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Responding to Expressions of Distress: The Advanced Application of the Palliative Approach to Care EXCLUSIVE EVENING SYMPOSIUM

Superior Inn 555 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Hear from local Palliative Care Specialists! Accredited and certified for up to 1.5 Mainpro+® credits More announcements on speakers coming soon. Learning Objectives: Identify the different ways that patients and caregivers express distress, and develop an approach to responding in a culturally appropriate and trauma-informed manner Appreciate that not all expressions of a desire for […]

Palliative Care for Frontline Workers in Indigenous Communities (Timmins)

Workshop Information This 15-hour course is introductory-level, providing an overview of key palliative care concepts, tools and resources. When? October 8 & 9, 2024 Where? Timmins, 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 […]

Incorporating a Palliative Approach into your Primary Care Practice with Dr. Erin Gallagher

Zoom

Learning Objectives: Assess personal and system deficiencies in current applications of a palliative approach to care Apply resources and strategies to improve patient identification, illness understanding, symptom management and future planning Plan for efficient and effective integration of a palliative approach into day-to-day family practice Presenter Bio: Dr. Erin Gallagher, MD, CCFP (PC) MPH Dr. […]

LEAP LTC in Fort Frances

Award-winning palliative care course for health care professionals working in long-term care and nursing homes. LEAP™ Long-Term Care is an interprofessional course that focuses on the essential competencies to provide a palliative care approach, with case studies contextualized to the long-term care setting. LEAP™ Long-Term Care is taught by local experts who are experienced palliative […]

LEAP Paramedic in Dryden, ON

Dryden Ambulance Base & District Administration Headquarters 51 Memorial Ave, South, Dryden, Ontario, Canada

Award-winning palliative care course for Paramedics and Emergency Medical Service Professionals in Northwestern Ontario. LEAP™ Paramedic is a blended learning course for paramedics and Emergency Medical Service professionals that teaches the essential practical knowledge, attitudes, and skills to provide a palliative care approach on-site. LEAP™ Paramedic is taught by local paramedic experts and experienced palliative […]

Palliative Care for Frontline Workers in Indigenous Communities (London)

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 […]

Managing Pediatric Palliative Care in Northern Ontario with Vicky Wilton

Zoom

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 […]

LEAP Long-Term Care, Thunder Bay

West Arthur Place 1265 Arthur Street East, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Award-winning palliative care course for health care professionals working in long-term care and nursing homes. LEAP™ Long-Term Care is an interprofessional course that focuses on the essential competencies to provide a palliative care approach, with case studies contextualized to the long-term care setting. LEAP™ Long-Term Care is taught by local experts who are experienced palliative […]

CERAH Speaker Series – “Being, Becoming, Belonging: The Process of Social Norm Formation of Nurses Working in Groups”

Zoom

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

LEAP Training for Indigenous Communities – Thunder Bay

Superior Inn 555 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

When & Where: December 3 & 4, 2024 at the Superior Inn Hotel & Conference Centre, Thunder Bay, ON Register for this FREE course HERE!

CERAH Speaker Series – Transforming Pediatric Palliative Care: Improving Access and Enhancing Quality Care for Indigenous Communities

Zoom

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 […]

A Culturally Humble Approach to Palliative Care with Rami Shami

Zoom

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.