Having Difficult Conversations: Communication Tips & Strategies in the context of COVID-19
2020-07-23 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Vancouver)
Organized by Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)
Session One: Introduction to Healthcare Consent, Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care Conversation
This session will describe an approach to Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care Conversations. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Participants will gain awareness of Person-Centered Decision-Making (PCDM) components, be able to describe how values shape decision-making, and review resources available on having person centered conversations in the context of COVID-19.
Session Two: Embrace the Cage – Connecting and having meaningful interactions with patients while wearing Personal Protective Equipment
In this webinar we will address how the experience of wearing PPE has impacted care delivery and communication, as well as how embracing the “cage” of PPE can improve the overall experience for both patient and professional.
Session Three: Engaging community on conversations around dying and death
Our discussion hopes to address unique ways to engage with community members in conversations around dying and death in both informal and formalized methods. The hope is to inspire discussions around innovative ways to meet people where they are.
Session Four: Exploring language and communication techniques for having difficult or stressful conversations with patients and families; common language mishaps that make patients feel uncomfortable
An interactive session on difficult conversations around end of life discussion, particularly in the COVID Pandemic. We will explore strategies to employ when initiating a serious conversation, common language pitfalls we encounter and excellent questions that help patients to open up to us and have those important discussions that allow us to connect and care for them in meaningful ways.
Registration link is intended for individual participation and not group participation. There is a one-time fee of $150 to attend all four sessions.
Target audience: front line workers, healthcare/service providers, first responders

Palliative Care in the Context of Behavioral Health and Addiction
2020-07-23 12:00 - 13:00
Master Clinician Series
In this Master Clinician, Lauran Hardin, MSN, RN-BC, CNL, and Shelly Viva, LCSW, will share practical strategies to help palliative care teams provide compassionate care for patients with complex needs, specifically people with a history of substance use disorders, co-occurring with mental health issues. Participants will learn about core competencies to improve care for this population, understand the stigma and a history of trauma on complex patient presentation, and acquire strategies for building key partnerships for delivery of complex care.
Presented by: Lauran Hardin, MSN, RN-BC, CNL and Shelly Virva, LCSW, FNAP
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Shortage of Palliative Care Medications During COVID-19 - Part Two
2020-07-29 13:00 - 14:00
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.
MODERATOR
Dr. Charlie Chen MD, MEd, CCFP(PC), FCFP
Program Medical Director, Palliative End-of-Life Care Program, Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Calgary
PANELISTS
Dr. Ebru Kaya MB BS, MRCP(UK), CCT (Palliative Medicine)
Palliative Medicine Program Director, University of Toronto Site Lead, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Dr. Bob Sauls CCFP (PC), FFCP
Provincial Clinical Co-Lead, Interim, Ontario Palliative Care Network
Marcus von Krosigk, BSc Pharm, ACPR
Clinical Pharmacist
The webinar is free and open to all health care professionals and will be hosted in English. Please spread the word to your colleagues who may be interested. A recording of the webinar will be disseminated to all registrants.

Addressing Caregiver Burnout: Finding and Accessing Supports
2020-08-05 09:00 - 10:30
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 09:00-10:30 AM PST
Supporting Caregivers: Why and How
Presented by Jehanara Chagani, RN, BScN, MSc(N), CHPCN(C)
Webinar Two – Aug 12, 2020 09:00-10:30 AM PST
Utilizing the Art of Therapeutic Communication to Support Caregivers in Meaning Making
Presented by Travis Amell, MScN, RN, CHPCN(C)
Webinar Three – Aug 19, 2020 09:00-10:30 AM
Sprinting Through the Marathon of COVID-19: Assessing and Dealing with Compassion Fatigue, Burnout and Secondary Trauma
Presented by Eugene Dufour, BA, MDiv

Any questions, please email richard.nguyen@hpco.ca

Exploring Trauma Informed Palliative Care for Populations Experiencing Structural Vulnerability
2020-08-14 13:00 - 14:15
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, and cultural hierarchies, on access to care and the consequences of trauma in our communities. Panelists will explore their personal experiences in a variety of disciplines to detail how certain social determinants of health serve as barriers to care and how trauma informed care can be envisioned to derive health equity for populations experiencing vulnerability.
Click here for more information and to register.

