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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260514T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T211857Z
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SUMMARY:Connecting Minds Through Compassionate Hearts
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \nJoin us to learn how community minded partners are building an dementia-inclusive culture to help reduce stigma\, raising awareness and empowering supports for people living with early dementia to age in place.. \nPresenters: \n\nErin Connelly\, Operations Director\, Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society\nLaurie De Croos\, Community Programs\, Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/connecting-minds-through-compassionate-hearts/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260507T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042013
CREATED:20260331T211119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T211329Z
UID:36182-1778155200-1778158800@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Palliative Essentials in Long Term Care ECHO: Foundations and Care Planning
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \n\nLearn how to integrate a palliative approach into long term care from move-in\, with a focus on what matters most to residents and their families. This session introduces the foundations of a palliative approach\, supports clinicians in adopting care planning that prepares for both current needs and anticipated changes\, and highlights the new Palliative Essentials education available for staff working in LTC. \nPresenters: Gita Rafiee\, Clinical Nurse Specialist\, Fraser Health Authority for Long-Term Care & Assisted Living  \nFrances Wright\, Palliative Outreach and Consult Team Nurse\, Providence Health Care
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/palliative-essentials-in-long-term-care-echo-foundations-and-care-planning/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Palliative Essentials in Long Term Care ECHO
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260430T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042013
CREATED:20260108T220840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T202704Z
UID:35843-1777550400-1777554000@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Neurodivergence\, grief\, and bereavement
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \n\nPart of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series \nThis virtual session will have a presentation with Q & A. Session poster you can print and share linked here. \nPresenter: Jess Holtslander\, RSW\, MSW\, RCC\, Sun & Clouds Counselling \nThis series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/neurodivergence-grief-and-bereavement/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260416T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042013
CREATED:20260204T203355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T193301Z
UID:35943-1776340800-1776344400@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:A Community Collaboration: The Sunshine Coast Hospice Green Sleeve Advance Care Planning Program
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nPart of the All Together ECHO Series \nSunshine Coast Hospice Society (SCHS) developed their Green Sleeve program in 2020 as a collaboration with local physicians\, paramedics and home care nurses.  It started out as a COVID pilot project and has become a core Hospice program.  This session will review how the Green Sleeve works as part of our advance care planning program in our semi-rural community.  We will review the benefits\, successes and challenges and will look forward to sharing ideas and experiences with the audience around advance care planning in their respective communities. \nPresenter: Jackie Scott\, Volunteer\nManager\, Green Sleeve ACP Program\, Sunshine Coast Hospice
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/the-sunshine-coast-hospice-green-sleeve-advance-care-planning-program-a-community-collaboration/
CATEGORIES:All Together,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260318T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260318T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042013
CREATED:20260204T200602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T155107Z
UID:35939-1773835200-1773838800@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Goals of Care in the Acute Care Setting: Drawing in the Team
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\nSession recording: Youtube\n\n\nPart of our Updated & Innovations in Essential Conversations for the Health Care Team ECHO Series. \n\nThis session will speak to the opportunity to take an interprofessional approach to eliciting patients’ goals of care (GOC) in acute care settings. Dara Lewis (an acute care lead for Vancouver Coastal Health’s GOC Support Team)\, Dr. Gary Miller (a Critical Care Physician)\, and Emily Sullivan (an acute care Speech Language Pathologist) will lead a discussion around how serious illness communication strategies can be used by multiple members of the care team to autonomously and collaboratively explore what matters to patients and arrive at a shared understanding of the patient’s health status. Strategies to engage physicians in GOC training will also be discussed. \n\nPresenter: Dara Lewis\, MSN(c)\, BSN\, CHPCN Vancouver Coastal Health\, Clinical Educator and Lead\, Vancouver Acute\nGoals of Care Support Team (previously RPACE)
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/goals-of-care-in-the-acute-care-setting-drawing-in-the-team/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Essential Conversations for Health Care Team
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260311T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20260204T200817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T222822Z
UID:35941-1773230400-1773234000@www.bc-cpc.ca
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260305T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260305T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251205T002943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T153022Z
UID:35739-1772712000-1772715600@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-The Leading Edge
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nsession summary note\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nIn this session we will identify and discuss common issues in palliative care\, and we will talk through steps to take in addressing ethical issues by discussing a case scenario. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on how education\, evaluation\, QI and research are important in palliative care contexts.\nCompetency domains: Professional & Ethical Practice; Education\, Evaluation\, Quality Improvement\, Research
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-the-leading-edge-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260225T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260225T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251205T002756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T164204Z
