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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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Loss, Grief & Bereavement (Summer 2025)
Session resources Session discussion summary In this session we will discuss how each person’s grief experience is unique. Participants will work through scenarios discussing ways to support patients and colleagues. Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Self-care (Summer 2025)
Session resources Session summary notes 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 reflect on our own self-care needs in relation to supporting patients approaching end of life. We will also discuss ways to support each other as […]
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Care Planning, Collaborative Practice & Advocacy (Summer 2025)
Session resources Session summary notes We will identify the importance of determining a person's goals for their care at end of life and discuss key elements of anticipatory care planning along with some ideas on what advocacy in your role can look like. Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series
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Flexing Your Core ECHO-Ethical practice, Education, Evaluation, Quality Improvement & Research (Summer 2025)
Session resources Session summary notes In 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. […]
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Experiencing Grief as a Health Care Provider
onlineSession resources Session recording: YouTube session summary notes Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series Front-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 […]
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Empowering Palliative Patients and Families in BC: A Unique Palliative Navigation Program
Session resources: Session recording link: YouTube Session summary note Part of the All Together ECHO Series This 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 […]
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Grief in Systematically Oppressed Communities: Building Compassionate Relationships as a First Step
onlineSession resources Session summary document Session recording: YouTube Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This 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 […]
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Home Health – Emergency Response in Island Health
onlineSession resources Heat Check Tool : https://ncceh.ca/sites/default/files/NCCEH%20Extreme%20Heat%20Event%20-%20Health%20Checklist%20WEB_0.pdf Session summary notes Part of the Climate, Planetary Health & Palliative Care ECHO Series The 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 […]
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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 […]
