annual National Bereavement Day in Canada. Bereavement refers to the time when a person experiences sadness after losing a loved one. On this day, BCHPCA encourages British Columbians and Yukoners to engage the...
Nov 9, 2020 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
BCHPCA supports CHPCA with its “Saying Goodbye” Concert that will take place on November 15, 2020. Due to the extreme restrictions on end-of-life visitations across Canada and British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic, families and the community were not able to...
Oct 13, 2020 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
October 13th marks the first National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day in Canada. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of pediatric hospice palliative care and improve the quality of living and dying for infants, children and youth with...
Jul 18, 2020 | Campaigns, Front Page, News
International Self-Care Day comes at a time when our community has all been impacted by the global pandemic in some way. British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association encourages frontline workers, caregivers and volunteers to acknowledge the importance of...
