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10/21/2026

New resource! Serious Illness Conversations Implementation Toolkit. Make serious illness conversations a routine part of care in ways that fit your local needs and existing workflows. The toolkit is designed for frontline clinicians, clinical champions, and leaders. It helps teams assess current practices, identify and prioritize local barriers, and develop practical, evidence-informed approaches to implementation. A supplementary guide provides additional background information, examples, and implementation support.
Explore the toolkit: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/about-us/activities/new-projects/serious-illness-conversation-implementation-toolkit-2024-2025-2/

Join our webinar on October 26 for an introduction to the toolkit, including who it is intended for and how to use it effectively. Register here. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6KH0_RpMSFmh6mjzpN2UnQ

10/21/2026

Are you living with a serious illness?

Living with a serious illness is associated with ups and downs of increased feelings of tiredness, pain, nausea, or shortness of breath. You often feel that you are less able to do the things that you used to in the past.

Having a conversation with your health-care provider about the expected progress of your illness, your values, fears, and goals, and what you want for health care will help you get the care that is aligned with your wishes.

Research shows that people living with a serious illness who think through what is important to them and what their wishes are often feel less anxious, more at peace, and more in control of their situation.

Find out more: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/individuals/talking-with-your-health-care-provider-about-your-serious-illness/

10/19/2026

In this month's CentrePoint... Exciting new resources--Serious Illness Conversation Implementation Toolkit & LTC Quality Indicators--and a tool for healthcare assistants in French!

https://mailchi.mp/bc-cpc/centrepoint-october2026

10/15/2026

This session will explore the unique experiences of grief and loss within communities affected by homelessness and the importance of recognizing and honouring lives that are often overlooked. Participants will gain practical strategies and learn from case examples and resources to support inclusive, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approaches to memorialization that foster connection, dignity, and healing for all affected.

Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/nlkqRkptSzuceiwuHLDQyw

10/13/2026

Don't get confused by terminology when thinking about your advance care planning.

Today, we look at the difference between life-support and life-prolonging treatments.

Find more commonly used terms in advance care planning in our glossary: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/all-resources/individuals/acp/glossary/

10/10/2026

Today is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. This year's theme, Pain Management: An Essential Part of Palliative Care, highlights the importance of relieving suffering and supporting quality of life for people living with serious illness.

Explore our Symptom Management Guidelines, including guidance on pain management, developed to support health care providers across BC:
👉 https://www.bc-cpc.ca/symptom-management-guidelines/

10/08/2026

Today, on National Children's Hospice Palliative Care Day, we honour children with serious illness, their families, and the lifelong journeys of grief and remembrance that many parents carry.

Learn more by watching our ECHO session, You are Missing From Me: The Lifelong Grief of Bereaved Parents, exploring the complexity of child loss, themes of parental grief, and ways bereaved parents seek support.

🎥 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrbn-zXmX0U

10/06/2026

This session will provide an overview about the challenges and opportunities in providing palliative care for people living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). It will consider both providing palliative care for people experiencing SPMI and serious medical illness, as well as introduce discussions about how to palliative symptoms of mental illness itself.

Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cteeBEj9RnuEodbJEKwUjQ

10/01/2026

We are looking for a new team member! With our collaborative team, you'll conduct research projects and provide support for research, evaluation and knowledge translation activities. https://www.bc-cpc.ca/about-us/careers/

09/29/2026

On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we recognise the traumatic legacy of the residential school system.

Today, the team at BC Centre for Palliative Care will attend a webinar, 'What Does Reconciliation Look Like in Practice?' By Canadian Virtual Hospice to explore how we can continue to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, and learn about Indigenous-led approaches to grief, loss, healing and culturally safer care.

As we take time to reflect and remember, we also look forward at our ongoing commitment to creating equitable access to compassionate palliative care that is culturally safer for all. By recognising and respecting the unique histories, traditions, and strengths of Indigenous Peoples, we strive to ensure that compassionate care and dignity are extended to everyone we serve.

We will continue to walk this path with Indigenous communities in BC, guided by truth, respect, and understanding.

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.bc-cpc.ca/

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