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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Essential Conversations: Talking to Adults Who Have Challenges in Articulating their Wishes in Medical Care
onlineSession resources Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Advance 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 […]
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Islanders Helping Islanders – Quadra’s Rural Vision for Wrap-around Palliative Care
Session resources Session Summary Note Session recording: YouTube Part of the All Together ECHO Series How 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 […]
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Building Bridges: Advancing Collaborative Pediatric Palliative Care
nanaimo , CanadaThis 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. The 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. Pediatric-focused clinician’s […]
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Grief and Bereavement: A South Asian Perspective
onlineSession resources Session summary document Session recording: YouTube Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This 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 […]
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Men’s Sheds of BC – Men Helping Men Through Social Connection and Support
Session resources: Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Part of the All Together ECHO Series Men’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 […]
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Waking Experiences of the Deceased: From Bereavement to End of Life
onlineSession resources Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This 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 […]
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From Vision to Reality: Understanding the Development and Delivery of the PGHPCS Home Hospice Program
Session resources YouTube recording link Session summary - coming soon Part of the All Together ECHO Series This 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 […]
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Implementing the Serious Illness Conversation Program in the East Kootenays
onlineSession Resources Session summary YouTube recording Join 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 […]
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-The Basics of a Palliative Approach
Session resources: Session summary notes Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series This 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 […]
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Taking Serious Illness Conversations Seriously:Â Unveiling South Asian Perspectives on Advance Care Planning
onlineSession resources: Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Part of our Updated & Innovations in Essential Conversations for the Health Care Team ECHO Series. Based 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 […]
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Cultural Safety & Humility Practices
Session resources Session summary notes Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series This 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. Competency domain: Cultural […]
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AboutGrief: An Action Plan and New National Grief Portal
onlineSession resources Session summary notes YouTube session recording Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This 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 […]
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Essentials of Communication
Session resources Session summary notes Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series This 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. Competency domains: Communication; Virtual […]
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Goals in Motion: Achieving What Matters
Session resources Session summary notes Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series In 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. Competency domains: Care planning and Collaborative […]
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Inclusive Pathways in LTC – Building Belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ Older Adults in Care
Session resources Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Part of the All Together ECHO Series 2SLGBTQIA+ 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 […]
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Supporting Grief & Loss
Register Here Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series In 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. Competency domain: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-At the Core of Caring
Register Here Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series As 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. Competency domain: Self-care
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Providing Comfort & Care
Register Here Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series This 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. Competency domains: Optimizing Comfort and Quality […]