Host and Moderator: Naheed Dosani MSC, MD, CCFP(PC), BSc

Panelists: Sasha Hill RN; Rami Shami BSc; Kelli I. Stajduhar RN, PhD, FCAHS; and Anna Voeuk MD, CCFP(PC), MPH, DTM&H

The topic for this webinar has been developed in collaboration with the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP).

Clinical Protocols: What Real Cases Have Taught Us
2020-08-27 10:00 - 11:00
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 been developed in collaboration with the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP).
Register here
The webinar is free and open to all health care professionals and will be hosted in English. Please spread the word to your colleagues who may be interested. A recording of the webinar will be disseminated to all registrants.

Contribute to ongoing conversations about the topic of clinical protocols and more by visiting the Canadian Palliative Care (CPC) Exchange. The CPC Exchange is a professional learning site, moderated by members of the CSPCP, and open to all health care professionals including physicians, nurses, social workers, and pharmacists. Ask questions and contribute your expertise! There is no cost to participate.
For physicians registered with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC): Taking part in one of Pallium’s webinars makes you eligible for up to 5 Mainpro+ certified credits if you complete Linking Learning exercises. Learn more: https://www.cfpc.ca/en/education-professional-development/cpd-at-cfpc/linking-learning-exercises

Thoughts on Implementing Change Initiatives in Healthcare
2020-09-03 09:00 - 10:00
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 him a wealth of experience and implementation insight, having led the development, growth, and improvement strategies of a wide portfolio of work, including the WHO Safe Surgical Checklist and the Serious Illness Care Program. Dr. Berry is a cofounder of Ariadne Labs and a retired cardiac surgeon.
We hope to see you on Thursday, September 3, for an engaging discussion. Please look for more webinar details on our updated Community website, called Aria.
*For members of the Ariadne Labs Community who have joined the “Serious Illness Care Community of Practice” at http://aria.ariadnelabs.org/ .

The Pears and Pitfalls of Person-Centred Outcome Measures
2020-09-09 15:00 - 16:30
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 of life assessment and person-centred outcome measures
• To understand the value of using person-centred outcome measures to trigger change for individuals, and guide evaluation and improvement in programs and organizations
• To learn about 2-3 different sample tools, how they are used, and how information generated from the tools is captured, collated, and meaningfully used in real practice
• To learn about the Neighbours Survey measure being used in Compassionate Community initiatives
Presented by: Michelle Howard, Richard Sawatzky, Deborah Sattler, Amy Hsu, & Kathryn Pfaff

There is a one-time fee of $40 + HST.
Click here to register

COVID-19 Through a Quality Lens: How a Pandemic Pushed Advanced Care Planning to the Forefront
2020-09-22 12:00 - 13:00
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 tools such as an Identification of Substitute Decision Maker form while following internal collaborative processes
• Ensuring new tools and resources were readily available for internal and external partners
• Providing virtual education on tools and resources that met the needs of various disciplines and care settings
Organized by BC Patient Safety & Quality Council and Fraser Health
Presenters: Cari Borenko (Hoffman), Kelly Johnson, Nav Prihar, Lauren Thomas
Click here for more information and to register.

The Leader’s Role: Forging New Paths for Racial and Health Equity
2020-09-29 09:30 - 10:30
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 leadership series, tackles the subject of how palliative care leaders can reassess and strengthen their program’s response to racial inequity. Panelists will discuss how to understand and identify organizational issues and constructs related racism. They will outline actions, big or small, that programs and individuals can take to dismantle racism and promote health equity, and invite participants to contribute ideas to this timely discussion.
Presented by: Betty Ferrell, Michael Fratkin, Tammy Kang, Sherika Newman, Donna W. Stevens, Jeanne Sheils Twohig
Available for CAPC Members. To login and register click here.

Advance Care Planning & Social Work in Canada - Part 1
2020-10-01 09:30 - 11:30
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 future health care – for ourselves, & our clients. Through this interactive series, you will be supported to create action plans and advocate for social work leadership.

Webinar Key Objectives:

Understand the various ways to plan in advance for health care (Advance Care Planning), a process that starts when we are young adults & healthy, as well as when we have chronic & serious illnesses
Learn about the vital role of Social Workers in Advance Care Planning processes – whether you work in private practice, health care, community services, provincial or federal government organizations (Corrections, Veterans Affairs, etc), Advance Care Planning is relevant for you, & your clients!

