Palliative Care ECHO

BC Hub for Palliative Care ECHO

In partnership with Pallium Canada, the BC Centre for Palliative Care serves as the Provincial Hub for the Palliative Care ECHO Project in British Columbia.

What is ECHO Project? ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)™ model creates virtual knowledge-sharing networks by bringing together healthcare providers and subject matter experts using videoconference technology, brief lecture presentations, and case-based learning, fostering an “all learn, all teach” approach.  ECHO Project, as a model, provides a combination of education, collaboration, mentorship, and resource/expertise sharing across the multidisciplinary team that will benefit all those working to improve the quality of life for people affected by serious illness. 

The vision of BC’s Hub for Palliative Care ECHO is for all care providers in BC to have equitable access to learning opportunities, resources and expertise to improve the quality of life of people affected by Serious Illness. 

Sessions are FREE to attend and open to a variety of audiences depending on the topic.  

Current ECHO Sessions

Who can attend?
  • Any individuals, community groups, and healthcare providers interested in sharing their experiences and learning more about Compassionate Communities. Compassionate Communities are communities of people who are passionate and committed to improve the experiences of those living with a serious illness, caregiving, dying and grieving. A Compassionate Community takes an active role in caring for people affected by these experiences, connects people to supports, raises awareness about end-of-life issues, and builds supportive networks.
Objectives
  • Build upon the conversations from the 2024 All Together Symposium hosted by BCCPC
  • Provide opportunities for participants to network and share their knowledge and experiences
Details
  • 1 hour sessions
  • Some sessions may have resources and materials that will be emailed to registrants to review prior to the session
Upcoming sessions
Start
September 10, 2025 12:00 pm
End
September 10, 2025 1:00 pm
Time Zone
PDT

 

Part of the All Together ECHO Series

This volunteer-based program has supported palliative patients and families from the Ismaili Community in the Lower Mainland since 2017. The presenter will share the team’s key experiences and learnings and will review the unique tools that the program has developed to rapidly assess the supports required by palliative patients and their families.

Presenter: Afzal Mangalji

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Who Can Attend

Health care providers and students who provide care for people with life-limiting illness in any health care setting. The content is foundational education designed for those who are not familiar with palliative care and a palliative approach.

Objectives

The sessions aim to teach on the foundations of incorporating the palliative approach to care into daily practice.

Details
  • 60 minutes interactive sessions designed to be a vehicle for sharing your own experience, resourcefulness, and inventiveness in your work with patients across the care systems.
  • Sessions build upon  Learning Hub modules created by a team of experts in palliative care and adult education, alongside a focus group of health care providers. This education can be applied to patients of any age, at any point from diagnosis to bereavement, in all care settings.
  • Completion of the modules are not required beforehand as the content will be covered during the ECHO sessions.
  • Attendees will have an opportunity to learn from others and discuss case studies and/or questions
  • Register in as many sessions as you like, you do not need to complete one to attend another.
Current and Upcoming Sessions
Start
July 8, 2025 12:00 pm
End
July 8, 2025 1:00 pm

This session introduces key concepts of a palliative approach. We will discuss who would benefit from a palliative approach to care and talk about a health care provider’s role in providing this approach to care for their patients. A case study will be discussed with participants to give opportunity to reflect on their learnings.

Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series

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Start
July 15, 2025 12:00 pm
End
July 15, 2025 1:00 pm

This session explores concepts such as privilege and how it can lead to culturally inappropriate care. Scenarios will be presented to learners and the session will focus on recognizing ways to respond, identifying that each individual we care for is unique, and understanding personal and systemic biases to work towards providing culturally safer care.

Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series

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Start
July 22, 2025 12:00 pm
End
July 22, 2025 1:00 pm

This session we will discuss foundational communication skills such as active listening. We will also explore a person-centered framework used to guide conversations focusing on what’s important to a person with life-limiting illness. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss providing virtual care and ways to provide person-centered care in a virtual care appointment

 

Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series

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Start
July 29, 2025 12:00 pm
End
July 29, 2025 1:00 pm

This session is an introduction to promoting comfort and quality of life for people with life-limiting illness. Learners will discuss applying the steps of symptom management and supporting wellness to a case study. We will also discuss what the last days and hours of someone’s life can look like as and how you can support this journey as part of their care team.

Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series

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Start
August 5, 2025 12:00 pm
End
August 5, 2025 1:00 pm

In this session we will discuss how each person’s grief experience is unique. Participants will work through scenarios discussing ways to support patients and colleagues.

Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series

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Start
August 12, 2025 12:00 pm
End
August 12, 2025 1:00 pm

As healthcare providers we know self-care is important yet it’s something many of us may not take time to reflect on. This session we will reflect on our own self-care needs in relation to supporting patients approaching end of life. We will also discuss ways to support each other as a team in supporting end of life patients.

Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series

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Start
August 19, 2025 12:00 pm
End
August 19, 2025 1:00 pm

We will identify the importance of determining a person’s goals for their care at end of life and discuss key elements of anticipatory care planning. Participants will discuss a case study to apply their learnings.

Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series

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Start
August 26, 2025 12:00 pm
End
August 26, 2025 1:00 pm

In this session we will identify and discuss common ethical issues in palliative care and we will talk through steps to take in addressing ethical issues by discussing a case scenario.  Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how education, evaluation, QI and research are important in palliative care context, along with some ideas on what advocacy in your role can look like.

Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series

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This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers. We hope to attract a wide range of people including health care providers, community organizational staff and volunteers, and those personally affected by loss.

Upcoming sessions
Start
July 31, 2025 12:00 pm
End
July 31, 2025 1:00 pm
Time Zone
PDT

 

Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series

This talk is a conversation about tattoos, grief, and growth. Stories will be drawn from research and personal experience. The three speakers are all social workers who love to talk about tattoos, the intersection of taboo, the connection to the deceased and the way they can contribute to the process of meaning making.

Poster you can print and share linked here.

Presenter: Susan Cadell, PhD, RSW Professor, School of Social Work, Renison University College

 

This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.

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Start
August 28, 2025 12:00 pm
End
August 28, 2025 1:00 pm
Time Zone
PDT

 

Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series

This session will have a presentation followed by a discussion with people with lived experience. Poster you can print and share linked here.

Presenter: Laura Finkler-Kemeny, RN Clinical Lead, Serious Illness Communication, BC Centre for Palliative Care

 

This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.

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Start
September 23, 2025 12:00 pm
End
September 23, 2025 1:15 pm
Time Zone
PDT

Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series

This session centers on the importance of building compassionate, trust-based relationships as an important step in supporting grief and bereavement in communities who are systematically oppressed. By prioritizing empathy and connection, participants will explore ways to nurture meaningful relationships as a foundational step toward healing and support. Poster you can print and share linked here.

Presenters: Jennie Biltek, Client Services Coordinator, Sunshine Coast Hospice Society
Stephanie Laing, PhD(c), MSW, RSW – Director of Operations, Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre

This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.

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Who can attend?

Health care professionals who are interested in learning more and sharing best practices around implementing essential conversations with patients and families as part of their practice. These essential conversations may be advance care planning, goals of care and / or Serious Illness Conversations (SICs).

Goal 

To further the integration and spread of essential conversations into routine clinical practice throughout B.C.

Objectives

1) Provide ongoing learning opportunities for participants
2) Facilitate knowledge exchange, connectedness, resources sharing, and networking between participants

Upcoming sessions
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Create Your Own ECHO Program

We can support health care providers, health care facilities, and community organizations to establish their own ECHO program.     
Download our guide for co-creating an ECHO 

Have an idea for an ECHO program, series, session, or workshop?  We want to hear from you! contact echo@bc-cpc.ca

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