The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is the national association which provides
03/14/2025
Rejoignez-nous pour un événement virtuel en direct où Benoît Hubert, président du conseil d’administration de la Maison de soins palliatifs de l’Est, et Marc Séguin, bénévole à Compassion Ottawa, discuteront du besoin urgent de services de soins palliatifs pour les francophones d’Ottawa. Ils exploreront les lacunes actuelles et l’importance d’un accès équitable aux soins. Une période de questions suivra la conversation.
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03/14/2025
SPA LTC invites you to hear Jennifer Gibson and Scott McCarten from Providence Living speak about innovating, challenging conventions, and listening to the real experts: residents and their families. To register, scan the QR code or visit https://loom.ly/cqsWdfY.
03/12/2025
Palliative Care in the News 📰
From new hospice funding in Ontario to the impact of the Canada Post strike on hospice fundraising, catch up on the latest in palliative care. Read the stories at https://loom.ly/nPDDG5Y
Ontario provides funding for new hospice beds, Canada Post strike leads to fundraising woes for hospice organizations, CHPCA announces 25 recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal, and more!
03/11/2025
Join ACP Canada for their 30-day “Check It Off Challenge” leading up to 2025. This challenge turns those important “someday” tasks into daily wins. Each day, you’ll tackle a simple yet meaningful to-do, checking off items that truly matter while experiencing the relief and reward of getting things done.
Meet Meghan Johnson & Juliet Foster, two patient navigators providing essential guidance for Albertans facing a cancer diagnosis. From head & neck cancer support to culturally safe palliative care for Indigenous patients, they are breaking barriers and improving access to care. Read their stories: https://loom.ly/va6nsM4
“You have cancer.” Three words that can unleash a storm of uncertainty that tears through everything in its path. Deciding what steps to take and understanding the options available can feel daunting, especially for underserved communities, like Indigenous Peoples or those living in rural or rem...
03/10/2025
Les soins palliatifs dans les médias – Hiver 2025. Lisez, apprenez, partagez.
Les dernières nouvelles sur les soins palliatifs en janvier et février 2025 au Canada ! Un dernier réveillon inoubliable pour une ex-accordéonist
03/10/2025
Since 1993, CHPCA’s national conference has brought together experts, innovators, and changemakers to collaborate, learn, and share groundbreaking ideas. This biennial event is your chance to connect with professionals from across Canada and beyond—dedicated to delivering the highest level of care.
Exhibitor Early Bird Pricing is available until May 15, 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your organization. For sponsorship and exhibitor details, contact Janet Fairbridge at [email protected]
03/09/2025
In Biggar, Saskatchewan, a community paramedicine team helped one client and his wife achieve over two years free from ER visits and hospital stays—a milestone made possible through in-home care, education, and support. This powerful story highlights how community-based healthcare improves quality of life, ensuring patients receive the care they need in the comfort of their own homes.
Women are often at the forefront of caregiving — as family members, healthcare providers, and community supporters. Their dedication brings comfort, compassion, and dignity to those facing serious illness or end-of-life care.
Yet, caregiving roles are often undervalued and unsupported. By recognizing this vital work and advocating for better resources, training, and mental health support, we can help break down gender inequalities in healthcare.
Let's accelerate progress for women in caregiving — because supporting them means improving care for everyone. 💜
03/08/2025
Health care workers, learners, and individuals working in health care environments often encounter death and dying—both expectedly and unexpectedly. McMaster University's Division of Palliative Care is hosting an upcoming Death over Dinner session to provide a space for open, honest, and empathetic conversations about the end of life and how these experiences impact health care providers and those around them.
📍 Café on Bay (Main floor at 100 Main Street West @ Main Street)
📅 Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 6:00–8:00 PM ET
🍕 Free admission, plus a free gourmet pizza dinner & refreshments.
📝 Registration required: https://loom.ly/PIgQca0
03/07/2025
National Hospice Palliative Care Week is coming up May 4-10, 2025, and we’re gearing up to raise awareness about the incredible support palliative care provides. Sign up for our newsletter at https://loom.ly/fIaGP6Q to get early access to posters, images, and templates to help spread the word!
03/07/2025
A new study in The Lancet Global Health highlights the growing need for palliative care worldwide and the urgency of ensuring equitable access. Read the full article here: https://loom.ly/H_ykYLM
SHS and the associated need for palliative care is a major and persistent but not insurmountable challenge for health systems worldwide. Our findings highlight the urgency to both reduce the avoidable SHS burden through prevention and treatment, and guarantee comprehensive, universal access to palli...
03/06/2025
Every gift brings hope. Support CHPCA and together, let's move compassion forward by ensuring everyone receives the care and dignity they deserve at the end of life. Learn more and donate online at www.chpca.ca/donate
03/05/2025
Une approche palliative des soins peut mettre les personnes ayant une maladie grave et leurs aidants en contact avec les services locaux de soutien au deuil. Apprenez-en plus à Canada.ca/soins-palliatifs.
03/04/2025
In their moving reflection, Shreya Jha captures the delicate balance between grief and healing, connection, and the profound impact of human compassion. Read 'An Afternoon on the Hospice Piano,' at https://loom.ly/C6cc-6g.
