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.

  • Shortage of Palliative Care Medications During COVID-19 – Part Two

    This webinar is a follow up to the one held on April 15, 2020 addressing the issue of palliative care medication shortages during COVID-19. Part two will explore recent experiences with drug shortages and provide additional recommendations. The topic for this webinar has been developed in collaboration with the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians. […]

  • Addressing Caregiver Burnout: Finding and Accessing Supports

    Hospice Palliative Care Ontario and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association invites you to attend a 3-Part Webinar Series on the topic of Addressing Caregiver Burnout: Finding and Accessing Supports Target Audience: Healthcare providers and professional caregivers Cost:$100 (+HST) to attend all three sessions Click here for full session descriptions and to register. Webinar One - Aug 5, 2020 […]

  • Exploring Trauma Informed Palliative Care for Populations Experiencing Structural Vulnerability

    Part two in Pallium Canada's Trauma Informed Palliative Care series. Palliative care is not accessed by everyone equally in Canada. In fact, income, housing, and race, for example, play a big role in who ultimately receives palliative care. This moderated panel webinar aims to explore the impact of structural vulnerabilities as it pertains to socioeconomic, political, […]

  • Clinical Protocols: What Real Cases Have Taught Us

    Pallium Canada Webinar: Panelists will share their experiences caring for patients with COVID-19 symptoms. They will compare their experiences and emerging insights using current COVID-symptom protocols. Host: Jeffrey B. Moat, CM Moderator: Denise Marshall BSc, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP Panelists: Anne Bhéreur, MD, CCFP (PC), FCFP and Anne Boyle, MD The topic for this webinar has […]

  • Thoughts on Implementing Change Initiatives in Healthcare

    Ariadne Labs invites you to join the first Serious Illness Care Community of Practice webinar of this year on Thursday, September 3, from 12-1 pm ET. Bill Berry, MD, MPA, MPH, will be leading the webinar entitled "Thoughts on Implementing Change Initiatives in Healthcare: Examples from Serious Illness, Surgery, and COVID-19." Dr. Berry brings with […]

  • The Pears and Pitfalls of Person-Centred Outcome Measures

    Hospice Palliative Care Ontario and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association invites you to attend a webinar on the Pears and Pitfalls of Person-Centred Outcome Measures. This session will introduce participants to the use of person-centred outcome measures to drive results in palliative care and Compassionate Community Initiatives. Learning Objectives •  To define and describe quality […]

    $40
  • COVID-19 Through a Quality Lens: How a Pandemic Pushed Advanced Care Planning to the Forefront

    COVID-19 Through a Quality Lens: How a Pandemic Pushed Advanced Care Planning to the Forefront In this webinar, you will learn how the Fraser Health Advance Care Planning Team responded to the increased need to support patients in Advance Care Planning by: •  Creating COVID-19 specific tools such as Serious Illness Conversations Guide and supportive […]

    Free
  • The Leader’s Role: Forging New Paths for Racial and Health Equity

    Organized by Center to Advance Palliative Care The first six months of 2020 have presented unprecedented challenges to palliative care program leaders, first with the COVID-19 pandemic, and then with much-needed attention to racial injustice. Those two intersect when one considers the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on people of color. This webinar, part of CAPC’s […]

  • Advance Care Planning & Social Work in Canada – Part 1

    Organized by Canadian Association of Social Workers and Fraser Health Authority Social workers scope, & skill set - whether supporting people in private practice, community services, corrections or health care - lends itself for us to be leaders in Advance Care Planning. Join us as we learn about the importance of planning in advance for […]

  • Virtual Teaching Principles

    Hosted by Ariadne Labs. What are best practices for virtual teaching? Our second webinar for the Serious Illness Care Community of Practice will be on Tuesday, October 13, from 12-1 pm ET. Andrea Wershof Schwartz, MD, MPH, will guiding us through a session on teaching principles when teaching must happen virtually. Dr. Wershof Schwartz is […]