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SUMMARY:Compassionate Dementia Inclusive Communities
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nYouTube session recording\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \nA sneak peek of how 3 social health movements Nav-CARE\, dementia-inclusive movement and Compassionate Communities – are helping to empower and support people living with early-onset dementia\, their families. An overview of ongoing project and stories from 6 Canadian communities at work who are raising awareness and helping to improve quality of life of people living with dementia and their care partners. \nPresenter: Melody Jobse\, Community Engagement Lead BCCPC and Community Development specialist\, UBCO
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/compassionate-dementia-inclusive-communities/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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SUMMARY:Inclusive Pathways in LTC - Building Belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ Older Adults in Care
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\nSession recording: YouTube\n\nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \n2SLGBTQIA+ older adults continue to face systemic barriers\, invisibility\, and unmet needs across hospice\, palliative\, and long-term care. This session shares lessons from the first year of a two-year provincial initiative led by Dignity Seniors Society to strengthen safer\, more welcoming care pathways for 2SLGBTQIA+ people at the end of life. The session opens with Labhrás Quigley introducing the Inclusive Long-Term Care Project\, its origins\, partnerships across health authorities\, and the progress made toward affirming care for 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults throughout British Columbia. Through stories\, emerging findings\, and practical tools\, participants will reflect on how care providers and health systems can build capacity and foster environments grounded in belonging\, safety\, and dignity. \nPresenter: Labhrás Quigley\, Project Lead\, Dignity Seniors Society
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/inclusive-pathways-in-ltc-building-belonging-for-2slgbtqia-older-adults-in-care/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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SUMMARY:From Vision to Reality: Understanding the Development and Delivery of the PGHPCS Home Hospice Program
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nYouTube recording link\nSession summary – coming soon\n\nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \nThis in-service session offers an insightful\, step-by-step journey through the development of the Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society’s (PGHPCS) Home Hospice Program—a compassionate model of care that brings hospice support directly into the homes of those nearing the end of life. Attendees will gain a deep understanding of how the program was conceived\, thoughtfully planned\, effectively implemented\, and is continuously evaluated to ensure high-quality care and responsiveness to community needs. \nPresenters: Donna Flood\, Executive Director\, Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society & Erin Connelly\, Director of Operations\, Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/from-vision-to-reality-understanding-the-development-and-delivery-of-the-pghpcs-home-hospice-program/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251112T120000
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CREATED:20250721T190637Z
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SUMMARY:Men’s Sheds of BC – Men Helping Men Through Social Connection and Support
DESCRIPTION:Session resources:\n\nSession summary notes\nSession recording: YouTube\n\nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \nMen’s Sheds of BC is a trailblazing organization dedicated to fostering a sense of belonging amongst men and addressing social isolation and loneliness. Men’s Sheds of BC offers a welcoming\, peer-supported space to help men\, both young and old\, who are often reluctant to join traditional programs\, overcome barriers to connection and community. \nPresenter: Curtis Quinn\, BC Men’s Sheds
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/mens-sheds-of-bc-men-helping-men-through-social-connection-and-support/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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SUMMARY:Islanders Helping Islanders - Quadra's Rural Vision for Wrap-around Palliative Care
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession Summary Note \nSession recording: YouTube\n\nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \nHow does a small rural community with limited medical resources and aging volunteers enhance supports for people with life-changing illness and their families? Join Quadra Island Compassionate Community’s project team to share approaches\, including educating the community to help themselves and each other to navigate the challenges of serious illness\, caregiving\, end-of-life and grieving \nPresenters: Maureen McDowell (Quadra Circle)\, Jude McCormick (Way To Go Group)\, Kathleen Monahan (Nav-CARE) \n 
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/mislanders-helping-islanders-quadras-rural-vision-for-wrap-around-palliative-care/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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SUMMARY:Empowering Palliative Patients and Families in BC: A Unique Palliative Navigation Program
DESCRIPTION:Session resources:\n\nSession recording link: YouTube\nSession summary note\n\nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \nThis 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. \nPresenter: Afzal Mangalji
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/empowering-palliative-patients-and-families-in-bc-a-unique-palliative-navigation-program/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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SUMMARY:Reimagining a Hospice Model of Care
DESCRIPTION:Session Resources\n\nYouTube session recording link \nSession summary notes\n\nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \nThis series is a compassionate communities initiative\, 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. \nSession description: Shifting landscapes in healthcare necessitate shifts in how we think about service delivery. Following the presentation of experiences of moving from a traditional facility-based hospice model to a community services-based model to meet the needs of the community and increase access to services\, participants will have opportunity to engage and reflect with learnings. \nPresenters: \n\nKara Lyons-Dietz\, Community Health Services and Hospice Manager\, Island Health\nKatie Hennessy\, Clinical Nurse Specialist\, Palliative & End of Life Care\, Island Health
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/reimagining-a-hospice-model-of-care/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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