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When a good idea spreads, it creates an ECHO….

In partnership with Pallium Canada, BC Centre for Palliative Care (BCCPC) is the provincial hub in BC of the Palliative Care ECHO Project. The federally funded five-year initiative aims to cultivate communities of practice and establish continuous professional development among health care providers who care for patients with life-limiting illness. Home (page) renovation For [...]

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Hospice Volunteer Competencies Launched: Join us for a one-hour session to learn more

Aligned with our existing competency frameworks for health care professionals, the volunteer competencies are organized under eight headings, or domains. No matter how you decide to operationalize the competencies in your volunteer program, they are designed to help you better recruit, screen and train hospice volunteers. The new volunteer competency framework was co-created with 18

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The Pandemic Made Me Do it! Moving from “death by PowerPoint” to engaging e-learning

Throughout the pandemic, educators have had to scramble to modify in-person sessions to online. Most of the time, the best we could do was PowerPoint over Zoom. We know that some learners have the camera off and could be snoozing, not even in the room, or even walking the dog. On the upside, with more

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BCCPC’s Provincial Bereavement Roundtable Funded by MSFHR – 2021 C2 award!

In a recent announcement, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) included the BCCPC’s proposal on bereavement as one of the recipients of the 2021 Convening and Collaborating awards. Now well into our second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with an estimated nine people affected by bereavement for each COVID death, MSFHR agreed

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Strengthen your core … competencies, that is

As a nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, social worker, counsellor or health care assistant, if you are working with people who are affected by serious illness, there are some fundamental core competencies that you should bring to your practice. But where to find the right educational resources? “Looking around for educational resources for palliative care competencies,

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BCCPC sharing knowledge at CHPCA conference

Mark your calendar for October 21 & 22, 2021 and join us at the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Virtual Conference to learn about our newly developed, evidence-based resources for everyone – health care providers, community-based organizations, individuals, and families. Our presentations at the forum display the wide variety of projects at the Centre: Understanding

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Our growing team: meet the new members

Our work is expanding, and so is the BCCPC team. This summer, we welcomed (virtually still) three new team members. Antonina (Annette) Garm (RN, MSN, MALS, EXTRA Fellow) joined the team mid-August as a Special Projects Manager. Annette will take on projects that support the Centre to achieve its strategic goals, funding sustainability and growth,

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Supporting education gets personal – Meet Katie Green

When we say the BCCPC supports innovation and education in the palliative approach to care, what comes to mind? Program development – check. Continuing professional education – check. Strategic partnerships – also check. But sometimes supporting innovation and education takes on a more personal look. The Centre’s Student Training Program aims to help students to

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That’s a wrap! ECHO BC Palliative Psychosocial cohort complete

The lastest cohort of participants in the ECHO BC Palliative Psychosocial community of practice has wrapped up, and the responses from the participants really show the value of the program. In addition to 80% of the cohort saying they would participate again, the program has dramatically increased how they perceive their psychosocial competency. One of

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Research spotlight: Bereavement in BC

Since the beginning of the pandemic, many traditional supports for grief and bereavement have been disrupted, and the effect of these disruptions on peoples’ grieving process is currently not fully understood. A new research study by BCCPC is investigating this very question, seeking to better understand the experiences of people who have lost a loved

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