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SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-The Basics of a Palliative Approach
DESCRIPTION:Session resources: \n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nThis 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.\nCompetency domain: Principles of a Palliative Approach to Care
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-principles-of-palliative-care-and-palliative-approach-winter-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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SUMMARY:Taking Serious Illness Conversations Seriously: Unveiling South Asian Perspectives on Advance Care Planning
DESCRIPTION:Session resources: \n\nSession summary notes\nSession recording: YouTube\n\nPart of our Updated & Innovations in Essential Conversations for the Health Care Team ECHO Series. \nBased on a qualitative study exploring English-speaking South Asian Canadians’ perspectives using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG)\, this session will examine how cultural norms—generational differences\, family decision-making structures\, physician-patient power dynamics—shape engagement in serious illness conversations and advance care planning. Participants will review key findings\, examine recommended adaptations to SICG phrasing\, and walk through practical strategies to deliver culturally safe\, values-aligned conversations in clinical practice. \nPresenters: Dr. Amrish Joshi\, MBBS\, MSc. Pal Med\, LLM\, CCFP (PC)\, FCFP\, FRCPC\, Medical Lead for QI\, Richmond CoC. Palliative MD\, Richmond Integrated Hospice Palliative Care Program. Clinical Assistant Professor\, UBC Division of Palliative Medicine.\nLara Musa\, RN\, MPHMSN\, CHPCN(C)\, Palliative Nurse Educator Richmond Integrated Hospice-Palliative Care Team\nMonica Kelly\, Lead\, Goals of Care Support Team\, Vancouver Coastal Health\nDr. Sukaina Kara\, Palliative Physician\, Fraser Health Lara Musa\, Regional Clinical Educator\, Vancouver Coastal Health Richmond Professional Practice
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/adapting-the-serious-illness-conversation-guide-for-south-asian-communities/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Essential Conversations for Health Care Team
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-Cultural Safety & Humility Practices
DESCRIPTION:Session resources \n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nThis session explores concepts such as privilege\, personal and systemic biases and how it can lead to culturally inappropriate care. Scenarios will be shared\, and the session will focus on recognizing ways to respond towards providing culturally safer care.\nCompetency domain: Cultural Safety & Humility
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-cultural-safety-humility-practices-winter-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260128T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095646
CREATED:20251201T224135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T213726Z
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SUMMARY:AboutGrief: An Action Plan and New National Grief Portal
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\nYouTube session recording\n\n\nPart of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series \nThis session explores the Canadian Grief Alliance’s Next Steps Action Plan for Grief and Canada’s new National Grief portal\, launched in July 2025\, called Aboutgrief.ca. The portal aims to help people who are living with grief and those who are supporting others in their grief. It includes articles\, a resource map\, a Grief Assistant\, and a spot to ‘send’ messages. \nSession poster you can print and share linked here. \nPresenter: Marney Thompson\, M.A.\, Director of Bereavement Services\, Victoria Hospice Society \nThis series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/aboutgrief-an-action-plan-and-new-national-grief-portal/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T120000
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SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-Essentials of Communication
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nThis session we will discuss foundational communication skills and 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.\nCompetency domains: Communication; Virtual Care
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-essentials-of-communication-winter-2026-2/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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