Past Initiatives
CHPCA has worked diligently to advance quality hospice palliative care since 1991, undertaking many significant and influential initiatives through the decades.
Active 1992-2022
AVISO
CHPCA’s former member-only magazine was published semi-annually from 1992 to 2022. Over 30 years, AVISO evolved as hospice palliative care and CHPCA grew and changed, moving from a printed newsletter to a digital publication with over 90 editions.
In 2023, CHPCA replaced AVISO with a new open-access blog: The Palliative Approach, where you can find a selection of archived AVISO articles.
Active 2020-2021
Saying Goodbye Concerts
During the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Canadians were unable to say goodbye to their dying loved ones due to visitor restrictions or couldn’t come together to grieve through funerals or celebrations of life.
Through music, the Saying Goodbye Concerts provided a way for Canadians to grieve together, to connect, to honour their loss, and to heal.
Active 2012-2015
Life Blanket Project
To help challenge public sentiment and attitudes towards death and dying, CHPCA brought together notable Canadians for the Life Blanket Project. Collaborating with the Toronto School of Art, they worked alongside artists to create a blanket inspired by their life experiences. This unique piece serves as a symbol of life-affirming art rather than one associated with grief, death, and fear.
Active 1998-2013
Living Lessons
The Living Lessons campaign, developed in partnership with the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, encouraged open dialogue on death and dying in Canada. Resources, such as a hospice palliative care info line, educated Canadians about hospice palliative care, and the options available to patients and their loved ones who are facing terminal illnesses.
The Way Forward
From 2012 to 2015, The Way Forward project published several foundational and ground-breaking reports and recommendations to improve access to hospice palliative care through community integration. Community integration had been identified by leaders across the country as being key to improved access to care, including the Quality End of Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC – now the Palliative Care Coalition of Canada), the Pallium Foundation, CHPCA, the Honorable Sharon Carstairs, and several Senate Committees.
Discussion Papers
Healthcare Professional Research
Primary Care (2014)
The Way Forward, under the direction of CHPCA/QELCCC commissioned Ipsos Reid to conduct a research program.
Read the Full Report Read the Key Messages
View the Survey Infographic View the Attitudes Infographic
Oncology Survey (2014)