Presenters: Andrew Saunderson, Cari Borenko Hoffman, Laura Gaspard, Randy Goossen
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Virtual Teaching Principles
2020-10-13 09:00 - 10:00
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 Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) where she directs the Aging and End of Life Care longitudinal curricular Theme for medical students. She also serves as Medical Director of the Geriatrics Consult Clinic at VA Boston, caring for older veterans and their families with an interprofessional geriatrics team.
We hope to see you on Tuesday, October 13, for an engaging discussion. Please look for more webinar details on our Community website Aria.
Registration link

Children’s hospice palliative care: it takes a village
2020-10-13 09:00 - 10:00
In celebration of National Hospice Palliative Care day for Children 2020, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is inviting you to a fireside chat “Children’s hospice palliative care: it takes a village”.
Directly or indirectly, we all have a role to play in the interconnected networks of care required to deliver children’s hospice palliative care (“the village”). Whether you are new to the field or have years of experience, join us and bring your perspective to a discussion exploring the ways we can all work together to help short lives be amazing lives.
This fireside chat is hosted by Chris Vadeboncoeur, Medical Director, Palliative Care Program at CHEO and Roger Neilson House and Co-chair, Canadian Network of Palliative Care For Children (CNPCC) and presented by Dave Lysecki, Head of Quality of Life & Advanced Care at McMaster Children’s Hospital and the Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University
Please see registration page

Advance Care Planning & Social Work in Canada - Part 2: Action Planning
2020-10-27 09:30 - 10:30
Presented by Canadian Association of Social Workers and Fraser Health Authority

Make sure you watch Part 1 of this two-part webinar series with the CASW and Fraser Health Authority!

Part 1:
https://onlinexperiences.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:4;F:QS!10100&S…

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 future health care – for ourselves, & our clients. Through this interactive series, you will be supported to create action plans and advocate for social work leadership.

Webinar Key Objectives:
Create action plans for yourself, your practice, your organization and/or professional association

Click here to register

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Lecture
2020-10-29 09:00 - 10:00
The National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE), in collaboration with the Institute for Life Course and Aging (ILCA) at the University of Toronto and Pallium Canada, is hosting the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Lecture as a way to honour international leaders in the field of hospice palliative care and to provide a platform to spread hospice and palliative care awareness and knowledge.
The 2020 online edition of the Special Lecture will take place on Thursday October 29, 2020
Speakers include:
• Esme Fuller-Thomson, PhD, Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto and Director of the Institute for Life Course and Aging, will provide a short overview on recent Institute developments and introduce the honoree.
• Dr. Sandy Buchman, Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto and Freeman Family Chair in Palliative Medicine/Medical Director of Palliative Care, North York General Hospital is the distinguished 2020 Special Lecturer. His talk will address hospice and palliative care service provision in time of crisis and link to the theme of the World Day: My Care – My Comfort.
Space is limited, register now

Psychological Support Toolkit for Workers and Employers Part 5
2020-10-29 10:00 - 11:00
SafeCare BC is pleased to support the BC Municipal Safety Association and Work to Wellness on the Psychological Support Toolkit for Workers and Employers.
This Toolkit includes a five-part webinar series, plus free education, tools, and resources to support workers and employers whose mental health has been affected by COVID-19.
In this session, Diana Vissers will host a panel of industry leaders who will provide their lens on COVID-19 and the effects on mental health and wellness in the workplace. The panel will include representatives from leading industry sectors.
Registration page

Managing Through the COVID-19 Crisis
2020-11-02 08:00 - 09:00
Center to Advance Palliative Care
This Virtual Office Hour is free and open to all, but space is limited. Sessions will be added on an ongoing basis.
This session will provide an opportunity to discuss managing the before, during, and after of the COVID-19 pandemic and the short- and long-term impact on your palliative care program. Questions during this session may include:

What lessons have been learned based on the response strategy of frontline clinicians?
How do I address communication challenges with family discussions that cannot be done in person?
How do you extend services with limited resources?

