Join Jess Holtslander as she shares on neurodivergence, grief & bereavement, from her experience providing neurodivergent-affirming #grief and loss counselling, working mostly with Autistic/ADHD adults who are late- or self-diagnosed: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/PPE78R43RRSpii1u_M7eRw
Who would you trust to make your health and personal care decisions?
How would they know what you want?
Today is Advance Care Planning Day in Canada. Find stories to inspire and resources to make the process clearer on our ACP Day hub: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp-day/
#AdvanceCarePlanning #ACPDay
Sarb Basra explains why Advance Care Planning is essential (in Punjabi) on @redfmvancouver: vancouver.redfm.ca/why-is-advance-care-plan...
Get our #ACPDay resources in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Simplified & Traditional Chinese: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp/#Downloadable
As we prepare for #AdvanceCarePlanning Day, we are encouraging organizations across BC to share our Advance Care Planning resources with their communities
Find out how to get started, stories to inspire and resources to make the process clearer on our #ACPDay hub: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp-day/
Not everyone has equal access to palliative and end-of-life care.
This #ACPDay, share these resources specific to 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous, & vulnerably housed populations: www.bc-cpc.ca/acp/population-specific-...
We will be expanding this list in 2026.
#AdvanceCarePlanning
A Representation Agreement is a legal document in which you name someone to make personal-care and health-care decisions for you, if you can't make them on your own.
Find resources in English, Punjabi, Hindi, Traditional & Simplified Chinese: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp/?_page=2#Downloadable
#ACPDay
Yesterday we covered how Substitute Decision Makers are appointed – but what if you have been asked to be one?
Our downloadable resources tell you everything you need to know: www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/individual...
#AdvanceCarePlanning #ACPDay
Last week, we saw two versions of Joe's story. In the first, a #SubstituteDecisionMaker (SDM), was chosen by his health care team. In the second, Joe was able to select Peter as his SDM.
Find out more: www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/individual...
#ACPDay
Learn how Sunshine Coast Hospice's Green Sleeve program—launched in 2020 with local health care providers—has become a core part of their ACP program. Benefits, challenges, and lessons will be shared from this semirural community
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/hvkBkIjVSCCgerCsAbqm_Q
When the health care system and the members of Peter's care team were ready to engage in essential conversations, Peter felt heard, understood & supported.
Please share our #AdvanceCarePlanning video series in your local community to raise awareness this
#ACPDay
As we catch up with Peter's story, we learn that although he created his Advance Care Plan, he was not given an opportunity to discuss his wishes.
Effective #AdvanceCarePlanning needs to be integrated into our health system.
Get #ACPDay resources here: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp-day/
Watch Part 2 of Joe's story, which shows the difference Advance Care Planning awareness can make.
Find resources about #RepresentationAgreements here: www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/individual...
#AdvanceCarePlanning #ACPDay
Head over to Linkedin to watch our 4-part #ACPDay video series - we've just posted Part 1, Joe's story: www.linkedin.com/company/bc-centre-for-pa...
Who would you trust to make your health and personal care decisions? How would they know what you want?
#AdvanceCarePlanning
Watch No Fixed Address: The #WhiteCartMemorial, a powerful and intimate documentary that sheds light on a deeply overlooked aspect of the homelessness crisis: www.bc-cpc.ca/about-us/activities/new-...
Today on Social Prescribing Day we take a look back at this clip from our ECHO session "Prescriptions Beyond the Pharmacy" from November 2023.
Watch the full session on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTmxb0f6kgI
#SocialPrescribingDay #ECHOPalliativeBC #SocialPrescribing
There's just one month until Advance Care Planning Day. Get ready with all the resources and campaign tools available on our ACP Day hub: www.bc-cpc.ca/acp-day-2025/
#AdvanceCarePlanning #ACPDay
Personal stories have the power to spark conversations, helping people see how #AdvanceCarePlanning (ACP) can make a real difference in their lives.
If you're looking for inspiration, explore some stories: www.bc-cpc.ca/acpday-2/the-power-of-pe...
#ACPDay
Goals of Care in the Acute Care Setting: Drawing in the Team
March 18. 12-1pm
This session will speak to the opportunity to take an interprofessional approach to eliciting patients' goals of care (GOC) in acute care settings: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/dTg9PKizScqhKLVf8CBeYg
#ECHOpalliativeBC
This month's CentrePoint highlights our Seed Grants Cycle 6 recipients, new grief & bereavement learning opportunities, tools to get ready for ACP day, and some partner calls for abstracts.
Read the full March edition here: https://mailchi.mp/bc-cpc/centrepoint-march2026
80% of people in Canada agree that planning for their future healthcare is important, but only 17% have documented their wishes.
April 16 is #AdvanceCarePlanning Day. Head to our #ACPDay hub for the toolkit, stories, and more resources: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp-day/
Join us to learn about an ongoing project and stories from communities who are raising awareness and helping to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia and their care partners.
March 11, 12pm (PT)
Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/wH7r_ajlQ7-k3Agy-rLZ3w
#ECHOpalliativeBC
The Alzheimer Society of Canada has developed the Diversity and Dementia course for health-care providers and policymakers who would like to learn about dementia care and support within ethno-racialized populations.
Access the free course at alzheimer.ca/learn.
We are grateful to everyone who contributed their voices to make the Knowledge Exchange Series a meaningful learning experience. Read more feedback in the full summary report: www.bc-cpc.ca/about-us/activities/new-projects/knowledge-exchange-and-learning-series-2024-2025/
#PalliativeCare
Flex your Core (competencies that is) with us in these virtual 60-minute sessions.
Our foundational series for all Health Care Providers, the eighth and final session is The Leading Edge on March 5.
Register now: www.bc-cpc.ca/echo-project-new-home/
Our Knowledge Exchange Series Report highlights both the shared challenges and commonalities faced by underserved populations when accessing palliative and end-of-life c... www.bc-cpc.ca/about-us/activities/new-projects/knowledge-exchange-and-learning-series-2024-2025/
#PalliativeCare #HealthEquity
Did you miss our bumper January and February Centrepoint?
Hear about our new course, which had 300+ e-learners in one week, new film screenings, ACP Day, and a record-breaking year for ECHO.
https://mailchi.mp/bc-cpc/centrepoint-janfeb2026
Participants in our Knowledge Exchange Series didn't just share experiences; they committed to action.
Explore the report and let us know what action you will take away: www.bc-cpc.ca/about-us/activities/new-projects/knowledge-exchange-and-learning-series-2024-2025/
#PalliativeCare #HealthEquity
Our #KnowledgeExchange Series Report brings together lived experience, clinical, research, and community voices in #BCto understand how underserved populations experience palliative and end-of-life care: www.bc-cpc.ca/about-us/activities/new-projects/knowledge-exchange-and-learning-series-2024-2025/
Flex your Core (competencies that is) with us in these virtual 60-min sessions.
Our foundational series for all Health Care Providers, the seventh session is Providing Comfort & Care on February 25.
Register now: www.bc-cpc.ca/echo-project-new-home/
We are deeply saddened by the events that occurred in Tumbler Ridge yesterday. We send our condolences to the victims and their families, and our thoughts are with everyone affected in the community.
