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.
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...
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association fully supports the following message from the Réseau des soins palliatifs du Québec. The Réseau des soins palliatifs du Québec (RSPQ) has received the report and... Read More...
Let’s Talk about the Right to Hospice Palliative Care First
December 11, 2012(December 11, 2012) As the Rasouli case is heard in the Supreme Court of Canada this week, some critical questions have surfaced over the debate for quality hospice palliative care versus sustaining life at all costs. What will... Read More...
New global figures reveal large number of elderly people in need of care at the end of life Older people at the end of life are missing out on vital care and support because of a... Read More...
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the following 2012 awards: Balfour Mount Champion Award – Dr. Michael Downing Dr. Michael Downing has been in the palliative care field for over 30... Read More...