2026-2027 Learning Institute
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Virtual Learning Institute is a cornerstone for professional learning in hospice palliative care across Canada and a signature space for collaboration, dialogue, and skill development among clinicians, educators, researchers, and community leaders.
About the Learning Institute
The Learning Institute is CHPCA’s national professional education program, designed to strengthen workforce capacity in hospice palliative care.
Established in 2012, the Learning Institute (LI) is CHPCA’s longstanding national education program, delivered biennially to support learning and knowledge exchange in hospice palliative care. The 2026-2027 LI builds on this history, offering high-quality education in a more accessible format designed to better meet the needs of learners across the country.
Providing practical, evidence-informed education for clinicians and interdisciplinary care providers across Canada, while reducing barriers related to geography, travel, and cost, the 2026-2027 LI will be delivered as a virtual workshop series, designed to be interactive, combining presentations, discussion, and practical learning participants can apply in their work. The series will consist of a minimum of eight, 3 to 3.5-hour, standalone sessions, and reflects a renewed program designed to address evolving issues and priorities within the hospice palliative care sector.
Abstracts are Now Open
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is now accepting submissions for the 2026-2027 Virtual Learning Institute.
We welcome submissions that reflect clinical practice, research, quality improvement, lived experience, education, and innovation, etc., in hospice palliative care.
Registration Opens Soon
Registration will be opening soon for the May and June sessions of the 2026-2027 virtual Learning Institute.
Past Attendee Testimonials
“The virtual format of the Learning Institute is outstanding – it makes a difference for access and inclusion and planetary health! Way to go!”
“The insight and information given by the presenters was amazing.”
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The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is the national voice for quality hospice palliative care in Canada. We advance hospice palliative care across the country by providing education, raising awareness, influencing public policy, and collaborating with provincial hospice palliative care associations.
