We’re looking for a panel of people with experience and understanding of hospice societies or community hospices in BC to lend their insights to a new project co-led by the BCCPC and the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association, which aims to establish a consensus-based and evidence-informed common definition for hospice care in BC. This project […]
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On September 9, 2022, more than 90 organizations were represented at the inaugural All Together: Fostering Resilient Compassionate Communities Through Connection & Inspiration symposium. The event was a lively dialogue about the compassionate communities approach to community-based palliative care, proven benefits, and best practices in various settings, populations and countries. Here’s the link to view
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BCCPC has taken another step in making advance care planning (ACP) information more accessible for British Columbians by adapting their web-based resources for the Hindi-speaking community. Materials available in Hindi are a suite of ACP resources including an ACP Checklist, Conversation Starter, Information Booklet and a three-part guide to representation agreements (Part 1, Part 2,
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It’s time to get excited about the upcoming ECHO series and sessions the Centre will be hosting through the fall. From key competencies to facing ethical dilemmas, the autumn lineup has something to interest just about everyone. For more information on our upcoming ECHO series and sessions and to register, please visit https://www.bc-cpc.ca/echo-project-new-home/echo-project/
Nationally and internationally recognized experts, inspiration, education and networking! There is something for everyone at BC’s inaugural Compassionate Communities Symposium on September 9, 2022. There are still (a few) tickets left for this hybrid symposium! How you attend is up to you: Be in the room – in-person participants can connect and network with each
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The Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) is a powerful communication tool for health care providers when talking to patients facing a life-limiting illness. However, when it was presented to nurses working in First Nations communities, it was not seen as culturally safe. Collaborating with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), BCCPC undertook a process to
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An important development in our Bereavement in BC research project is underway: gathering perspectives of frontline workers or volunteers who provide services to people who are unhoused or vulnerably housed in BC. This frontline perspectives study will complement the other investigations in the two-year Bereavement in BC research project (“A provincial evidence-informed approach to supporting
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NEWS RELEASE August 5, 2022 NEW WESTMINSTER: As a champion of the compassionate communities movement in British Columbia and beyond, the BC Centre for Palliative Care is please to host All Together: Fostering Resilient Compassionate Communities Through Connection & Inspiration on September 9, 2022. All Together is a hybrid (in person and online) symposium that
Our annual ACP Day campaign is in the books, and it’s a perfect time to reflect on this year’s campaign … it’s successes and challenges. Each year on April 16, ACP Day offers Canadians an opportunity to learn more about advance care planning. The need is clear: Only one in three British Columbians have heard of
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One of the best things about ECHO’s all teach, all learn approach is that it’s stretchy – it can cover any topic of interest to any group of people. And while early ECHO topics have focused on clinicians, it’s not just for health professionals! Since the learning platform creates a virtual knowledge-sharing network, it’s easy
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