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.
Webinar
Events
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Driving and Accelerating a ‘One System’ Response: Why COVID-19 has Shone a Spotlight on Integrated Care
This webinar is in association with IFIC Canada, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and The Change Foundation. It will be chaired by Jodeme Goldhar, Executive Lead, Strategy and Innovation at The Change Foundation and Professor Walter Wodchis from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the […]
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Staying Resilient as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
We’ve heard the analogy that responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is a marathon, not a sprint. Health care workers in all positions and disciplines are cautioned repeatedly about the importance of self-care practices so they can go the distance. But now, several months into this crisis, your resiliency techniques may be starting to feel stale […]
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Grief and COVID-19 for healthcare providers: Staying connected in a time of loss and uncertainty
Free webinar through Canadian Virtual Hospice. Presenters: Dr. Christopher MacKinnon (PhD, OPQ) and Marney Thompson (MA, RCC) To join the meeting: https://canadianvirtualhospice.adobeconnect.com/cvhcovid/ To optimize your experience, please download the Adobe Connect application. Please close any other programs or webpages before joining the webinar. *Teleconference is not offered. Please ensure that your computer speakers are […]
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The State of Palliative Care in Hospitals: Insights from the COVID Pandemic
Organized by Pallium Canada. This webinar will explore lessons being learned about the readiness of hospitals to provide palliative care to patients with serious illnesses, whether COVID positive or negative. Panelists will share their personal observations and experiences in their respective jurisdictions, and provide insights on how hospitals can strengthen access to palliative for patients […]
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Approaches to Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care Conversations
Hosted by Hospice Palliative Care Ontario and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. 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 […]
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Palliative Care in the Home: Lessons From COVID
To contribute toward health care professional preparedness during this pandemic, Pallium Canada, in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., is hosting a series of webinars in the upcoming weeks focused on topics that are relevant to our health care teams who are actively leading the response to COVID-19. This webinar will reflect on how COVID-19 […]
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Complicated Grief Following a Death in the ICU: New Challenges in the COVID-19 Era
Webinar for healthcare providers, hosted by Canadian Virtual Hospice. UPDATE: Here is the link to view the recording of the June 16th webinar hosted by Dr. James Downar: Complicated Grief Following a Death in the ICU: New Challenges in the COVID-19 Era Presenter: James Downar MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC To join the meeting: https://canadianvirtualhospice.adobeconnect.com/cvhcovid/ **Teleconferencing […]
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Talking About Advance Care Planning with clients & thinking about it for ourselves
Sponsored by BC Association of Social Workers Presented by Cari Hoffman & Laura Gaspard Bainbridge  This online live webinar examines the advance care planning process for working with clients and for ourselves. About the Webinar: Planning ahead before you are sick is something all of us should do. Yet less than 50% of Canadians […]
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Briefing: The Future of Palliative Care During COVID-19 and Beyond
Hosted by Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, teams across the country are demonstrating that palliative care expertise is critically important for patients, colleagues, and health care organizations. The public health crisis is bringing to light heroic efforts and innovation within our field. But it is also highlighting a potential burgeoning […]
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#GriefLiteracy: Join the movement!
This event is hosted by the Palliative Care and Nursing Ethics Hub of the Centre for Research on Health and Nursing in partnership with the Canadian Nurses Association. Grief literacy aims to improve how everyday citizens can understand grief and support one another in it. This concept is embedded in a public health commitment to […]
