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Current Issue:
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Bereavement research is expanding
- SAVE THE DATE! Compassionate Communities event
- ACP Day 2022…that’s a wrap!
- Foundational course on the palliative approach to care
- ECHO for everybody
- Events
- Resources
Previous Issues:
May 2022
Vol. 3 No. 5
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Learning without limits
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See you at the Quality Forum!
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ACP Day survey
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Creating cultural safety
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National accolades for ACP Dementia project
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Events
April 2022
Vol. 3 No. 4
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Partnering for change: A shift in service delivery for BC’s paramedics
- Serious illness conversations … who’s having them?
- Key messages to embed a palliative approach into LTC
- ACP Day participant survey
- Celebrating compassionate communities in action
- Funding opportunity: PlanH Healthy Communities Grant Program
- Me and My Illness: a new resource from Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Events
March 2022
Vol. 3 No. 3
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Advance Care Planning Day 2022:
Life happens… Be ready. -
ACP goes Hollywood
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Student profile: Jody Monk
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Bereavement survey thanks
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Upcoming conferences
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Resources
February 2022
Vol. 3 No. 2
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Our growing team
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Life happens … Be ready. ACP Day 2022
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Work begins on living well database
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Bereavement news: students collaborate to address unmet needs
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Grief experiences survey
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Join CHCA’s ECHO Hub Community
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Events
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Upcoming conferences
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Resources
January 2022
Vol. 3 No. 1
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Looking ahead to 2022
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Core competencies training modules launched
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Cultural adaptations project excellence recognized
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Learn more about grief dreams
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Seeking Hindi speakers for focus group
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Grief experiences survey
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ACP Nursing job opportunity with Fraser Health
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Events
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Resources
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Upcoming conferences
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Publications
CentrePoint Archive
January 2021 (Vol. 2 No. 1)
Canadian Palliative Care Nurses Association launched | New resources for Long Term Care | Culturally responsive ACP | Dementia project implementation phase | Webinar catch-up | New resource for aging well | Advance Care Planning Day 2021 | Upcoming events
February 2021 (Vol.2 No. 2)
BCCPC Strategic Plan | Community-led Grief Support | Better Support for Primary Care Providers | Feedback opportunity for public | ACP Day 2021 | CPCNA ready for membership | Community program spotlight | Funding opportunities | Events | Resources
March 2021 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
SIC for Pediatrics | Cultural Adaptations ACP Spreading the model | April 16 is Advance Care Planning Day | Physician-led Compassionate Community resource | Pandemic education for LTC | ACP for people living with dementia pilot wraps up | ECHO Pediatrics launches soon | Quality Forum 2021 recap | Publications
April 2021 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
BCCPC becomes provincial ECHO hub | Job Opportunity: ECHO Hub Coordinator | Culturally Adapted resources in four languages | Pediatric Palliative Care Nursing Competencies | United Way Healthy Aging report on community COVID response | Funding Opportunities | Events
May/June 2021 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
Discussing palliative care: are we talking about the same thing? | National 3-year advance care planning study concludes | New! Establishing hospice volunteer competencies | BC ECHO Hub for Palliative Care update | Online learning preferences | Coming soon: compassionate community survey | Resources | Events
July/August 2021 (Vol. 2 No. 6)
BCCPC’s resources get recognized | Research spotlight: Bereavement in BC | BC ECHO Palliative cohort wraps up | FREE ACP training | Compassionate communities survey | ACP Day 2021 campaign results | Community program spotlight | Resources | Events | Upcoming Conferences | Publications
September 2021 (Vol. 2 No. 7)
Happy Anniversary, CentrePoint! | Kaleidoscope partnership | Bereavement in BC project update | ACP in Hindi | CHPCA conference abstracts | ACP for Dementia project news | Opportunity: Integrating palliative care to primary care | Resources | Events | Upcoming conferences
October 2021 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
BCCPC bereavement project funded by MSFHR C2 Award | Strengthen Your Core … Competencies, that is | BCCPC Student Training Program – Meet Katie Green | Calling bilingual Hindi/English speakers to help us | The Pandemic Made Me Do It | Resources | Events | Upcoming conferences
November 2021 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
Volunteer Competencies launched | Good ideas create an ECHO | Seed Grant final evaluation report | Compassionate Communities Index | Snow shovels help build community | Speaking to the bereaved | Kaleidoscope 2021: Grief Convention | Career opportunities | Events | Publications | Upcoming conferences – call for abstracts
December 2021 (Vol. 2 No. 10)
Happy Holidays | A BC first! ACP for people living with dementia | ECHO for psychosocial care providers | Della Roberts joins BCCPC | Youth jobs making a difference | BCCPC on Instagram | Sharing grief stories | Student research published | Latest news | Events | Resources | Upcoming conferences | Publications
September 2020 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
Welcome from our Executive Director | Hot topic: Langley Hospice to break ground | Just Released: The Path Forward Report | COVID-19: A Once-in-a-generation response | Extra support for HCAs during COVID | Compassionate Communities: Toolkit | Dementia decisions: the importance of Advance Care Planning | Upcoming events | Publications
October 2020 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
Bridging the Gap for Young Adults | Pilot begins: ACP for people living with dementia | Seed Grant recipients announced | Serious Illness Conversation Guide goes virtual at the Learning Institute | Stories from the Heart video launch | Patio Pondering Challenge winner | Partnership Opportunity | Events
November 2020 (Vol. 1 No. 3)
Measuring Compassionate Community impact: a webinar | Prioritizing ACP Barriers and Facilitators | Training Day(s) | Stories from the Heart reactions | Compassionate Communities Toolkit goes global | Partnership Opportunity | Events | Publications
December 2020 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
Resources to surf the next COVID wave | Health Care Assistants & Leaders tools for thriving in COVID | Grant opportunity for community organizations | Job opportunity: Chinese Cultural Liaison | United Way new grant | Prioritizing barriers and facilitators: the data | Upcoming events