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Air Date: 01-DEC-24
A Palliative Approach to Care with a Focus on Indigenous Populations
Join our host Lori Gill as she is joined by Kathlene Bartlett, PPSMC with the NSMHPCN, and Joanna Vautour, as they create a safe place to share, reflect, and connect, honouring the diverse perspectives of those impacted by this deeply human experience. Whether you're directly involved or simply seeking understanding, we invite you to journey with us into the heart of love, loss, and the choices that define our lives.
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Grieving Through the Holidays | |
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Grieving through the holidays can be an especially difficult experience, as the season is often filled with expectations of joy, togetherness, and celebration—emotions that may feel out of reach for someone mourning a loss. The presence of holiday traditions, decorations, and family gatherings can serve as reminders of what has been lost, intensifying feelings of sadness, loneliness, or even guilt.
For those grieving, the pressure to “be merry” can feel overwhelming, and it may be hard to navigate a world that seems focused on happiness while they are struggling with heartache. However, it’s important to acknowledge that it’s okay to not feel festive, and to honour one's grief in whatever form it takes. This may mean scaling back on celebrations, setting boundaries, or finding new ways to remember and connect with loved ones who have passed. Allowing space for grief, while also finding small moments of comfort, can help one navigate the holiday season with more grace and self-compassion.
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Palliative Care ECHO Project | |
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Building Bridges Behind Bars
Date: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
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Join our host and special guest, Louise Brazier, Bereavement Services Coordinator, as they discuss the "Building Bridges Behind Bars" initiative. This initiative focuses on providing essential bereavement support to inmates and building capacity within correctional facilities. By addressing the unique challenges of delivering bereavement support to incarcerated individuals, the program aims to foster a compassionate approach that considers the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of this population.
Through collaborative learning and expert guidance, participants will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to build bridges of understanding and dignity in the correctional setting.
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Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care | |
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The Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care program is a highly interactive, introductory course for all healthcare providers, support workers, and volunteers interested in enhancing their knowledge of Hospice Palliative Care.
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: Approximately 9 weeks
Fee: $40
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Comprehensive Advanced Palliative Care Education (CAPCE) Program | |
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The CAPCE program is uniquely designed for nurses (RPN, RN, NP) to develop their leadership and expertise skills in hospice palliative care across all healthcare sectors.
Pre-requisites:
To be eligible to participate in the CAPCE program, the following pre-requisites are required
- Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care Program
- A minimum of 1-year experience caring for people with a progressive, life-limiting illness
- Ability and interest to function as a Resource Nurse, providing primary level support and advanced level knowledge and skills for care team members in his or her organization
- Ability and interest to coach others, facilitate change and be a role model
- Sensitivity to the impact of attitudes, behaviours, life experiences, values, thoughts and feelings on the well-being and quality of life from the perspective of all partners in care
Duration: Approximately 5 months
Fee: $250
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NEW Courses and Workshops | |
ESSENTIAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (EPM) | |
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Over the course of six weeks, NSMHPCN Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultants (PPSMCs) will work with EPM learners to provide foundational knowledge and skills in pain assessment, management, and evaluation from a palliative care approach. The focus of the course is on the pharmacological management of pain, which can then be applied to practice.
The focus of this course is on the pharmacological management of pain. Pain assessment, management, and evaluation are foundational skills for nurses working in any practice setting. EPM aims to equip nurses with a foundational knowledge base and skills around pain management, from a palliative care approach, that can be applied to your practice.
Course Components:
EPM: You will have a minimum of six weeks to complete the course. To receive an EPM certificate, you must:
- complete the four modules online and
- attend one 90-minute, mandatory online coaching session.
OPTIONAL MODULE: Advanced Approaches to Manage Pain (AMP) Preparation
Following EPM, you will have automatic access to the online AMP Preparation Module to explore advanced pain management.
Following successful completion of the AMP Preparation module, and the AMP module quiz, you’ll earn your AMP Preparation badge. At this time, you will be able to attend the 3-hour AMP coaching session. To receive an AMP certificate, you must complete:
- the online AMP Preparation Module
- one mandatory 3-hour, AMP coaching session with case-based activities to practice your skills
All course components are mandatory, including attendance at all virtual in-class learning sessions.
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: Approximately 8 weeks
Fee: $40
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A Palliative Approach to Care with Dementia | |
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Taking a palliative approach to care improves the quality of care provided and enhances the overall well-being of the person with dementia and their family and caregivers. However assessing and managing symptoms and ensuring the plan of care for someone living with dementia maintains their dignity and follows their wishes, goals, and values can be difficult when the disease reaches the stage where the person is not able to speak for themselves.
Course Overview:
This workshop’s learning objectives:
- Describe the prevalence and pathophysiology of the various types of dementia
- Better support the person living with dementia and their family/caregivers through end of life
- Understand some of the commonly used medications in dementia
- Understand specialized tools available for symptom assessment and management in dementia
Education specific to dementia for health care professionals allows for:
- Better symptom management as symptom assessment and management is more complex in the context of cognitive impairment
- Improved communication between family/caregivers and health care professionals by giving health care professionals strategies for facilitating open and honest discussions about condition, prognosis, and end-of-life preferences
- Effective interdisciplinary collaboration to tailor the plan of care to the unique needs of each patient and their family/caregivers living with dementia
- Increased caregiver support by better recognizing their unique needs and providing resources, education, and support during an extended illness journey that can place a significant burden on family caregivers
- Improved coping skills for healthcare professionals to promote resiliency and minimize the risk of burnout
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Canadian Serious Illness Conversations (CSIC) | |
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This program equips healthcare professionals with the skills to have compassionate and effective conversations with patients, families, and caregivers facing serious illness. Focusing on person-centred values, goals, and wishes, these conversations help reduce confusion and ensure that care decisions align with what matters most to the individual. The training includes a self-learning module and a facilitated session, guiding professionals in the use of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide developed by Ariadne Labs and Pallium Canada.
Fee: FREE
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Request a Speaker for Palliative Education
To request a speaker for a presentation at your organization or service group, we invite you to complete the online request form which can be accessed using the button below. Alternatively, you may contact Lori Gill, Education Specialist, directly via email at lori@nsmhpcn.ca.
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