Palliative Care in the News: Summer Edition

With summer fading fast, catch up on Canada’s summer hospice palliative care news!

The Government of Canada announced $2.4 million in funding over three years to support McMaster University’s development of programs and education materials to encourage earlier access to palliative care.

The Canadian Cancer Society launched their Bring Care Closer campaign – urging provincial governments across Canada to build new hospice residences so that more families have the option to choose hospice care closer to home.

Sally Toivonon, a long-time support of the ARCH Hospice in Sault Sainte Marie, ON, hosted a ‘Bridgerton’ themed day of fun to raise money for the hospice in honour of her late husband.

South Shore Hospice Palliative Care Society sent letters to Nova Scotia municipalities advocating for more end-of-life beds in the province.

Starting this autumn, Quebec will begin authorizing early requests for MAiD from certain patients before they are no longer capable of giving consent.

The Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society in British Columbia became the first hospice outside of Ontario to be accredited by Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s accreditation program.

First-time author Deborah Dickson from Wingham, ON was encouraged by a friend to write a children’s book sharing her story of losing her mother as a teenager to help children in similar situations process their grief.

An event at Brock University in St. Catharines, ON highlighted the importance of practicums for both students and employers in long-term and palliative care.

Chatham-Kent Hospice in Ontario partnered with their local emergency medical service provider for a program that allows palliative care patients to have at least one more chance to make memories with friends and family.

University of Toronto alumna Kasia Seydegart invests in fellowships supporting students working in hospice and palliative care.