Presented by: Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN, Tom Gualtieri-Reed, MBA

Processing Trauma Experiences with Palliative Care Clients and Their Families
2020-11-04 09:00 - 10:00
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) invites you to attend Processing Trauma Experiences with Palliative Care Clients and Their Families 5 Part Webinar Series
Many Hospice Palliative Care Caregivers feel that they do not have the necessary skills and experience to help a Hospice Palliative Care Client process a historical or new trauma before they die. The format of the webinar series will be 40 minutes of information sharing on different aspects of doing trauma work with certain clients and then a 20 minute question and answer section. The sessions will also include how to continue to develop your trauma informed practice and program. This webinar series will be based on two Canadian Resources: The Trauma Informed Guide 2013 and The Trauma-informed Toolkit. This five part webinar will be applicable to all sectors of the hospice palliative care team.
Registration page
Facilitated by Eugene Dufour, BA, MDiv Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator, Certified Bereavement Specialist
Target audience: all sectors of Hospice Palliative Care including volunteers

There is a one-time fee of $125 + HST to attend all sessions
Session 1: Introductory Session on Trauma and Palliative Care – November 4, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
Session 2: Palliative Care Trauma Work with Veterans – November 11, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
Session 3: Palliative Care Trauma Work with Refugees – November 18, 2020 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST
Session 4: Palliative Care Trauma Work with First Nations – November 25, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
Session 5: Revisiting Lessons Learned from the HIV/AIDS Trauma and Striving to Have a Compassionate Trauma Informed Practice and Program – December 2, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST

The Impact of COVID-Related Grief on Palliative Care Clinicians
2020-11-11 09:00 - 10:00
Center to Advance Palliative Care – Master Clinician Series
Ray Hanbury, PhD, ABPP
Chief Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry; Director of Psychology Education, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
In this Master Clinician, Dr. Hanbury, a trauma psychology specialist, will present a framework for understanding loss and grief. After outlining natural responses to loss, Dr. Hanbury will listen to stories from several palliative care clinicians who are experiencing the emotional toll of COVID-19. He will offer guidance for a healthy response to these feelings, and then address questions from the audience. The dialogue between the presenter and participants will provide insight for everyone feeling the tremendous emotional impact of the pandemic.
Click here to register.

Media Relations, Social Media, Crisis Communications
2020-11-19 09:00 - 10:00
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association invites you to attend a suite of webinars on Media Relations, Social Media, Crisis Communication
Begins Thurs, Nov 19 9-10am PST
The following suite of sessions focusses on understanding and preparing for communications planning, media relations and social media. Each session is led by former journalist and news anchor Jennifer Mossop. Please click on each link below to read full session descriptions and to register. Note: sessions will not be recorded.
Target Audience
Healthcare Administration and Organizational Leadership
Get Social!
Thursday, November 19, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST Click Here to Register
Be Prepared! Crisis Communications Planning and Prep Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST Click Here to Register
News Media 101 Plus
Thursday, November 26, 2020, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Click Here to Register

Media Spokesperson Training can be booked on a small group or one-on-one basis.
Please contact Jennifer Mossop to discuss your needs. JMossop@HPCO.ca Jennifer@mossopmedia.com 519-619-2227

National Bereavement Day Webinar
2020-11-26 09:00 - 10:30
Please join the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) for a free webinar to learn about new exciting work being done!
November 26, 2020 9am-10:30am PDT
In this webinar: Updates from National Bereavement Day – highlights of the 2020 National Bereavement Day and Saying Goodbye Virtual Concert from the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA – Review of the Grief and Bereavement Scoping Review from the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada’s (QELCCC) Research and Knowledge Translation (KT) Committe – Learn about the regional Grief and Bereavement Planning Project from the Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program
Speakers:
Sharon Baxter, MSW – Executive Director, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA; and Secretariat of the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC), Christopher A. Klinger, PhD – Chair, Research and Knowledge Translation Committee, Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC); Chair; End-of-Life Issues Theme Team, National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE); and Research Scientist, Pallium Canada, Neerjah Skantharajah, MHSc(c) – Graduate Student, Translational Research Program (TRP), Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, and Tara Cohen, MSW – Program Manager, Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program and Registered Social Worker in Private Practice.
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Managing Stress and Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-11-30 07:00 - 08:30
Project ECHO COVID-19 Global Conversations
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of individuals across the globe. Healthcare workers are particularly vulnerable to burnout and increased stress. This session addresses:
• Impact of COVID-19 on mental health
• Managing burnout for healthcare employees
• Individual practices to promote resiliency
Presenter: Jeff Katzman, MD
Vice Chair of Clinical and Academic Affairs,
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Facilitator: Sanjeev Arora, MD
Director, Project ECHO
The session will include didactic presentations and Q & A. Click here to view the agenda.
REGISTER HERE

