Katrielle Ethier, Author at Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Inaugural Executive Director – Neshama Hospice (September 14, 2023)

Hospice palliative care plays a vital role in Ontario’s health care system, providing people with additional options for high-quality end-of-life care outside of hospitals. As the need for community-based end-of-life care continues to escalate, the creation of Neshama Hospice is both timely and welcome. Neshama Hospice will be a 10-bed hospice residence (with projections to […]

Making Advance Care Planning More Accessible for Persons with Disabilities in Canada

OTTAWA, ON, – June 1, 2023 – The Advance Care Planning (ACP) Canada project, a collaborative project led by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA), is proud to share the $1.4 million funding commitment from the Government of Canada in support of making advance care planning resources more accessible for people with disabilities in Canada over […]

Palliative Care Everywhere: A Call to Action for National Hospice Palliative Care Week 2023

(May 4, 2023, Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is proud to host National Hospice Palliative Care Week 2023 from May 7th to May 13th.This year’s campaign theme is “Palliative Care Everywhere,” emphasizing the importance of ensuring comprehensive and quality palliative care is accessible to every person facing a life-limiting illness, […]

Making Every Day Count for Families – The Impact of Pediatric Palliative Care

On October 13th, 2022, CHPCA in partnership with the Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children led the “Make Every Day Count” campaign in honour of National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day 2022. We knew that the only people who could truly testify to how children’s palliative care can make every day count for families […]

Help Us Make Every Day Count for Seriously Ill Children on National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day by Giving this October 13, 2022

(Ottawa, ON) – If a child is seriously ill, the ripple effects are felt across their entire family. That is why the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and the Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children (CNPCC) are honouring National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day this October 13th, 2022 and celebrating the amazing care provided […]

Ross Video, World Leader in Video Production Technology, Becomes First Certified Canadian Compassionate Company by Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

(Ottawa, Canada – June 22, 2022) – Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) today announced Ross Video, which already had a “designation” as a Canadian Compassionate Company (CCC), is being elevated to the new certificate program. Ross Video will also become the first corporate ambassador for the CHPCA. This is a result of the high […]

Celebrating Life’s Many Colours During National Hospice Palliative Care Week 2022

(April 26, 2022, Ottawa, ON) — From May 1st – 7th , 2022, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is honouring National Hospice Palliative Care Week by celebrating the beauty and colour that hospice palliative care brings to the lives it touches with its Living in Colour campaign. At the heart of hospice palliative care lies the belief […]

Grief and Bereavement Day 2021: “When I Grieve, I Feel…” Campaign

(November 10, 2021, Ottawa, ON) — November 16, 2021, marks annual National Grief and Bereavement Day in Canada. On this day, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) invites all Canadians to share their experiences by completing the sentence: “When I grieve, I feel…” to highlight the many ways that people navigate grief. Often, someone’s journey through grief does not resemble […]

Celebrate Canadian Compassion in Honour of the Inaugural World Compassionate Communities Day this November 1st

Led by Public Health Palliative Care International (PHPCI), November 1st, 2021 marks the inaugural World Compassionate Communities Day. The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is proud to celebrate this day to recognize and applaud the contributions of people across Canada and around the world to build stronger, kinder, and more compassionate communities for those […]