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.
Session 2 – MAiDÂ (Medical Assistance in Dying)Â
onlinePresenter: Tammy Dyson (MSW, RCSW, Leader, (MAiD) Fraser Health) Competency – Domain 5 –Care planning and collaborative practice: Explores MAiD-related feelings, worries and hopes with people and their family. Describe the context of MAiD including current legislation, Distinguish between Desire to Die statements and requests for MAiD, Identify areas for assessment with a request for MAiD, including the […]
Session 3 – EXTRA session – COVID support
onlinePresenter - Wendy Wainwright & Kathleen Yue facilitated discussion Competency - Supporting each other to address Domain 7 –Professional and ethical practice. If within role, provides education and support to enhance inter-professional team member’s resilience in partnership with organizational leadership. Participants will be aware of available resources related to providing psychosocial care and maintaining self-care during COVID-19 […]
Session 4 – Trauma informed practiceÂ
onlinePresenter – Mary Coleman (MSW, RSW, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice) Competency – Domain 4 –Comfort and quality of life. Adapts care to address person’s fears and anxieties related to past trauma. Consider the connections between trauma informed practice and hospice palliative care, Learn a few key theories from trauma treatment that may apply in palliative settings, Understand how traumatic stress may present in […]
Managing Dyspnea in Patients with COVID-19
Webinar put on by Pallium Canada. This webinar focuses on two important areas related to palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first is advance care planning, highlighting its importance and tips on how to undertake it. The second is the management of dyspnea in patients with COVID-19 Host: José Pereira MBChB, CFPC (PC), MSc, […]
Social Work Open Discussion COVID-19
Social Work Palliative Care and Hospice Network (SWHPN) social workers will be hosting virtual chat rooms on Mondays thru Thursdays at 7:00 pm Eastern (4:00pm Pacific) for any social worker as well as any hospice and palliative professional on a weekly basis. These will not have formal topics but will be focused on being safe […]
Role of Grief and Bereavement in the Care of Health Care Providers and their Families during COVID-19
Pallium, in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada), is hosting a series of webinars in the upcoming weeks focused on topics that are relevant to our health care teams who are actively leading the response to COVID-19. Register now, space is limited. For more information on these webinars and to access past webinars visit Pallium Canada's […]
Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 in Palliative Care
Centre to Advance Palliative Care's (CAPC) virtual office hours are small-group consulting calls with leading subject matter experts. Experienced faculty will answer your questions on a wide variety of challenging topics. Stay on for the whole hour, or hop on, hop off. This Virtual Office Hour is free and open to all, but space is […]
Communicating with Patients and Families during COVID-19
Centre to Advance Palliative Care's (CAPC) virtual office hours are small-group consulting calls with leading subject matter experts. Experienced faculty will answer your questions on a wide variety of challenging topics. Stay on for the whole hour, or hop on, hop off. This Virtual Office Hour is free and open to all, but space is […]
Improving Communication & Decision-Making in the context of Serious Illness
The Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, MDs4Wellness, and the Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice are pleased to bring you: Improving Communication and Decision-Making (and compassion satisfaction) in the context of Serious Illness (like COVID-19) Presented by Dr. Daren Heyland Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Zoom connection details
Grief and COVID-19 for healthcare providers: Staying connected in a time of loss and uncertainty
Free webinar through Canadian Virtual Hospice. Presenters: Dr. Christopher MacKinnon (PhD, OPQ) and Marney Thompson (MA, RCC) To join the meeting: https://canadianvirtualhospice.adobeconnect.com/cvhcovid/