UID:35737-1772020800-1772024400@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-Providing Comfort & Care
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary note\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nThis session is an introduction to promoting comfort and quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness and their family. Together we will discuss supporting symptom management as someone transitions through their last days and hours of life.\nCompetency domains: Optimizing Comfort and Quality of Life; Last Days & Hours
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-providing-comfort-care-winter-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260218T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251204T234044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T211045Z
UID:35732-1771416000-1771419600@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-At the Core of Caring
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nAs healthcare providers\, we know self-care is important\, yet it’s something many of us may not take time to reflect on. This session we will focus on our own self-care needs and discuss ways to support each other\, ourselves and our colleagues.\nCompetency domain: Self-care
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-at-the-core-of-caring-winter-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260211T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251204T233916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T205318Z
UID:35727-1770811200-1770814800@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-Supporting Grief & Loss
DESCRIPTION:Session resources:\n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nIn this session\, we will discuss how each person’s grief experience is unique. Participants will work through scenarios discussing ways to support patients\, families\, and colleagues.\nCompetency domain: Loss\, Grief\, and Bereavement
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-supporting-grief-loss-winter-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251201T223234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T211416Z
UID:35678-1770724800-1770728400@www.bc-cpc.ca
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260204T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251204T233715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T223710Z
UID:35728-1770206400-1770210000@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-Goals in Motion: Achieving What Matters
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nIn this session we will identify the importance of determining a person’s goals for their care and discuss key elements of Advance Care Planning and Advocacy. Participants will discuss a case study to apply their learnings.\nCompetency domains: Care planning and Collaborative Practice; Advocacy
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-goals-in-motion-achieving-what-matters-winter-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251204T232809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T170212Z
UID:35723-1769688000-1769691600@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-Essentials of Communication
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nThis session we will discuss foundational communication skills and explore a person-centered framework used to guide conversations focusing on what’s important to a person with life-limiting illness. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss providing virtual care.\nCompetency domains: Communication; Virtual Care
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-essentials-of-communication-winter-2026-2/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260128T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251201T224135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T213726Z
UID:35680-1769601600-1769605200@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:AboutGrief: An Action Plan and New National Grief Portal
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\nYouTube session recording\n\n\nPart of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series \nThis session explores the Canadian Grief Alliance’s Next Steps Action Plan for Grief and Canada’s new National Grief portal\, launched in July 2025\, called Aboutgrief.ca. The portal aims to help people who are living with grief and those who are supporting others in their grief. It includes articles\, a resource map\, a Grief Assistant\, and a spot to ‘send’ messages. \nSession poster you can print and share linked here. \nPresenter: Marney Thompson\, M.A.\, Director of Bereavement Services\, Victoria Hospice Society \nThis series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/aboutgrief-an-action-plan-and-new-national-grief-portal/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260122T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251204T232659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T164121Z
UID:35721-1769083200-1769086800@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-Cultural Safety & Humility Practices
DESCRIPTION:Session resources \n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nThis session explores concepts such as privilege\, personal and systemic biases and how it can lead to culturally inappropriate care. Scenarios will be shared\, and the session will focus on recognizing ways to respond towards providing culturally safer care.\nCompetency domain: Cultural Safety & Humility
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-cultural-safety-humility-practices-winter-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260120T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251201T223034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T164414Z
UID:35676-1768910400-1768914000@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Taking Serious Illness Conversations Seriously: Unveiling South Asian Perspectives on Advance Care Planning
DESCRIPTION:Session resources: \n\nSession summary notes\nSession recording: YouTube\n\nPart of our Updated & Innovations in Essential Conversations for the Health Care Team ECHO Series. \nBased on a qualitative study exploring English-speaking South Asian Canadians’ perspectives using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG)\, this session will examine how cultural norms—generational differences\, family decision-making structures\, physician-patient power dynamics—shape engagement in serious illness conversations and advance care planning. Participants will review key findings\, examine recommended adaptations to SICG phrasing\, and walk through practical strategies to deliver culturally safe\, values-aligned conversations in clinical practice. \nPresenters: Dr. Amrish Joshi\, MBBS\, MSc. Pal Med\, LLM\, CCFP (PC)\, FCFP\, FRCPC\, Medical Lead for QI\, Richmond CoC. Palliative MD\, Richmond Integrated Hospice Palliative Care Program. Clinical Assistant Professor\, UBC Division of Palliative Medicine.\nLara Musa\, RN\, MPHMSN\, CHPCN(C)\, Palliative Nurse Educator Richmond Integrated Hospice-Palliative Care Team\nMonica Kelly\, Lead\, Goals of Care Support Team\, Vancouver Coastal Health\nDr. Sukaina Kara\, Palliative Physician\, Fraser Health Lara Musa\, Regional Clinical Educator\, Vancouver Coastal Health Richmond Professional Practice