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Dementia is the fastest-growing disease worldwide, yet it remains largely ignored.
At the WHO’s 156th Executive Board Session, WHPCA representative Laurel Gillespie voiced strong support for extending the Global Action Plan on Dementia (2017-2025) and called for urgent action.
By 2030, just 4 years, 10 months, and 20 days away, 78 million people are projected to be living with dementia. Accessible palliative care must be prioritized to support those affected and their caregivers. The time to act is now.
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CHPCA CEO Laurel Gillespie is in Geneva at the WHO's 156th Executive Board Session, representing Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance. In today's update, Laurel reflects on the invaluable insights gained from the global healthcare community and the urgent need to strengthen compassionate care efforts here in Canada.
As the national voice for hospice palliative care, CHPCA remains committed to ensuring timely, quality care — when and where people need it, no matter their postal code. We look forward to working with all those who share this mission.
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CHPCA CEO Laurel Gillespie is attending the WHO 156th Executive Board Session in Geneva, representing Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance. In this update, she shares key takeaways from the first few days, highlighting how palliative care is being discussed on the global stage.
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At the 156th WHO Executive Board Meeting, Laurel Gillespie, representing Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance, delivered a powerful statement on the critical link between mental health, social connection, and palliative care.
“Palliative care is one of the only health care services that integrates mental health for all patients and families we serve. Social work, psychology, psychiatry, and chaplaincy are all part of any quality interdisciplinary team caring for those with serious illness.”
She emphasized the need for better integration of counseling and mental health services into medical care worldwide. Social connection is essential for adjusting to loss, and bereavement support should be based on need, ensuring families receive compassionate care.
#PalliativeCare #MentalHealth #SocialConnection #WHPCA #WHO
On this #WHPCDay24, we encourage you to listen to this powerful message from Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General. Every person, everywhere, should be able to access quality palliative care. We invite you to share your story in the comments and help us build a future for #PalliativeCareEverywhere in Canada.
We are wearing our hats in support of children's palliative care — are you?! Every hat represents a unique perspective and a shared commitment to improving the lives of seriously ill children. Join us in raising awareness and closing the gap. 🧢 #HatsOn4CPC
Moments of Magic: Play and Memory-Making in Children’s Palliative Care
Join us LIVE for Moments of Magic with Certified Child Life Specialist Alexx Friesen in honour of National Children's Hospice Palliative Care Day!
The Palliative Effect: A Caregiving Discussion
Celebrate National Hospice Palliative Care Week with us!
The Palliative Effect: A Caregiving Conversation
Celebrate National Hospice Palliative Care Week with us LIVE! During The Palliative Effect: A Caregiving Conversation, hear about the joys and challenges of being a family caregiver, learn about the resources and services that exist to support them in their caregiving role, and ultimately, how palliative care is for them too.
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To learn more about National Hospice Palliative Care Week, visit chpca.ca/week !
The CHPCA is the national voice for Hospice Palliative Care in Canada. Advancing and advocating for quality end-of-life/hospice palliative care in Canada, its work includes public policy, public education and awareness. Established in 1991, its volunteer Board of Directors is composed of hospice palliative care workers and volunteers from Canadian provinces and territories as well as members-at-large.
The Canadian Palliative Care Association (CPCA) was formally established as a national charitable organization in November 1991 and opened the first office in Ottawa in February 1994. The association’s first newsletter “AVISO” was published in both official languages in June, 1992.
Today, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is the national voice for hospice palliative care in Canada. It is a national charitable non-profit association whose mission is to provide leadership in hospice palliative care in Canada. We strive to achieve this mission by supporting research, promoting education and training, improving public awareness of hospice palliative care, and by advocating for increased programs and services. CHPCA works in close partnership with other national organizations and will continue to move forward with the goal of ensuring that all Canadians, regardless of where they may live, have equal access to quality hospice palliative care for themselves and their family.
L’Association canadienne de soins palliatifs (ACSP) a été officiellement établie en tant qu’organisme national de bienfaisance en novembre 1991, et a ouvert ses premiers bureaux à Ottawa en février 1994. Le premier numéro d’AVISO, le bulletin de l’Association, a été publié dans les deux langues officielles en juin 1992. En espagnol, « aviso » signifie « avis » ou « intelligence », et en latin, « avis » signifie « oiseau », des notions qui s’agencent joliment à l’emblème de l’ACSP.
Aujourd’hui, l’ACSP est la voix nationale du secteur des soins palliatifs au Canada. Il s’agit d’un organisme national de bienfaisance sans but lucratif dont la mission est de fournir son leadership dans le domaine des soins palliatifs partout au pays. L’ACSP travaille à réaliser sa mission en appuyant la recherche, en faisant la promotion de l’éducation et de la formation, en sensibilisant la population aux soins palliatifs, et en militant pour l’accroissement des programmes et services. L’ACSP travaille en étroite collaboration avec d’autres organismes nationaux, et continue de progresser dans le but de garantir à tous les Canadiens, où qu’ils vivent, un accès équitable à des soins palliatifs de grande qualité, pour eux-mêmes et leur famille.
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is the national association which provides
