NEWS
BCHPCA Black and Indigenous Lives Matter
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
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
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...
Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) Applications Open
The ECSF fund is a $350 million emergency funding program from the Government of Canada. In collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross and United Way Canada, the Community Foundations of Canada is supporting the allocation of funding to community organizations. The...
Re: Discussing Hospice Palliative Care in BC
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...
$350M fund announced for charities hurt by COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government plans to provide $350 million to Canada’s charities sector which have seen a severe drop in donations since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, with donors hurting financially themselves and the charities unable...
BCHPCA Covid-19 Hospice Society’s Support Fund
As COVID-19 becomes the norm in current days, there are significant challenges that hospices have been facing in delivering care to those nearing end of life and the community.
This COVID-19 Hospice Society Support Fund will help BCHPCA in providing support systems for hospices in BC to better aid their communities, the vulnerable, those grieving, and facing end of life. Services include; grief and bereavement services, accessing and training of personal protective equipment (PPE), public and professional education and a platform for associated procedures and processes for hospice providers during these unprecedented times.
Advance Care Planning Day 2020
Since 2012, April 16th has marked the day for National Advance Care Planning in Canada, serving as a reminder not only to start these important conversations with your substitute decision maker(s), but to review your wishes, if applicable. Each year, as part of Advance Care Planning (ACP) day, we choose unique campaign themes which guide the development of materials and resources for the ACP day toolkit.
Let’s bust the myths about Hospice Palliative Care!
Let’s bust the myths about Hospice Palliative Care! May 4th –10th, 2020 observes the twentieth annual Hospice Palliative Care Week. It is time to celebrate and share the achievements of Hospice Palliative Care throughout the nation. This year, the Canadian Hospice...
Response to Delta Hospice Society’s Loss of Funding
The BC Hospice Palliative Care Association, a not-for-profit membership organization, which represents individuals and organizations committed to promoting and delivering hospice/palliative care to British Columbians since 1986, is deeply saddened by the recent...
