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.
Frailty and Dementia: Essential Conversations with Families
onlineRegister Here For seniors with life-limiting illness and their families, we need gentle but realistic conversations about their medical conditions, changes in their abilities and function, their quality of life, and goals of care. With a gentle approach to medical truth-telling, we can avoid potentially burdensome medical interventions, prevent unnecessary suffering, and empower families to […]
Challenges and Resilience in the 2SLGBTQ+ Community: Exploring Grief and Bereavement Through a Holistic Framework
onlineRegister Here Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This session will discuss the challenges and resilience in the 2SLGBTQ+ community relating to grief and bereavement. Poster you can print and share linked here. Presenter: Geoff Straw, M.A., Registered Clinical Counsellor This series is for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge […]
Planetary Health in Hospice Palliative Care Building Climate Resilience and Low Carbon Health Systems
onlineRegister Here Join us in exploring the topic of Planetary Health in Hospice Palliative Care. This session will introduce you to ways to prepare for climate-related emergencies and how to create climate-informed health programs. Presenters will share, from their British Columbia context, their experiences in kidney care to explore impacts of climate-related emergencies and […]
Grief and Loss Along the Dementia Journey
onlineRegister Here Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series Care partners often experience a continuous and profound sense of loss as they walk alongside a person living with dementia. This webinar will delve into the unique challenges that care partners face, illuminating the multifaceted nature of grief throughout the dementia journey. Participants […]
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 […]
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 […]
Experiencing Grief as a Health Care Provider
onlineRegister Here Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This session will have a presentation followed by a discussion with people with lived experience. Poster you can print and share linked here. Presenter: Laura Finkler-Kemeny, RN Clinical Lead, Serious Illness Communication, BC Centre for Palliative Care This series is for anyone […]
