Events for Health-Care Professionals

The team at BCCPC has gathered links to education events designed for Health Care Providers caring for people affected by life-limiting illness. The events are not created or endorsed by BCCPC unless stated in the description.

  • Reimagining a Hospice Model of Care

    Session Resources YouTube session recording link  Session summary notes Part of the All Together ECHO Series This 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. Session description: Shifting landscapes in healthcare necessitate […]

  • Empowering Palliative Patients and Families in BC: A Unique Palliative Navigation Program

    Session resources: Session recording link: YouTube Session summary note Part of the All Together ECHO Series This 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 […]

  • Islanders Helping Islanders – Quadra’s Rural Vision for Wrap-around Palliative Care

    Session resources Session Summary Note Session recording: YouTube Part of the All Together ECHO Series How 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 […]

  • Men’s Sheds of BC – Men Helping Men Through Social Connection and Support

    Session resources: Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Part of the All Together ECHO Series Men’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 […]

  • From Vision to Reality: Understanding the Development and Delivery of the PGHPCS Home Hospice Program

    Session resources YouTube recording link Session summary - coming soon Part of the All Together ECHO Series This 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 […]

  • Inclusive Pathways in LTC – Building Belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ Older Adults in Care

    Session resources Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Part of the All Together ECHO Series 2SLGBTQIA+ 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 […]

  • Compassionate Dementia Inclusive Communities

    Session resources YouTube session recording Session summary notes Part of the All Together ECHO Series A 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 […]