Workshop Information This 15-hour course is introductory-level, providing an overview of key palliative care concepts, tools and resources. When? November 13 & 14, 2024 Where? London, Ontario Workshop venue and hotel information will be shared via email at a later date Times? 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (both days) Who? The intended audience are front-line […]
Session Learning Objectives: Identifying pediatric patients in need of palliative care Common Pain and symptom management for pediatric palliative care patients Managing pediatric palliative care patients in rural and remote areas Speaker Bio: Vicky Wilton, RN, BPHE has been a registered nurse for 29 years. She has worked in community, as a homecare nurse for […]
Learn About: How our social norms impact our practices Overview of social identity theory and social norms Summary of the theory developed in a constructivist grounded theory study examining the process of social norm development of 19 nurses working in groups in health care in Northwestern Ontario Register for this free webinar by clicking HERE
When & Where: December 3 & 4, 2024 at the Superior Inn Hotel & Conference Centre, Thunder Bay, ON Register for this FREE course HERE!
Session Info: Join Kira Goodman, Project Director of Canada's Pediatric Palliative Care Alliance, & Dr. Dave Lysecki, Head of Pediatric Palliative Medicine at McMaster University as they: Identify the components of high-quality pediatric palliative care and the unique challenges faced in delivering across diverse settings. Consider practices for the evaluation of holistic pediatric palliative care […]
Session Info: With the incredible diversity of peoples that span our regions, and the progressive domains with which diversity is defined today, we cannot continue to categorize people into boxes when we are engaging and serving them. The models of Cultural Competence and Cultural Sensitivity are antiquated and lacking in an aspect of individual expression […]
Lakehead University respectfully acknowledges its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Indigenous people. Lakehead Thunder Bay is located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses, and is committed to a relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit based on the principles of mutual trust, respect, reciprocity, and collaboration in the spirit of reconciliation. As a Centre we are committed to working towards reconciliation and decolonizing our work and have committed as a staff to educating ourselves in these areas both personally and professionally.