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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Take a day … two national awareness days to note
- Update on DTES bereavement and end-of-life program
- All Together presentations and keynotes available
- ECHO: Palliative care in a climate crisis
- National Study – LLLI-ACRE toolkit available
- Partnership spotlight: Youth Wellness Grant
- Save the date: Underserved populations and access to palliative care
- Events
- Publications
October 2024
Vol. 5 No. 8
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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2024
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All Together Symposium Recap
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ECHO: Flexing Your Core
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Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care
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New Publication: Selecting a Grading System
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Bereavement and Homelessness Research Documents
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Education & Research Participation Opportunity
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A New Look for ACP Canada
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Call for Facilitators
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Prestigious Award for Canadian Virtual Hospice Co-Founder
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Events
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Webinars
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Resources
September 2024
Vol. 5 No. 7
IN THIS ISSUE:
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All Together Symposium – Registration Deadline Approaching!
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All Together ECHO
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Research update: Bereavement and End-of-life Programs start in DTES
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Call for Collaboration – Living with a Life-Limiting Illness: Access to Care and Related Experiences
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Events
August 2024
Vol. 5 No. 6
IN THIS ISSUE:
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All Together Symposium … Are you ready?
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Five Years of Collective Impact Report
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ECHO: Essential Conversations for the Health Care Team
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New research! Compassionate Communities Volunteer Navigation
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Events
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Publications
June/July 2024
Vol. 5 No. 5
IN THIS ISSUE:
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All Together Symposium — Registration is open!
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All Together Symposium — Speaker spotlight
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Legions of learners!
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Pyschosocial ECHO and upcoming ECHO sessions
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Resources
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Research study: invitation to participate
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Partner spotlight: Victoria Hospice’s Terry Downing
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Conferences
May 2024
Vol. 5 No. 4
IN THIS ISSUE:
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New Consensus Statement: Pre-drawn syringes
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All Together Symposium: Become a sponsor
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ACP Day: Your feedback please!
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Join our team: Social Media Specialist
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All Together ECHO series
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CUES Grant work begins
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Seed Grant Feature: Humour in compassionate care
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ACP Training
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Partner Spotlight
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Events
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Webinars
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Publications
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Resources
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Conferences
April 2024
Vol. 5 No. 3
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Governments sign $733M agreement to support aging with dignity
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ACP Day
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$25k CUES grant
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All Together Symposium
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Refractory Symptoms and Palliative Sedation Guideline
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Seeking Participants: Palliative Care Outcomes
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Grief & Bereavement ECHO series
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Seed Grant Feature: Sea to Sky Hospice Society
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Events
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Webinars
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Conferences
March 2024
Vol. 5 No. 2
IN THIS ISSUE:
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All Together Symposium: Call for Presentations!
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Announcing: Learning Pathway for Palliative Care
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Advance Care Planning Day 2024
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ECHO: A You-Centred Learning Platform
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BCCPC receives Health After 2020 research funding
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Seed Grant profile: Cherryville Food & Resources Society
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BCCPC Researcher named for implementation science training cohort
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Canadian Grief Alliance survey results
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Events
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Webinars