CPCNA Town Hall: Sharing Stresses and Successes: Love in Professional Practice
2021-02-03 16:00 - 17:00
Canadian Palliative Care Nursing Association Town Halls (COVID-19)
This is an opportunity to connect with palliative care nurses from across Canada to share our stresses and successes in practice in the face of COVID- 19. Kath Murray, and educator and author, will be presenting briefly on the Ten Principles of Love in Practice, followed by group discussion.
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Implementing the COVID-19 Toolkit and Best Practices for Serious Illness Conversations using Telehealth
2021-02-09 09:00 - 10:00
The next webinar from the Serious Illness Care Community at Ariadne Labs will be tomorrow, February 9 at 12 pm ET (New York/America).
Drs. Erik Fromme and Suzanne Mitchell, Ariadne Labs Faculty, and Nancy Joyner, NP and Danielle Miltz, PA, Community of Practice Ambassadors. Dr. Fromme will give a short overview of the Serious Illness Care Program’s COVID-19 Toolkit and Dr. Mitchell will describe how Boston Medical Center has implemented elements of the COVID-19 Toolkit as part of their Pandemic response. Next, Dr. Fromme, Ms. Joyner, and Ms. Miltz will discuss best practices and cases for serious illness conversations during telehealth encounters using both phone and video platforms.
Registration (link below) is required.
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Meeting Registration – Zoom

The Serious Illness Care Program’s COVID-19 Toolkit was developed in Spring 2020, during the first peak of the pandemic in the United States. It includes four conversation guides adapted to the context of COVID-19 for use in inpatient, outpatient, long-term care and crisis standards settings. There are video demonstrations of clinicians using the guides, as well as tools to support implementation and patient-facing resources.
Webinars are presented live, and are recorded. Recordings and slides of past webinars are available on the Ariadne community of practice website, Aria.

Part 1: Learn How to Facilitate Well-Being Debriefings within Your Organization
2021-03-03 09:00 - 10:00
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a stunning toll on the emotional well-being of health care workers. Many of us are looking for proven strategies to mitigate the natural stress, empathy strain, and moral distress that we are experiencing.
In this two-part webinar series, Vickie Leff, LCSW, will train attendees to be peer facilitators for well-being debriefings, providing the skills needed to bring this technique to their organizations. Peer-facilitated debriefings are an evidence-based way to provide support to health care workers; they increase social support, decrease feelings of isolation, and provide opportunities to learn from each other when coping with difficult issues. The result: positive impact on well-being, personal resiliency, improved patient care, and reduced feelings of burnout.
In the first webinar, attendees will learn: how well-being debriefings help health care workers; how to get buy-in from leadership; the debriefing format and role of the facilitator; how to validate the normal, expectable stress that accompanies our work; and how to navigate challenging group situations.
This webinar will be followed by part two, in which attendees will practice the techniques discussed in part one, and have opportunities to practice and reflect.
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CPCNA Sharing Stresses and Successes: Wellness Check-In
2021-03-03 16:00 - 17:00
Canadian Palliative Care Nursing Association Town Halls (COVID-19)
This is an opportunity to connect with palliative care nurses from across Canada to share our stresses and successes in practice in the face of COVID- 19. Michelle O’Rourke, a nurse author and counsellor, will guide our discussion as we discuss how we are doing after a year of providing care and living with COVID-19 restrictions for the past year.

Click here to register

Webinar: Adapting the Serious Illness Conversation Guide for Pediatrics and Polypharmacy
2021-03-09 09:00 - 10:00
Hosted by: Ariadne Labs
Many members of the Community of Practice have expressed interest in adapting the Serious Illness Conversation Guide to better serve their specific patient population or practice setting. This month, we welcome Drs. Danielle DeCourcey and Kristie Weir to describe why they chose to use the conversation guide and how they adapted it for use in two different, and very important, care settings.
Dr. DeCourcey will share her adaptation process of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide for use with adolescents and young adults, and a different guide for parents of adolescents and young adults with serious illness. Dr. Weir will discuss her adaptation of the Guide to determine use of multiple medicines in patients. This webinar will have recorded presentations from both speakers but feature a live Question and Answer session.
Open to members of the Community of Practice.
Register here.
