BC Centre for Palliative Care

Flex your Core!
We know self-care is important yet it's something many of us may not take time to reflect on. This session we will reflect on our own self-care needs in relation to supporting patients approaching end of lif... https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-self-care-summer-2025/

Now Published, from our Quality Outcomes in Palliative Care project, a checklist of 9 quality outcomes agreed upon by a wide-ranging province-wide advisory panel: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/about-us/activities/new-projects/palliative-care-outcomes-project-2024/

Palliative care is about more than easing pain – it's about meeting people where they are at, especially those facing... https://www.healthcareexcellence.ca/en/what-we-do/all-programs/improving-equity-in-access-to-palliative-care/promising-practices-for-improving-equity-in-access-to-palliative-care/

Flex your Core: In this session we will discuss how each person's grief experience is unique. Participants will work through scenarios discussing ways to support patients and colleagues.

Find out more & register: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-loss-grief-bereavement-summer-2025/

Flex your Core!
The fourth session is an introduction to promoting comfort and quality of life for people with life-limiting illness. Learners will discuss applying the steps of ... https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-optimizing-comfort-quality-of-life-last-days-and-hours-summer-2025/

Flex your Core: discuss foundational communication skills such as active listening, and explore a person-centered framework used to guide conversations focusing on what's important to a person with life-limiting il... www.bc-cpc.ca/event/flexing-your-core-echo-communication-virtual-care-summer-2025/

Flex your Core (competencies that is) with us in these virtual sessions.
The second 60min session explores concepts such as privilege and how it can lead to culturally inappropriate care.
Find out more & register here: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/event/cultural-safety-humility-sum-2025/
#ECHOPalliativeBC

The first Flexing Your Core session covers: Principles of Palliative Care and Palliative Approach.

Find out more and register for upcoming sessions: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/echo-project-new-home/#1675118097589-919f747d-42d75552-ec7d
#ECHOPalliativeBC #InterDisciplinaryEducation #Nurses #SocialWork

Flex your Core (competencies that is) with us in these virtual 60 min sessions starting July 8! Our foundational series for all #HealthCareProviders, these sessions follow the #Palliative core competencies.

https://www.bc-cpc.ca/echo-project-new-home/#1675118097589-919f747d-42d75552-ec7d

We are sharing this survey on behalf of UCL - a global survey exploring community-based initiatives that support people through illness, caregiving, dying, and grief — often referred to as compassionate communities.

Find out more here: https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_3C4NjGuNKOVLaXI

Canada's national grief portal, AboutGrief.ca, is now live! Whether you are grieving or supporting someone, find information and support at AboutGrief.ca.

#MakeGriefAPriority

Join Veronica Tod, from Abbotsford Hospice & Grief Support Society, as she shares her knowledge about using activities with horses to support those on grieving journeys.

Register: https://echo.zoom.us/meeting/register/_PWgmRS_TROQty5vchCrWQ

#GriefLiteracy #EquineTherapy #ECHOpalliativeBC

June CentrePoint is out now ✉️

Learn about Seniors Week in BC, National Nursing Week, and BC Bereavement Day.
Revisit our palliative care myth-busting.
Participate in a research study about how people who experience incarceration receive care.

Read... https://mailchi.mp/bc-cpc/centrepoint-june2025

May 25th is Bereavement Day in British Columbia.

An opportunity to help bereaved people and raise awareness of bereavement support. You can find many resources on our website including our Grief & Bereavement Literacy Series:
https://www.bc-cpc.ca/echo-project-new-home/#1689200929410-3899d335-b329

Join us as we explore the unique challenges that dementia care partners face, illuminating the multifaceted nature of grief throughout the dementia journey.

Register: https://echo.zoom.us/meeting/register/03aumUSdQjasAQyj4gF9YQ

#GriefLiteracy #ECHOpalliativeBC

May CentrePoint is now out!

In this issue you will find a presentation opportunity to share your impactful work, read how to support ACP all year long by becoming a Advance Care Planning Facilitator. Plus all the usual events & resources.

Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/bc-cpc/centrepoint-may2025

MYTH: Palliative care ends when death occurs

FACT: Palliative care can span from diagnosis through to grief and bereavement support

Find out all our grief and bereavement resources here: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/hcp-resources2/palliative-care-myths-busted/

#Myths #NHPCW #PalliativeCare

MYTH: #PalliativeCare is only for specialists

FACT: Everyone – in any care setting – can help provide a palliative approach to care.

https://www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/hcp-resources2/palliative-care-myths-busted/

#Myths #NHPCW

MYTH: Palliative care means there's nothing more to do

FACT: #PalliativeCare helps people live their best quality of life, for the rest of their life

Find resources for symptom management and more here: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/hcp-resources2/palliative-care-myths-busted/

#Myths #NHPCW

MYTH: Talking about palliative care feels like giving up hope

FACT: #PalliativeCare is communicating in ways to honour patients' goals & wishes

Find resources to get the most out of these conversations: www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/hcp-resources2/palliative-care-myths-busted/

#Myths #NHPCW

MYTH: #PalliativeCare is only for the last days and weeks of life

FACT: Palliative care is so much more than end-of-life care, it can help people and their loved ones anywhere on their journey with a serious illness.

www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/hcp-resources2/palliative-care-myths-busted/

#NHPCW

Palliative Care isn't just about the last few days of life, or in Yoda's case, all those final questions from Luke!

There are many myths surrounding Palliative Care so stay tuned as we will be myth-busting throughout next week!

#May4th #StarWars #PalliativeCare

Join us as we explore the impact of climate-related emergencies and how to create climate-informed health programs across the spectrum of serious illness care.

🗓️ May 7
⏰ 12:00 PM PST

https://echo.zoom.us/meeting/register/n45dfTQJQVqiRkMlPwEUAQ #ECHOpalliativeBC #climatechange

Advance Care Planning: The crucial conversation you should have with loved ones Start by downloading a free booklet from the B.C. government.

In case you missed it. Read about the crucial conversation you should have with loved ones in The Squamish Chief

www.squamishchief.com/in-the-commu...

This Advance Care Planning Day, we have everything you need to get started on our webpage:

Find campaign tools from Advance Care Planning Canada, our ACP Resources Hub and facilitator training, get started on your own plan, read stories and watch videos: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp-day-2025/

If not now, when?

Kathleen's story shows how Advance Care Planning can become more challenging as time goes on.

This week we are sharing more of Kathleen's story on Linkedin so head over there to hear what happened next...

#AdvanceCarePlannning #ACPDay #PalliativeCare

Join us as Geoff Straw shares about challenges and resilience in the 2SLGBTQ+ community relating to grief and bereavement.

🗓️ April 23, 2025
🕛 12pm
Register: https://echo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qde6spjwvEtMHDtDbWzidOomRJTcs37dj

#griefliteracy #ECHOpalliativeBC

CKYE Listen to our station on your computer or mobile device!

Tune in to RedFM at 1.30pm to hear Sarb's Advance Care Planning story in Punjabi.

89.1FM / 93.1FM Vancouver
Or online: https://streamdb9web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=CKYE

#AdvanceCarePlanning

Between Halloween and Christmas in 2014, Jas's life took a drastic turn when she was diagnosed with cancer.

📖 Read Jas's full story (English): https://www.bc-cpc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jas-story1.pdf
📺 Watch her Omni interview (Punjabi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQwTn-WCzb0

#ACPDay

A groundbreaking resource just released, ACP Day, Seed Grants impact report, supporting international medical graduates, and more.

Find it all in this month's CentrePoint: https://mailchi.mp/bc-cpc/centrepoint-april2025