Here you will find CHPCA’s press releases and other articles of interest on hospice palliative care in Canada. If you have a news item you would like to share, please contact us.
Celebrating 6 months of ehospice!
April 30, 2013(April 30, 2013) The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) has now been publishing ehospice, the one-stop-shop for the latest palliative and end of life care news, views and inspiration, for six months, and would like to thank... Read More...
Ottawa, ON) The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s (CHPCA) Champions Council is proud to announce the launch of the Life Blanket Campaign, a creative project that aims to encourage Canadians to start a dialogue and... Read More...
Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, in partnership with We Care Home Health Services, recognizes the dedication and devotion of all family caregivers on National Caregiver Day – April 5, 2013. A recent survey indicated that 14.9% of... Read More...
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is pleased to announce that Arbor Memorial has made a commitment to sponsor the 2013 Hike for Hospice Palliative Care. “We are thrilled to have Arbor Memorial join us as a... Read More...
NEWS RELEASE We rely on them to give us the straight facts – but doctors appear to be avoiding discussing one uncomfortable but important topic with patients: how we want to die. The ACCEPT study, an ongoing... Read More...
(March 25, 2013 – Ottawa, ON) The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is pleased to announce the federal government has proposed funding of $3 million over three years to the Pallium Foundation of Canada to support training in palliative... Read More...
Looking to brush up on some of your skills? Need to learn more about specific pain and symptom management for end-of-life care? Then our new series of Accredited Online Events is just what you are looking... Read More...
(Ottawa, ON) — Louise Hanvey, Project Director of the National Advance Care Planning Project in Canada was awarded the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada’s (QELCCC) Award of Excellence in Advocacy on January 25th in Toronto.... Read More...
We need to talk about hospice palliative care first
February 1, 2013In March 2012, the Special Commission on Dying with Dignity (Commission spéciale sur la question de mourir dans la dignité) released the report, Dying with Dignity. The Committee made 24 recommendations to the Minister of Health and... Read More...