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Survey is now closed. Thanks for those who participated. The BC Centre for Palliative Care invites organizations who provide health-care or community support services to persons living with dementia and their family caregivers and/or deliver Advance Care Planning education for the public to complete this short survey. The survey is part of a project funded by […]

The BC Centre for Palliative Care partnered with Victoria Hospice and Canuck Place Children’s Hospice to host the first ever ECHO sessions for Palliative and Psychosocial professionals in BC! On February 7, thirty-one participants, including social workers, counsellors and spiritual health practitioners working with people affected by life-limiting illness “met” each other online to discuss

Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Policy and Access to Quality Palliative Care in Canada The BC Centre for Palliative is pleased to be a stakeholder in the national palliative care policy conversations between the public, researchers, and health system leaders. The newly released Palliative Care Matters study is positioned to inform the development, implementation, and evaluation

BC Centre for Palliative Care is pleased to release the Framework for Palliative Care Education and Training in British Columbia. The Framework is the result of a collaboration between BCCPC and health authorities, health care agencies, universities, BC Ministry of Health, palliative care and hospice organizations throughout B.C. The framework provides a foundational structure for palliative

The BC Centre for Palliative Care was pleased to host Dr. Tomoyuki Dobata and Dr. Satoko Hotta from Japan for two days to share BC’s successes in mobilizing Compassionate Communities. Dr. Eman Hassan, our executive director,  invited several Compassionate Community Champions in BC to share their experiences with our Japanese guests. On December 12th, Camp

The public toolkit was co- developed by Speak Up and BC Centre for Palliative Care. The “Living Well, Planning Well” public resource is designed to support public understanding and navigation of the legal processes of Advance Care Planning in Canada. A national Advisory Committee of legal professionals, health care providers, and patient and caregiver representatives supported its

The 2019 Pan-Canadian Framework for Advance Care Planning was developed by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) with input from over 300 stakeholders from across Canada. The BC Centre for Palliative Care participated in the process of creating and reviewing the Framework through the Centre’s membership in the National ACP Advisory Committee and Capacity Building

BC Center for Palliative Care delivered Train the Trainer workshops for Serious Illness Conversations on November 6, 2019 in Regina Saskatchewan. The BCCPC’s master coaches for Serious Illness Conversation Initiative, Dr. Gillian Fyles and Elizabeth Beddard-Huber, were invited by the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency to mentor the training of four Master Trainers in Saskatchewan: Dr. Michelle Ferguson, Radiation

The team at BC Centre for Palliative Care is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jennifer Kryworuchko, Friday October 25, 2019.   She will be sorely missed by all of us who had the privilege of getting to know her. Jennifer always demonstrated a deep dedication to furthering the knowledge of a palliative approach

Marc Pelletier CEO of the Institute for Health System Transformation and Sustainability is very pleased to announce that Dr. Eman Hassan has been appointed executive director of BC Centre for Palliative Care (BCCPC), effective October 1st. Dr. Hassan has served with the Centre for the past five years, as a public health consultant, director of public health initiatives, and acting executive