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.
McGill International Palliative Care Congress
Palais des Congrès de Montréal 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montreal, QB, CanadaAfter a successful return in 2022, the McGill International Palliative Care Congress will be held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, from October 15-18, 2024. This major gathering of healthcare professionals and palliative care specialists from around the world has been hosted in Montréal every second year since 1976. The McGill International Congress offers […]
Call for Abstracts – Now Open! 35th Palliative Care Education & Research Conference: Compassion & Hope
onlineTo submit an abstract for consideration please click here The submission deadline is April 4, 2024. Abstracts on all aspects of palliative & end of life care are welcome. Ensuring that the needs and wishes of each person with a life-limiting illness and their family are understood. Learn about palliative care needs and enhance […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Domain 3: Communication (Fall 2024)
Session resources Session summary discussion notes: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Domain-3-Flexing-Your-Core.pdf 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.
The Next Day: What Happens After Someone Dies
onlineSession resources Session summary notes: 2024.10.24. The Next Day: What Happens After Someone Dies Session recording: YouTube recording Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO series After someone dies they are transferred into the care of the entirely privatised BC deathcare system. In this session, Emily from DeathCare BC will take participants through the […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Domain 4: Comfort & Quality of Life (Fall 2024)
Session Resources Session Discussion Summary notes 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.
Compassion is Courage: How Our Neurobiology Supports Compassion Cultivation
 Session Resources Session recording: YouTube Presentation slides Session summary notes All Together, a compassionate communities initiative, is open to Health Care Providers, Volunteers, Volunteer lead organizations, Community Groups, and individuals looking to be inspired by and learn from others developing compassionate communities. Don will share key concepts from his capstone project that focused on the […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Domain 5: Care Planning & Collaborative Practice (Fall 2024)
Session resources Session summary: FYC Domain 5 Care Planning & Collaborative Practice 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.
The Playful Art of Supporting Children with Grief: Using Play Therapy as a Way to Communicate
onlineSession Resources: Presentation slides Session recording: YouTube Session summary notes Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series Dallas Shirley will share from her years of experience supporting families with grief and loss, ways to use play therapy to support the grieving process. Following the presentation t here will be opportunity to interact and […]
Grief Chats Q&A
onlineJoin grief specialists Maxxine Rattner (MSW, RSW) and Marney Thompson (MA, RCC) for the first Grief Chats Q&A – a monthly webinar where they will respond to your questions about loss and grief. Click to Register
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Domain 6: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement (Fall 2024)
Session Resources session summary notes: FYC ECHO session Domain 6: Grief, Loss & Bereavement 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.
Talk Living to Me: experiencing life-limiting illness behind bars
onlineSession Resources: Session recording: YouTube Presentation slides Session summary notes: 2024.11.13 Experiencing life-limiting illness behind bars ECHO Complex socio-political causes continue to increase the carceral population locally and globally, with more individuals aging and dying in prisons. Despite international recognition of the importance of palliative care as a shared universal right, a health equity gap […]
Flexing Your Core ECHO-Domain 7: Professional & Ethical Practice (Fall 2024)
Sessions Resources Session summary notes: FYC-Domain-7-Professional-Ethical-Practice-session-summary-notes.pdf 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.
