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.

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  • From Vision to Reality: Understanding the Development and Delivery of the PGHPCS Home Hospice Program

    Session resources YouTube recording link Session summary - coming soon Part of the All Together ECHO Series This in-service session offers an insightful, step-by-step journey through the development of the Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society's (PGHPCS) Home Hospice Program—a compassionate model of care that brings hospice support directly into the homes of those nearing […]

  • Implementing the Serious Illness Conversation Program in the East Kootenays

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    Session Resources Session summary YouTube recording Join us to learn about a practical, evidence-based tool enabling clinicians to have more, better and earlier conversations with people. Presenters will share about  the Serious Illness Conversation Program (SICP) Implementation toolkit pilot within a rural community in Interior Health. We will share how this toolkit was developed to […]

  • Flexing Your Core ECHO-The Basics of a Palliative Approach

    Session resources: Session summary notes Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series This session introduces key concepts of a palliative approach. We will discuss who would benefit from a palliative approach to care and talk about a health care provider’s role in providing this approach to care for their patients. A case study will […]

  • Taking Serious Illness Conversations Seriously: Unveiling South Asian Perspectives on Advance Care Planning

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    Session resources: Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Part of our Updated & Innovations in Essential Conversations for the Health Care Team ECHO Series. Based on a qualitative study exploring English-speaking South Asian Canadians’ perspectives using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG), this session will examine how cultural norms—generational differences, family decision-making structures, physician-patient power […]

  • Flexing Your Core ECHO-Cultural Safety & Humility Practices

    Session resources Session summary notes Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series This session explores concepts such as privilege, personal and systemic biases and how it can lead to culturally inappropriate care. Scenarios will be shared, and the session will focus on recognizing ways to respond towards providing culturally safer care. Competency domain: Cultural […]

  • AboutGrief: An Action Plan and New National Grief Portal

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    Session resources Session summary notes YouTube session recording Part of our Grief & Bereavement Literacy ECHO Series This session explores the Canadian Grief Alliance’s Next Steps Action Plan for Grief and Canada’s new National Grief portal, launched in July 2025, called Aboutgrief.ca. The portal aims to help people who are living with grief and those […]

  • Flexing Your Core ECHO-Essentials of Communication

    Session resources Session summary notes Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series This session we will discuss foundational communication skills and explore a person-centered framework used to guide conversations focusing on what’s important to a person with life-limiting illness. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss providing virtual care. Competency domains: Communication; Virtual […]

  • Flexing Your Core ECHO-Goals in Motion: Achieving What Matters

    Session resources Session summary notes Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series In this session we will identify the importance of determining a person's goals for their care and discuss key elements of Advance Care Planning and Advocacy. Participants will discuss a case study to apply their learnings. Competency domains: Care planning and Collaborative […]

  • Inclusive Pathways in LTC – Building Belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ Older Adults in Care

    Session resources Session summary notes Session recording: YouTube Part of the All Together ECHO Series 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults continue to face systemic barriers, invisibility, and unmet needs across hospice, palliative, and long-term care. This session shares lessons from the first year of a two-year provincial initiative led by Dignity Seniors Society to strengthen safer, more […]

  • Flexing Your Core ECHO-Supporting Grief & Loss

    Register Here Part of our Flexing Your Core ECHO series In this session, we will discuss how each person’s grief experience is unique. Participants will work through scenarios discussing ways to support patients, families, and colleagues. Competency domain: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement