NEWS & ARTICLES FROM LIFE & DEATH MATTERS
Today is International Hospice Palliative Care Day. A fascinating report published in 2010 ranked 40 countries on how they provide end-of-life care. Nations were scored
Announcing a BCCCA CONFERENCE 2014 PRE-CONFERENCE workshop: The Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care- A Day for Educators! Date: Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 Time: 8:30am to
We were thrilled to have been contacted by our friend Mike Hill, of Moonshine Movies, recently to let us know about his newest project –
The last two and a half months I have been retreating… time with siblings from Denmark, Australia and Vancouver, time on the water, time in
October is the month for several provinces to honour the health care workers across Canada. I like to quote Shakespeare who said that “a rose
It is normal that caring for the dying will touch you and change you. As Rachel Naomi Remen says, The expectation that we can be
In this article journalist Ben Hallman investigates concerns that American for profit hospices market their services inaccurately to person’s requiring care and their families, push
Last week I attended the Care4You conference in Kingston. Francois Mathieu is Canada’s lead in addressing compassion fatigue. Seated around “my” table were men and women
This week I was thrilled to find this article. Thought you might be interested in the findings. Article: The role of healthcare support workers in
In Sweden the Nurses Assistants provide much of the direct care, similar to Personal Support Workers (HCAs, CCAs etc.) in Canada. In this study they
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