Three Big Reasons to Talk Now About Dying
[written by guest blogger Ann-Marie Gilbert] A few weeks ago the CBC dedicated an hour of their news show “The Current” to talking about end of life care. On the heels of the news coverage surrounding Brittany Maynard’s right to die, it seems appropriate to talk about death, dying, quality of life and dying with […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care- A Day for Educators
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 4:30pm Location: Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings Street Instructor: Kath Murray, HPC nurse, educator and author BCCCA Conference Flyer * Connect with current developments and key concepts in Hospice […]
