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.
Events
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Palliative Care ECHO Series
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Palliative Care ECHO Series
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Webinar Series: Help for the Holidays!
Event hosted by: Life & Death Matters Inc.,  Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. These webinars are for Personal Support Workers, Health Care Assistants, and Continuing Care Assistants, and will be beneficial for everyone supporting people with life-limiting and life-threatening illness. The holidays can be a particularly difficult time for people who have […]
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BC Patient Safety & Quality Council – Towards Unity for Health 2022 Conference
Hybrid AMS Nest at UBC 6133 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, CanadaTUFH 2022 will be an international, intersectoral and intergenerational in-person and virtual conference with keynote sessions, TUFH documentaries, TUFH Talks, workshops and oral presentations. Registration: Click here Registration closes July 17. Discounted registration tickets are available for Indigenous Peoples – please contact [email protected]. Please note registration rates are in USD. Cost: $25
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CPCNA WEBINAR – A Critical Gap: Improving Palliative Care for Indigenous Peoples
onlineThe CPCNA webinar series is taking a summer break, but mark your calendar for this informative session in September! CPCNA is pleased to present Holly Prince HBSW, MSW (Phd. Candidate) presenting on improving palliative care for Indigenous Peoples. In this webinar you will explore challenges and barriers that limit appropriate healthcare for Indigenous Peoples, identify […]
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Palliative Care Intensive Course
onlineThe Victoria Hospice Palliative Care Intensive (PCI) course offers participants from a broad scope of professional practice a variety of approaches to end-of-life care. Offered online with two days of live webinars and interaction, the next session starts Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, with webinars November 3-4. Offering intermediate and some advanced aspects of palliative care, […]
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Bluewater Palliative Care Retreat
Hybrid AMS Nest at UBC 6133 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe Bluewater Palliative Care Retreat is offering a world class conference at a beautiful lakeside resort for health care workers and volunteers involved with or interested in palliative care. This year’s conference will highlight important topics in patients with life limiting illnesses with an emphasis on palliative care in the elderly and palliative care during the […]
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Palliative Pharmacy Care Course
onlinePharmacists are integral members of the multi-disciplinary team delivering palliative care to those facing life-threatening illness, including at the end of life. As more patients wish to remain at home for the end of life, pharmacists are increasingly called upon to contribute expertise in palliative care pharmacy outside of institutional settings. This course, specially designed […]
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BCPSQC – Northwest Patient Safety Conference 2022
onlineThe Northwest Patient Safety Conference is the only event of its kind in the Western US, uniting healthcare professionals, providers, patients, families, and caregivers from all care settings for networking and engaging with industry thought leaders and others invested in improving the patient experience. We’re excited to collaborate once again with the Washington Patient Safety Coalition […]
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McGill International Palliative Care Congress
MONTREAL CONVENTION CENTRE 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, QC, CanadaAfter a four-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the 23rd edition of the McGill International Congress on Palliative Care will be held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, from October 18 to 21, 2022. The McGill International Congress offers it all: from galvanizing plenary speakers to in-depth workshops and seminars covering all aspects of end-of-life care, from […]
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UBC Division of Palliative Care CME Day 2022
onlineAudience: family physicians, palliative care physicians, emergency physicians, hospitalists, nurse practitioners practicing palliative care, nurses, pharmacists, residents and students. Overview: Registration is now open for this year’s UBC Division of Palliative Care CME Day! The theme for this year is "Back to the Future: Essentials of Modern Palliative Medicine." We hope you can join us! Up to […]
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Canadian Children’s Grief Awareness Symposium
onlinePlease join us for a unique and exciting educational event that will help to build your capacity to support grieving children, youth and families in the communities you serve. The Canadian Alliance for Grieving Children & Youth (CAGCY) along with three hosting organizations (Lighthouse for Grieving Children, Lumara Grief & Bereavement Care Society, and Seasons […]
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Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association – 2022 Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Learning Institute
onlineThe 2022 CHPCA Learning Institute is going virtual. Due to the unpredictability of COVID-19 and public health measures, the CHPCA will be presenting the 2022 Learning Institute online. The Learning Institute will continue to offer the same fantastic caliber of content, including five unique education streams – offering the most innovative and timely teachings in […]
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National Caregiver Day: Supporting Caregivers Throughout Their Caring Journey
onlineIn honour of National Caregiver Day, annually on the first Tuesday in April), Carers Canada is offering webinars on supporting caregivers throughout their caring journey:Â Valuing the Voice of Caregivers and Patients, Grief from the First Step and Conversations Through the Journey. (Registration for the sessions is complimentary). Panel Discussion 1:Â Valuing the Voice of Caregivers and […]
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Quality Forum 2023
Vancouver, BC Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe Quality Forum is our annual conference that brings together British Columbia’s health care community to share and discuss how to improve quality across the continuum of care. Quality Forum 2023 will be held on June 6 – 8 in Vancouver, BC. Cost TBA More information to come!
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Serious Illness Care Program Summit 2023: Driving Equity in Serious Illness Communication and Care
onlineJoin Ariadne Lab’s Serious Illness Care Program for our inaugural virtual summit to learn more about advancing equity and access to high quality serious illness communication and care. Participants will gain strategies and tools for improving clinical culture and connect with a community of serious illness care practitioners. Click to Register
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Palliative Care Education & Research Conference, Covenant Health Alberta
onlineThis year's theme is Personalized Palliative Care: Caring for People & Communities, Honouring people where they are at. This conference is a virtual event online, and registration is open through Covenant Health Alberta's event website. Ensuring that the needs and wishes of each person with a life-limiting illness and their family are understood.​ Learn about […]
