A Unique Knowledge Exchange Series
In Spring 2025, the BC Centre for Palliative Care hosted a three-part virtual Knowledge Exchange Series on Facilitating Equitable Access to Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Underserved Populations in BC. The series’ design, topics and discussions were informed by insights from research, experts, and lived experiences.
The purpose of the series was to advance an equity-informed approach to palliative care by focusing on several key objectives: exploring the stories of people with lived experience, showcasing promising practices, strengthening the connections between palliative care approaches in the health system and community organizations, and identifying future directions for policy, practice, and research.
Palliative care isn’t only for people at the end of their lives; it has benefits for people and families across the entire illness trajectory and even includes family support after the death of a loved one. Accessing this care easily and early is important for alleviating suffering and improving quality of life for patients and their families throughout the illness journey.
A Deep Dive into Population-Specific Insights
Chapter 4: Individuals with NEURO-DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Chapter 5: Individuals with
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
Chapter 10: Individuals with
ORGAN FAILURE
Chapter 12: Individuals with RARE & HEMATOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES
BCCPC Project Team
- Rachel Carter (Project Lead)
- Eman Hassan
- Simon Anderson
- Grace Hu
Steering Committee
The cofounders of the BC Palliative Care Research Collaborative:
- Dr. Pippa Hawley, University of British Columbia
- Dr. Christine Jones, Victoria Hospice Society
- Dr. Eman Hassan, BC Centre for Palliative Care
- Dr. Hal Siden, Canuck Place
Planning Committee Members
- Elisabeth Antifeau, Interior Health (Co-Chair)
- Barb MacLean, Family Caregivers of BC
- Alia Januwalla, University of British Columbia
- Kris Smith, University of Victoria and Vancouver Coastal Health
- Andrea Gormley, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Katie Hennessy, Island Health
- Sofia Knopf, University of British Columbia Okanagan
- Emily Bogusz, University of British Columbia Okanagan
- Kathleen Yue, BCCPC
- Joshua Black, BCCPC
- Michel White, Patient Partner
- Mary Thompson, Patient Partner
- Pippa Hawley, University of British Columbia
- Hal Siden, University of British Columbia
- Barb Pesut, University of British Columbia Okanagan
- Arminee Kazanjian, University of British Columbia
- Christine Jones, Victoria Hospice Society
- Michelle Bahena, Island Health
- Kelli Stajduhar, University of Victoria
- Laura Frisby, Vancouver Coastal Health
- Pablita Thomas, BC Hospice Palliative Care Association
For More Information, please contact Rachel Carter at rcarter@bc-cpc.ca
This series was supported in part by UBC Health through their Health After 2020 program.
