Looking for a warm-up to the All Together 2024 Symposium? Then check out the All Together ECHO … we’re continuing the inspiring conversations about compassionate communities that were sparked at our 2022 symposium!
The All Together ECHO series expands on themes from the 2022 All Together Symposium. Inviting connection, trust and innovation through the ECHO platform, the All Together ECHO brings together community organizations, policymakers, volunteers, researchers, students, palliative care leaders, clinicians, and educators to exchange best practices and to explore new ideas.
Complementing the Centre’s work to bridge the gap between the health system’s approach and the compassionate communities’ approach to palliative care, this ECHO increases awareness of the Compassionate Communities’ concept – ensuring people receive the right care, at the right place, at the right time, delivered by the right people Through this ECHO series, we highlight the great work of our partners, community organizations, and healthcare providers who are working together to care for those living with life-limiting illnesses.
The All Together ECHO series will not only inspire you, it will link you to tools, resources, ideas, innovations and a network of like-minded individuals who want to learn from and with each other.
Have you registered for the 2024 All Together Symposium?
This year’s theme – Nurturing Partnerships; Reimagining Palliative Care – has brought together a program overflowing with information, connection and inspiration. Register before September 23.
Can’t attend the 2024 All Together Symposium on October 4? Look out for ECHO sessions in 2025 based on the symposium presentations.
Missed a session or want to share with a colleague? Check out our back catalogue. Here are some highlights of past All Together ECHO Sessions worth checking out!
Compassion Matters
This session explored the concept and practice of compassionate communities as captured in Dr. Julian Abel’s book The Compassion Project. Together, we unpacked key elements of this public health approach to palliative care that is bringing significant health outcome improvements for individuals in communities around the globe. Find the session recording on YouTube.
Together for Palliative Care
In this session, we welcomed Connie Stam from Compassionate Neighbourhood Health Partners Society and Nancy McPhee from Galiano Health Care Society who shared how the programs they work with are compassionate communities at work. Find the session recording on YouTube.
Prescriptions beyond the pharmacy: The social prescribing approach to wellbeing
Research has shown that people around the world regularly consult doctors for problems that are primarily non-medical. In this session, Simon Anderson, Research Assistant, BC Centre for Palliative Care, presented how social prescribing can be a means to connect patients to a range of non-clinical support services in the community. Participants were given scenarios to discuss how they would/could apply social prescribing in various settings. Find the session recording on YouTube.
Dementia-Inclusive Spaces for Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE)
In this session, Cari Randa-Beaulieu, DemSCAPE Project Manager, introduced the DemSCAPE study, which aims to identify spatial and temporal patterns in activities outside home by people living with dementia, and ways in which the neighbourhood built environment affects mobility and social participation. Find the session recording on YouTube.
A Rural Approach to the Compassionate Community Model
In this session, Meghan Derkach shared her passion about creating an ‘aging-in-place’ community where people of all ages can access health and personal care supports in their rural community setting. Though layered with complexities, Cherryville is seeing the difference that a Compassionate Communities model is having to support its residents, particularly those who are living with serious, and life-limiting illnesses. Find the session recording on YouTube.
Essential Conversations with Peter and Joe
This interactive learning session explored the opportunities of advance care planning and serious illness conversations with clients and their families, in both community and healthcare settings. BC Centre for Palliative Care staff, Kathleen Yue and Melody Jobse, led the session and discussion on how to use the short videos “Essential Conversations with Peter and Joe”. Find the session recording on YouTube.
Exploring the Role and Impact of Advance Care Planning on Patient, Family and Caregiver Grief and Bereavement
If not you, who would speak for on your behalf if you were unable to speak for yourself? In this cross-over of our All Together and Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series session, Melody Jobse led the exploration of how Advance Care Planning, a medical decision-making behaviour, can affect patient and family caregivers on their grief trajectories while experiencing a serious illness and end-of-life journey. Find the session recording on YouTube.
“Go Grey! Why Museum Resources are Good for the Well-Being of Seniors”
In this session, museum educator with the Royal BC Museum, Kim Gough, shared highlights her research into museum outreach programs and their impact on the well-being of seniors. Using the Museum Mystery Suitcase, she outlined how this hands-on outreach kit can be used at long term care or other community settings. Find the session recording on YouTube.
Wind Phones: Transcending Time and Space, Keeping Relationships in Place
In this session, we learned about wind phones and how they provide a space for people who are grieving to connect and talk to those they are missing. We heard from local BC organizations who have set up wind phones with Heather Fraser, Operations Manager, Oceanside Hospice Society (Qualicum Beach) and Brittany Borean, Bereavement Services Coordinator – Youth and Young Adults Program, Crossroads Hospice Society (Coquitlam). Find the session recording on YouTube.
Psychosocial & Nutritional Support for Hospitalized Vulnerable Isolated Seniors Transitioning Home
Leila Reshid, Seniors Community Connector, shared the experience of the Chilliwack Community Services Social Prescribing Program. The Discharge Project provides essential support to seniors after hospital discharge by addressing isolation, meal access, and emotional needs, thus alleviating pressure on the healthcare system. This was made possible through efficient collaboration between multiple non-profits and Fraser Health. Find the session recording on YouTube.
If you would like to be on that email list, please contact us echo@bc-cpc.ca. You can also check our webpage for upcoming session information. You can also find a number of sessions on our YouTube channel.
