Learning Institute Program

Join colleagues from across Canada for 30+ live, interactive virtual sessions that combine expert-led education, practical learning, discussion, and connection, all designed to help clinicians and interdisciplinary care providers strengthen their knowledge, build practical skills, and stay current on emerging topics in hospice palliative care, while reducing barriers related to geography, travel, and cost.   

More than a webinar, the CHPCA Learning Institute Virtual Conference is a national learning experience designed to offer more than passive online learning. Each live session brings together professionals from across Canada for expert-led education, practical learning. discussion, and opportunities to connect and share perspectives with colleagues working across hospice palliative care.  

The 2026-2027 Learning Institute is a  live, virtual, interactive conference program consisting of more than 30 standalone sessions, delivered in two series: 

• Fall Learning Institute Series: 15 sessions offered from September to December 2026 

• Winter Learning Institute Series: 15 sessions offered from January to April 2027 

Each session is 3 to 3.5 hours in length and combines presentations, discussion, and practical learning that participants can immediately apply in the work. 

The Learning Institute addresses evolving issues and priorities across the hospice palliative care sector by providing practical, evidence-informed education for clinicians and interdisciplinary care providers across Canada. Delivering the program online also helps reduce barriers related to geography, travel, and cost.

• Learn from experts in the field: Explore current and emerging topics in hospice palliative care with experienced presenters and facilitators. 

• Take part in the conversation: Live sessions are designed to be interactive, with opportunities for discussion, questions, and, where included, small-group breakout activities, plus other interactive learning opportunities. 

• Connect across Canada: Learn alongside clinicians and interdisciplinary care providers from across the country, bringing different experiences and perspectives into the conversation. 

• Bring learning into practice: Sessions focus on practical, relevant knowledge that participants can take back to their work, teams, and organizations. 

• Document your professional learning: Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for each live session they attend. 

The CHPCA Virtual Learning Institute provides healthcare professionals, educators, researchers, administrators, volunteers, and other interdisciplinary care providers across Canada with practical, evidence-informed education that supports high-quality hospice palliative care.

• Strengthen knowledge of hospice palliative care principles and practices across care settings, populations, and stages of illness to support high-quality, person-centred care.  

• Enhance skills in communication, advance care planning, and shared decision-making to support meaningful conversations with patients, families, and caregivers.  

• Explore emerging trends, research, and innovative models of care that improve access, quality, and equity in hospice palliative care across Canada.  

• Build capacity to provide equitable, culturally safer, and person-centred hospice palliative care that responds to the diverse needs, experiences, and circumstances of individuals, families, and communities, including children, older adults, Indigenous Peoples, rural and remote communities, and underserved groups.  

• Develop leadership, advocacy, and system improvement competencies to advance hospice palliative care within organizations, communities, and health systems.  

• Promote approaches that support caregiver well-being, grief, bereavement, and effective interdisciplinary collaboration throughout the illness, dying, and grieving journey. 

 The CHPCA Virtual Learning Institute provides healthcare professionals, educators, researchers, administrators, volunteers, and other interdisciplinary care providers across Canada with practical, evidence-informed education that supports high-quality hospice palliative care. Through access to current knowledge, best practices, and tools that can be applied in a variety of care settings, participants strengthen their ability to deliver compassionate, person-centred care to individuals, families, and caregivers.  

Through interactive sessions led by experts from across Canada, participants will engage in discussion, knowledge exchange, and critical reflection on current issues, emerging evidence, and promising practices in hospice palliative care.  

The Learning Institute supports participants in applying new knowledge, skills, and approaches to improve care for people living with serious illness, as well as their families and caregivers, across a variety of care settings.