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.
*Registration for this Community of Practice is now closed*
Advanced Psychosocial Grief & Bereavement Series for Psychosocial Professionals
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.
Who can attend?
- 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 open to Health Care Providers, Volunteers, Volunteer lead organizations, Community Groups, and individuals looking to be inspired by and learn from others developing compassionate communities.
Don will share key concepts from his capstone project that focused on the supporting caregiver compassion in the Emergency Department. This project is built on research of the neurobiology of compassion and how understanding the process of compassion and implementing simple practices can shift the experience of suffering, bringing about greater well-being for both the giver and recipient of care.
Presenter:
- Don Cowie, MA Spiritual Health Clinical Educator Certified Spiritual Health Practitioner and CPE Supervisor-Educator
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 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.
- Completion of the modules are not required beforehand as the content will be covered during the ECHO sessions.
- The sessions will bring further context to the learning hub module content and give attendees an opportunity to learn from others and discuss case studies together.
- Register in as many session as you like, you do not need to complete one to attend another. We do recommend you attend the Domain 1 ECHO session or complete the Domain 1 online module to have an overview to a palliative approach to care, prior to attending Domain 2-8 ECHO sessions in this series.
Current and Upcoming Sessions
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.
As healthcare providers we know self-care is important yet it’s something many of us may not take time to reflect on. In 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
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
Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series
After someone dies they are transferred into the care of the entirely privatised BC deathcare system. In this session, Emily from DeathCare BC will take participants through the initial decisions and journey of those early days after death. Emily believes that knowing the details of what happens next is essential to providing supportive care to survivors in early bereavement.
Poster you can print and share linked here.
Presenter: Emily Bootle, Founder of DeathCare BC
This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series
Dallas Shirley will share from her years of experience supporting families with grief and loss, ways to use play therapy to support the grieving process. Following the presentation t here will be opportunity to interact and ask questions. Poster you can print and share linked here.
Presenter: Dallas Shirley, RCC, BC Registered Play Therapist
This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series
In this session, Jess will present on grief and bereavement as it relates to neurodivergence. Part of the session will be focused on the grief that can come with a late-diagnosis or a self-diagnosis of Autism/ADHD, and part of the session will be focused on how bereavement, and grief in general, can be experienced by neurodivergent adults. There will be time for Q&A at the end Poster you can print and share linked here.
Presenter: Jess Holtslander (she/her)
BSc, MSW, RSW, RCC
Sun & Clouds Counselling
This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
Complex socio-political causes continue to increase the carceral population locally and globally, with more individuals aging and dying in prisons. Despite international recognition of the importance of palliative care as a shared universal right, a health equity gap exists between the general and carceral populations in Canada. With growing numbers of aging people in custody and their disproportionate risk of adverse health outcomes, it is crucial to understand what care services are available to those diagnosed with life-limiting illnesses and, for those who are dying, to understand how their palliative care needs are met. Currently, little is known from a Canadian perspective about how individuals in custody or under supervision in the community receive care when diagnosed with cancer or other life-limiting illnesses.
Presenter:
Mar’yana Fisher, RN, MNS, PhD student
Palliative Nurse Clinician
The intended audience for this session is healthcare providers.
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
This session will explore the vital role paramedics in British Columbia play in supporting patients and their families during palliative emergencies. We’ll discuss strategies for effective communication and collaboration, enhancing care delivery at critical moments. Your participation will contribute to a deeper understanding of how we can improve palliative care outcomes together.
Presenters: Stuart Woolley
Part of our Updates & Innovations in Essential Conversations for the Health Care Team ECHO Series.
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