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Resources
January/February 2024
Vol. 5 No. 1
IN THIS ISSUE:
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BCCPC key partner in advancing palliative care across Canada
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All Together Symposium 2024: Keynote speakers announced
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New! Consensus Definition for Hospice Societies’ Care in BC
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Advance Care Planning facilitator training
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Culturally considerate ACP training
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Bereavement in the context of homelessness
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Seed Grant profile: BC Bereavement Helpline
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In the know on ECHO
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Partner spotlight: 2024 BC Quality Awards
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Events
CentrePoint Archive
January 2023 (Vol. 4 No. 1)
Pall Ed BC: New network, new look, new approach | ECHO 2023: New sessions on the horizon | Research-related information sessions | Mark your calendar: April 16 is National ACP Day | Webinars | Conferences & Events
February 2023 (Vol.4 No. 2)
ACP Day 2023 | ECHOing All Together | All Together symposium report | Coming soon: Compassionate Communities needs assessment | Grief support in your community | New Seniors’ Advocate report | Webinars
March 2023 (Vol. 4 No. 3)
Change in IHSTS leadership | ACP Day 2023: Campaign-in-a-box | Our new ACP Hub | Seed Grants awarded | ECHO: Supporting palliative nurse clinicians across BC | ACP Facilitator training program | More funding for bereavement research | SFU research paper on bereavement | Embedding a palliative approach in Fraser Health | Aging at Home survey | Palliative Services Advisory Group volunteers needed | Events | Webinars
April 2023 (Vol. 4 No. 4)
Launching ATLAS: Towards a brighter future | Quality Forum 2023 | ACP-i conference: Highlighting BC accomplishments to the world | Seeking SICG champions | ACP Day 2023 – We want to hear from you | National Hospice Palliative Care Week | Funding opportunity: PlanH grant deadline extended | Events
May/June 2023 (Vol. 4 No. 5)
Access to Palliative Care in Canada 2023 | ECHO: Grief and bereavement | A deep dive into resources for health care providers | Now available: Compassionate Communities Evaluation Guide | Quality Forum 2023: Highlights and reflections
July/August 2023 (Vol. 4 No. 6)
HCA Symptom Management Guide | ACP Faciliatator Training – Fall Dates | ACP for South Asian Communities | ECHO into Fall | Events | Rachel Carter: New roles for a familiar face | Publications | Quality Forum plenary – Cormac Russell | UWaterloo seekiing research participants | Conferences
September 2023 (Vol. 4 No. 7)
1000 Strengthen Your Core learners | Kelowna research closing ceremony | ECHO – what’s coming in autumn | Grief & bereavement literacy series | ACP training sessions | Barbie asks a big question | Publications | New resource: Equity in Palliative Approaches to Care | Survey invitation | World Hospice & Palliative Care Day | Events | Conferences
October 2023 (Vol. 4 No. 8)
Compassionate Communities: Together for Palliative Care | Compassionate Communities at a glance | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Tempting ECHO offerings | ACP for South Asian communities | ACP facilitator training | Survey invitation | Events | Conferences | Publications
November/December 2023 (Vol. 4 No. 9)
Happy Holidays | 2023 in Review | Save the Date! All Together Symposium 2024 | Grief & Bereavement Action Plan | ACP Publications | ECHO Boomed in 2023 | ACP for South Asian communities | Publications | Volunteer Resources
January 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 1)
Looking ahead to 2022 | Core competencies training modules launched | Core competencies training modules launched | Learn more about grief dreams | Seeking Hindi speakers for focus group | Grief experiences survey | ACP Nursing job opportunity with Fraser Health | Events | Resources | Upcoming conferences | Publications
February 2022 (Vol.3 No. 2)
Our growing team | Life happens … Be ready. ACP Day 2022 | Work begins on living well database | Bereavement news: students collaborate to address unmet needs | Grief experiences survey | Join CHCA’s ECHO Hub Community | Events | Upcoming conference | Resources
March 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
Advance Care Planning Day 2022: Life happens… Be ready. | ACP goes Hollywood | Student profile: Jody Monk | Bereavement survey thanks | Upcoming conferences | Resources
April 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
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
May 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 5)
Learning without limits | See you at the Quality Forum! | ACP Day survey | Creating cultural safety | National accolades for ACP Dementia project | Coming soon: compassionate community survey | Resources | Events
June 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 6)
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 | Resources | Events
July/August 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
Collaborating for Cultural Safety | Bereavement supports for the unhoused | Compassionate Communities symposium | ECHO into Fall | Resources
September 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
ACP resources in Hindi | Compassionate communities and health system making connections | Defining hospice care: seeking expert panel members | ECHO: Fall offerings for everyone | Farewell to Dr. Gillian Fyles | Recognizing the value of bereavement research | Events | Research and partnership opportunities | Publications| Upcoming conferences
October/November 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 9)
ANNOUNCING: New Seed Grant Funding | Strengthening student palliative care competencies | Translating bereavement research to actions | ECHO gets busy | Hospice Care Alliance launched | Events & conferences | Webinars | Publications | Resources
December 2022 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
Happy Holidays! | Seed Grants – Funding deadline approaching! | Farewell, Elizabeth Beddard-Huber | ECHOing into a new year | Bereavement roundtable | Events & conferences | Resources
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