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?
- 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 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 who provide direct care for people with serious illness in any health care setting.
Objectives
The sessions aim to support health care providers incorporate the palliative approach to care into their daily practice.
Details
- 30-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) .
- 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
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.
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
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
Dates will be posted soon
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
