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ACP Day 2024 Wrap-Up

To celebrate Advance Care Planning Day 2024, we released a series of lived-experience stories and informative articles written by individuals and organizations from across Canada.

Advance Care Planning Canada May 3, 2024

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The Importance of Advance Care Planning

There has been no other time in recent history where Canadian medical professionals have had to consider the potential reality of health care services being

Greg Barnsdale April 30, 2024

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ACP Essentials With Driving Die-alogues

Have you ever wondered what would happen if circumstances prevented you from making health and personal care decisions yourself? In honour of Advance Care Planning

Hospice Huronia April 23, 2024

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Advance Care Planning: Do It Before You Need It

What is Advance Care Planning? Advance care planning (ACP) involves making decisions about the healthcare you want to receive when you are unable to speak

Beth Duke Campbell April 16, 2024

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National Caregiver Day: Canadian organizations need to better support carer-employees in the workplace

As Canada observes National Caregiver Day (April 2), it’s a special occasion for recognizing and honouring those who provide unpaid care to those in need.

Allison Williams April 12, 2024

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Millennials: You’re Never Too Young for Advance Care Planning

Summary: Advance Care Planning (ACP) is for everyone! It may feel like life is “too busy” for ACP—but the busier you are, the more reasons

Mallory McGrath April 9, 2024

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Do Not Ignore Your Mortality Podcast with Greg Barnsdale

Greg Barnsdale’s diverse expertise and personal journey underscore his unwavering commitment to what he calls the ‘Mortality Mindset Movement.’ With a background as undertaker, Certified

Advance Care Planning Canada April 2, 2024

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Connecting People with Care: Celebrating Nancy Lefebre

On October 12, 2023, at the CHPCA Conference in Ottawa, Nancy Lefebre, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Saint Elizabeth Health, received the

Nick Walling March 28, 2024

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Healthy People, Healthy Communities – Tips for Caregiving and Caregiver Resources

In this “Empowering the Citizen Patient” article, Dr. Mindy Smith, retired family physician and active member of the Kootenay Boundary Patient Advisory Committee, shares her

Dr. Mindy Smith March 26, 2024

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Pilot Program Paves the Way for ACP Uptake in New Brunswick

If not you, who? Who would you trust to make health care decisions for you? Horizon Health Network’s Collaborative Care Seniors Health (CCSH) team invited

Jan Grant March 19, 2024