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Seen and Supported: What Caregivers Need Emotionally Before, During and After Loss

11/03/2026

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When we talk about caregivers in palliative care, the conversation usually turns to families’ and people’s circles. But there are other groups at the bedside or in the community, often...

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What Do I Need to Know About You as a Person?

10/31/2026

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I am a hospice palliative care nurse and an educator. Did you know that the principles of good palliative care are very similar to the principles of good education? Good...

Start Earlier, Live Better: Why Early Palliative Integration Changes the Illness Journey

10/12/2026

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For many people their understanding of palliative care is that it means end of life. The evidence, and the national standards that guide care in Canada and abroad, point to...

Memory, Access & Dignity: Why Dementia Belongs in the Palliative Care Conversation

09/14/2026

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Ask most people when palliative care should start for someone living with dementia, and you’ll often hear “near the end.” That answer is understandable — and it’s also the myth...

Dementia – What we need to talk about.

09/10/2026

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By: Dr Daphna Grossman When we talk about dementia, there is so much to talk about. We talk about safety. We talk about the enormous burden on care-partners—the countless hours...

From Recognition to Redistribution: What Women’s Equality Day Asks

08/07/2026

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Maria Panzera Rugg’s Women’s Equality Day reflection on Personal Support Workers/Care Aides named something that shouldn’t need naming, but it does, that the women sustaining Canada’s home care and long-term...

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What’s Happening

Seen and Supported: What Caregivers Need Emotionally Before, During and After Loss

What Do I Need to Know About You as a Person?

Start Earlier, Live Better: Why Early Palliative Integration Changes the Illness Journey

Memory, Access & Dignity: Why Dementia Belongs in the Palliative Care Conversation

Dementia – What we need to talk about.

From Recognition to Redistribution: What Women’s Equality Day Asks

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