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.
It depends on where you die! Settings of care in Canada
June 18, 2012As an increasing number of our population is aging, Canadians are starting to think more and more about hospice palliative care and the role that it plays within our society. Currently, over 260,000 Canadians die every year,... Read More...
Today at the Hospice at May Court, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced the three year initiative The Way Forward: Moving Towards Community-Integrated Hospice Palliative Care in Canada. Over the course of three years,... Read More...
Hike for Hospice Palliative Care: a success story
May 28, 2012By Vicky Noble, St. James Community Service Society A rare sunny day greeted walkers for St. James Community Service Society’s first annual Hike for Hospice event on May 6. A great crowd of about 130 participants turned... Read More...
By Dr. Mary-Lou Kelley, Lakehead University The role of long term care homes in the health care system has changed drastically over the last 20 years. With advances in home and community care, peoplenow live at home... Read More...
By J. Marcella and M.L. Kelley, Lakehead University The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council funded a five year research program entitled “Improving the Quality of life of people dying in long term care”. In... Read More...
On May 6, 2012, thousands of Canadians of all ages will gather on walking paths, parks, and hiking trails across Canada to celebrate the 10th Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative Care. Although organized as a national event, each... Read More...
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association advocates for an inter-professional approach for optimal hospice palliative care As National Hospice Palliative Care Week kicks off on May 6th, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is encouraging... Read More...
More on hospice palliative care needed (Ottawa, April 18, 2012) – The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is enthusiastic about the Health Council of Canada’s report, Seniors in need, caregivers in distress: What are the home care... Read More...
National Advance Care Planning Day April 16, 2012
April 16, 2012Who will speak for you if you cannot speak for yourself? (Ottawa, April 16, 2012) – Two new studies have shown that Canadians are not prepared for the end of life. A national study of elderly, ill Canadians and... Read More...