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.
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Exploring the Power of Equine Therapy in Grief Support
onlineRegister Here Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This session will have a presentation with time for Q & A. Poster you can print and share linked here. Presenter: Veronica Tod, Grief Support Manager at Abbotsford Hospice and Grief Support Society This series is for anyone interested in increasing their […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Principles of Palliative Care and Palliative Approach (Summer 2025)
Register Here 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 be discussed with participants to give opportunity to reflect on their […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Cultural Safety & Humility (Summer 2025)
Register Here This session explores concepts such as privilege and how it can lead to culturally inappropriate care. Scenarios will be presented to learners and the session will focus on recognizing ways to respond, identifying that each individual we care for is unique, and understanding personal and systemic biases to work towards providing culturally safer […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Communication & Virtual Care (Summer 2025)
Register Here This session we will discuss foundational communication skills such as active listening. We will also 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 and ways to provide person-centered care in a virtual […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Optimizing Comfort & Quality of Life & Last Days and Hours (Summer 2025)
Register Here This session is an introduction to promoting comfort and quality of life for people with life-limiting illness. Learners will discuss applying the steps of symptom management and supporting wellness to a case study. We will also discuss what the last days and hours of someone’s life can look like as and how you […]
Inking the Bond
onlineRegister Here Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This talk is a conversation about tattoos, grief, and growth. Stories will be drawn from research and personal experience. The three speakers are all social workers who love to talk about tattoos, the intersection of taboo, the connection to the deceased and the […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Loss, Grief & Bereavement (Summer 2025)
Register Here 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
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Care Planning & Collaborative Practice (Summer 2025)
Register Here 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. Participants will discuss a case study to apply their learnings. Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Principles of Palliative Care and Palliative Approach (Summer 2025)
Register Here 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 be discussed with participants to give opportunity to reflect on their […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Ethical practice, Education, Evaluation, Quality Improvement, Research, and Advocacy (Summer 2025)
Register Here 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, along with some […]