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/adapting-the-serious-illness-conversation-guide-for-south-asian-communities/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Essential Conversations for Health Care Team
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260115T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251204T232319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T164024Z
UID:35689-1768478400-1768482000@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-The Basics of a Palliative Approach
DESCRIPTION:Session resources: \n\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series \nThis session introduces key concepts of a palliative approach. We will discuss who would benefit from a palliative approach to care and talk about a health care provider’s role in providing this approach to care for their patients. A case study will be discussed with participants to give opportunity to reflect on their learnings.\nCompetency domain: Principles of a Palliative Approach to Care
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-principles-of-palliative-care-and-palliative-approach-winter-2026/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251217T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251007T171426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T212357Z
UID:35462-1765972800-1765976400@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Implementing the Serious Illness Conversation Program in the East Kootenays
DESCRIPTION:Session Resources\n\nSession summary\nYouTube recording\n\nJoin us to learn about a practical\, evidence-based tool enabling clinicians to have more\, better and earlier conversations with people. Presenters will share about  the Serious Illness Conversation Program (SICP) Implementation toolkit pilot within a rural community in Interior Health. We will share how this toolkit was developed to support identifying barriers and facilitators to SICP implementation and lessons learned from this pilot that can be applied to other care settings and regions. \nPresenters: Laura Finkler-Kemeny\, RN Clinical Lead\, Serious Illness Communication\, BC Centre for Palliative Care and Grace Hu\, MPH Research Coordinator\, BC Centre for Palliative Care
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/implementing-the-serious-illness-conversation-program-in-the-east-kootenays/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Essential Conversations for Health Care Team
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251001T172244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T232726Z
UID:35397-1765368000-1765371600@www.bc-cpc.ca
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251125T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251125T131500
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250722T194445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T170525Z
UID:34958-1764072000-1764076500@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Waking Experiences of the Deceased: From Bereavement to End of Life
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\nSession recording: YouTube\n\n\nPart of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series \nThis session explores the moments when individuals report waking experiences of the deceased\, which can include seeing\, hearing\, smelling\, and feeling the touch of the deceased. Normalizing these experiences can help reduce distress in all those who experience them in bereavement and at the end of life. \nPoster you can print and share linked here. *This session is scheduled for 75min* \nPresenter: \n\nJoshua Black\, Ph.D. – Bereavement Initiatives Manager\, BC Centre for Palliative Care\n\nwith guests: \n\nMarney Thompson\, M.A.\, Director of Bereavement Services\, Victoria Hospice Society\nPaul Adams\, co-chair of the Canadian Grief Alliance\n\nThis series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/waking-experiences-of-the-deceased-from-bereavement-to-end-of-life/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250721T190637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T163700Z
UID:34946-1762948800-1762952400@www.bc-cpc.ca
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251027T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251027T131500
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250721T191759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T222730Z
UID:34953-1761566400-1761570900@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Grief and Bereavement: A South Asian Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary document\nSession recording: YouTube\n\n\nPart of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series \nThis workshop explores the unique experiences of grief and bereavement within the South Asian community. Gain insights and be better equipped to support this diverse immigrant group\, with varied cultural practices and faiths\, in a culturally sensitive manner. Poster you can print and share linked here. *This session is scheduled for 75min* \nPresenters: Jas Cheema\, MA \n\nThis series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/grief-and-bereavement-a-south-asian-perspective/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251022T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20251015T211410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T211410Z
UID:35516-1761123600-1761152400@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Building Bridges: Advancing Collaborative Pediatric Palliative Care
DESCRIPTION:This pediatric palliative care symposium is for health care professionals interested in increasing their knowledge and skill in working with children with serious illness and their families. \nThe goal is to share research and clinical experiences that broaden the perspectives and collaborative efforts to enhance the care delivery in hospital\, home and hospice.  \nPediatric-focused clinician’s and adult palliative care clinicians most welcome \nRegister
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/building-bridges-advancing-collaborative-pediatric-palliative-care/
LOCATION:nanaimo\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Pediatric
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251021T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251021T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250624T211336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T200358Z
UID:34872-1761048000-1761051600@www.bc-cpc.ca
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251015T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250728T213348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T212659Z
UID:34976-1760529600-1760533200@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Essential Conversations: Talking to Adults Who Have Challenges in Articulating their Wishes in Medical Care
