Ideas for teaching the "Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care"
Ted and I just returned from the OACC conference in Muskoka at the Marriott Hotel on Lake Rosseau. What a beautiful location, and excellent staff to host this event. I had the wonderful opportunity to get feedback and share ideas on teaching the NACC PSW Module 14 on Caring for the Dying Person and their […]
"Life Before Death….?"
Join us at University of Victoria for the viewing of the film: LIFE BEFORE DEATH – HOW WILL YOU DIE? Thanks for the invitation to join the panel discussion..Looking forward to it. Details: Life Before Death is a multi-award winning documentary series that asks the fundamental question underpinning our mortality. This beautifully filmed journey takes […]
Will this be you? "LTC staff experience loss and grief when residents die"
Despite our best intentions it seems that caregivers are affected when residents die. Our environmental scan conducted in 2009 with four LTC homes indicated that staff developed close relationships with residents and experienced a tremendous sense of loss and grief when a resident died.* Is it possible to work with the dying and not develop […]
Canadian Association of Continuing Care Educators Conference
Annual Conference in Edmonton! I was thrilled to meet up with educators I met two years ago at the conference in Saskatoon, as well as to meet new educators and nurses providing education in the clinical setting in Alberta. The theme of this conference was “Promoting a Culture of Safety”. Meg Soper RN & comedienne […]
