Sharing gifts
Hello and welcome to December! In the past months, summer and camping came to an end and the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic flourished. We are being asked to commit once more to physically distancing ourselves from those outside of our households. This is a difficult time that we all share. Globally people are […]
Teaching Tip: Using reflective writing to learn about beliefs and baggage
We often think of writing as a way to present our ideas to others, to answer questions, and to illustrate what we know. However, Laurel Richardson suggests that she writes in order to LEARN! I write because I want to find something out. I write in order to learn something that I didn’t know before […]
What’s in a name? Why conceptual clarity about “a palliative approach” is important
Guest post by authors Pat Porterfield, Kelli Stajduhar, Rick Sawatzky, and Cara Pearson of iPANEL. A recently published article by the iPANEL team is the focus of this blog post. The goal of this research was to clarify the meaning of a “palliative approach” to healthcare for people who have chronic advancing life-limiting conditions. Read […]
Coming out of hiding!
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 the water, and a lot of time writing! The new text, “Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers” is just about to go to the press. We are […]