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\nSession recording: YouTube\n\nAdvance care planning can be more complex with adults who have cognitive or communication differences. Understanding concepts of inclusion\, competency and a model of shared decision making can be helpful for the clinician in supporting care planning and medical directives that align with the individuals wishes. This talk also explores strategies employed in pediatrics where surrogate decision making and family voice can augment and support the patient in these essential conversation. \nSession objectives: \n\nReview the definition of serious illness and the zone of health that can guide advance care planning with seriously ill young adults with cognitive / communication impairments.\nDiscuss issues of inclusion\, competency\, shared-decision making\nDiscuss the serious illness conversation guide – pediatrics and application of this to this population\n\nPresenter: Camara van Breemen\, MN\, Nurse Practitioner (F)\, Director\, Community Care and Provincial Outreach\nNurse Practitioner Team Lead\nCanucks Place Children’s Hospice
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/essential-conversations-talking-to-adults-who-have-challenges-in-articulating-their-wishes-in-medical-care/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Essential Conversations for Health Care Team
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251007T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250728T181834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T153734Z
UID:34968-1759834800-1759838400@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Home Health – Emergency Response in Island Health
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nHeat Check Tool : https://ncceh.ca/sites/default/files/NCCEH%20Extreme%20Heat%20Event%20-%20Health%20Checklist%20WEB_0.pdf\nSession summary notes\n\nPart of the Climate\, Planetary Health & Palliative Care ECHO Series \nThe Emergency Response in Home Health at Island Health is aimed to more efficiently identify clients most at risk and enhance staff safety during any emergency situation. This process has improved the program’s ability to monitor staff and client safety while also raising awareness of heat-related illness and safety through discussions and informational brochures in preparation for emergencies \nPresenters: Saskia Wald\, Island Health and Elaine Heffe\, Island Health \n 
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/home-health-emergency-response-in-island-health/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Climate, Planetary Health & Palliative Care,Echo
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250923T131500
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250619T202040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T195410Z
UID:34847-1758628800-1758633300@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Grief in Systematically Oppressed Communities: Building Compassionate Relationships as a First Step
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary document\nSession recording: YouTube\n\n\nPart of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series \nThis session centers on the importance of building compassionate\, trust-based relationships as an important step in supporting grief and bereavement in communities who are systematically oppressed. By prioritizing empathy and connection\, participants will explore ways to nurture meaningful relationships as a foundational step toward healing and support. Poster you can print and share linked here. \nPresenters: Jennie Biltek\, Client Services Coordinator\, Sunshine Coast Hospice Society\nStephanie Laing\, PhD(c)\, MSW\, RSW – Director of Operations\, Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre\nJaylene Scheible – Community Care Collaborator & Consultant \n\n\nThis series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/grief-in-systematically-oppressed-communities-building-compassionate-relationships-as-a-first-step/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250605T181523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T184034Z
UID:34798-1757505600-1757509200@www.bc-cpc.ca
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250828T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250828T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250401T172126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T225704Z
UID:34398-1756382400-1756386000@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Experiencing Grief as a Health Care Provider
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession recording: YouTube\nsession summary notes\n\nPart of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series \n\nFront-line nurses\, and clinicians\, carry the weight of repeated loss — sitting with patients in their final moments\, then moving immediately to the next urgent task. Research in hospice and palliative care shows this cumulative\, often unacknowledged grief impacts our emotional health\, our relationships with patients\, and our ability to sustain compassionate care over time. This session will weave clinical narratives with current evidence to explore how we can name\, honor\, and address professional grief — and why policy change\, including bereavement leave reform\, is essential to protect the wellbeing of care providers. \nPoster you can print and share linked here. \nPresenter: Laura Finkler-Kemeny\, RN Clinical Lead\, Serious Illness Communication\, BC Centre for Palliative Care \n\n  \nThis series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge around grief and bereavement to support them personally or in their professional careers.
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/experiencing-grief-as-a-health-care-provider/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Echo,Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250826T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250826T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T042014
CREATED:20250603T201650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T225639Z
UID:34767-1756209600-1756213200@www.bc-cpc.ca
SUMMARY:Flexing Your Core ECHO-Ethical practice\, Education\, Evaluation\, Quality Improvement & Research (Summer 2025)
DESCRIPTION:Session resources\n\nSession summary notes\n\nIn this session we will identify and discuss common ethical issues in palliative care and we will talk through steps to take in addressing ethical issues by discussing a case scenario.  Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how education\, evaluation\, QI and research are important in palliative care context. \nPart of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series
URL:https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-ethical-practice-education-evaluation-quality-improvement-research-and-advocacy-summer-2025/
CATEGORIES:Echo,Flexing Your Core: the 30-minute Palliative Workout
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Centre for Palliative Care-ECHO":MAILTO:echo@bc-cpc.ca
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