Pediatric Hospice Palliative Care in Canada
What is Pediatric Palliative Care “While the number of children requiring palliative care is small relative to adults, the impact of a child’s serious illness and death is extensive. It affects the family as well as the entire community. Moreover, the illnesses that affect children are quite distinct. Palliative care for children must comprehensively address […]
Reflections from Ontario
Ted and I have been travelling for the past week and have packed a lot into a short period of time! We attended the PSNO PSW Conference 2014 in Markham, ON on October 21st. It was wonderful to meet 300+ personal support workers! One PSW, Derek, spoke about his work in hospice palliative care and highlighted […]
Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers Coming Soon!
Well we couldn’t be more tickled that the new text, Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers, and companion workbook, will be available for purchase in just a couple of weeks! ** Update: The Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers text and workbook were released in January 2015 For all […]
20th International Conference on Palliative Care
On September 9, 2014 I was lucky enough to be able to attend the 20th International Congress on Palliative Care in Montreal, QC. There were so many fabulous speakers and I wanted to share some of the take-a-ways from the Congress with you. Dr. Tom Hutchinson led the one day pre conference workshop titled “Whole Person Care […]
