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
Advanced Psychosocial Grief & Bereavement Series for Psychosocial Professionals starting Jan 2024
A co-creation between Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, BCCPC, Lumara Grief & Bereavement Care Society, and Victoria Hospice.
- This series is being developed by and for BC psychosocial palliative care providers working in clinical roles providing care to adults, children, and families who are affected by end of life issues, grief, loss and/or bereavement.
- The sessions will be facilitated advanced practice discussions delving into some of the challenging topics around Grief & Bereavement.
- The aim of this series is to generate learning that applies directly to practice and strengthens connection in a community of practice.
Spots for this ECHO series will be limited and require a commitment to attend most sessions to enhance engagement over time.
Registration details will be coming out soon!
Who can attend?
- Those who attended the 2022 All Together symposium
- Any individuals, community groups, and healthcare providers interested in sharing their experiences and learning more about Compassionate Communities
Objectives
- Build upon the conversations from the 2022 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
All Together, a compassionate communities initiative, is relaunching it ECHO series this fall. Open to everyone interesting in learning more these sessions are for Health Care Providers, Volunteers, Volunteer lead organisations, Community Groups, and individuals looking to be inspired by and learn from others developing compassionate communities.
In this session we welcome Connie Stam from Compassionate Neighbourhood Health Partners Society and Nancy McPhee from Galiano Health Care Society who will share how the programs they work with are compassionate communities at work. There will be opportunity throughout the session for discussion and questions for our presenters.
All Together, a compassionate communities initiative, is relaunching it ECHO series this fall. Open to everyone interesting in learning more these sessions are for Health Care Providers, Volunteers, Volunteer lead organisations, Community Groups, and individuals looking to be inspired by and learn from others developing compassionate communities.
Research has shown that people around the world regularly consult doctors for problems that are primarily non-medical. In this session Simon Anderson, Research Assistant, BC Centre for Palliative Care will present how social prescribing can be a means to connect patients to a range of non-clinical support services in the community. Participants will be given scenarios to discuss how they would/could apply social prescribing in various settings
Who Can Attend
Health care providers and students who provide direct 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 support health care providers incorporate the palliative approach to care into their daily practice.
Details
- 30 or 45 minute 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 eight (8) 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.
- Each online module takes about 15 minutes to complete and are foundational learnings for health care providers who provide direct care for people with life-limiting illness in any health care setting.
- Prior to attending these sessions, we encourage you to complete the first online module (Domain 1: Palliative approach) if you have not already.
- The sessions will bring further context to the learning hub content and give attendees an opportunity to learn from others and discuss case studies together.
Current and Upcoming Sessions
Following the Domain 3 module on Learning Hub, this session explore foundational concepts relating to communication, including active listening and how to enter into conversations with people that will centre around what is important to them and their families. Learners will have the opportunity in the session to practice some of these skills.
Following the Domain 4 module on Learning Hub, 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.
Following the Domain 5 module on Learning Hub, this session learners will reflect on the importance of ensuring their care aligns with the patient’s goals of care. They will also be introduced to three key aspects of what a care plan for someone with a life-limiting illness should include and apply these to a case study.
Following the Domain 6 module on Learning Hub, this session will address the assumption that loss, grief and bereavement are thought of as a “linear” experience. This session aims to help you identify that people experience grief differently and explore ways to support grief and loss for both patients and their families through a case study.
Following the Domain 7 module on Learning Hub, this session introduces common ethical issues in end-of-life care. Learners will have the opportunity to practice ethical decision making by discussing a case study.
Following the Domain 8 module on Learning Hub, this session focuses on identifying self-care strategies and knowing how to support others in the workplace resulting in better patient outcomes, increased patient and family satisfaction, improving health care worker well-being, and preventing burnout.
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.
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
In this session of our Grief and Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series we welcome Meaghan Jackson, Lumara Grief and Bereavement Care Society to share on Children’s Grief. We look forward to learn together and for participants to interact and share their experiences and knowledge.
This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
Who can attend?
Trained Serious Illness Conversation (SIC) Facilitators, Clinicians and Champions.
Goal
To further the integration and spread of the SIC 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
Session materials are available on the SIC Community of Practice:
Upcoming sessions
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
