Join us for an informative and engaging session on fall prevention for older adults. Learn about the most common risk factors and discover the four pillars of fall prevention to help you stay safe, active, and independent.

Presenter:
Shianne Baines (she/her)
Injury Prevention Lead, Interior Health

via Zoom – PLEASE REGISTER

Free and open to the public – Everyone is welcome

Serious illness, dying, and grief are profound experiences. Last Aid is a public education program that offers practical, accessible knowledge about palliative care, death, dying, grief, and bereavement. Now offered across Canada, Last Aid is empowering communities with the tools, understanding, and compassion needed to care for one another at the end of life.

Presenters:
Cheryl Spencer, Interim CEO, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Tara Landry, Communications Officer, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

via Zoom webinar – REGISTER HERE

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A Compassionate Community is a community of people who are passionate and committed to improving the experiences of those living with a serious illness, caregiving, dying and grieving. In this presentation, we will share lessons learned from two projects focused on implementing Compassionate Communities. We will discuss the Compassionate Community Index survey and how it was used to develop interventions centered on raising awareness and educating the community and interventions that provided practical support for persons living with declining health, including dementia.

Presenters:
Gloria Puurveen, PhD, Project Manager and Knowledge Translation Lead for the Nav-CARE project
Kelli Sullivan, MA, Research Facilitator, Palliative and End-of-Life research, UBC Okanagan
Kelly Ashford, PhD, Project Manager for EU Navigate Project

via Zoom webinar – REGISTER HERE

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This feature event brings together clinical and research experts to explore how older adults can maintain wellbeing, function, and quality of life throughout the cancer journey. The event will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Lauren Capozzi, followed by an expert panel with Dr. Flavia DeAngelis, Bonnie Leung, and Dr. Capozzi, facilitated by Dr. Kristen Haase. Together, they will discuss practical, evidence-based strategies to support resilience, recovery, and healthy aging before, during, and after cancer treatment.

What You’ll Learn:
• Strategies to support physical function, energy, and independence in later life with cancer
• How approaches like rehabilitation, supportive care, and lifestyle interventions can improve wellbeing
• Ways to strengthen resilience, recovery, and emotional health during and after treatment
• How care teams can better support older adults and their caregivers

PANEL EXPERTS
Dr. Flavia DeAngelis, Medical Oncologist, BC Cancer – Kelowna
Bonnie Leung, Nurse Practitioner in Oncology, BC Cancer – Vancouver
Dr. Lauren Capozzi, Cancer Physiatrist and Provincial Medical Director of Cancer Rehabilitation with Supportive Care, BC Cancer

Facilitator
Dr. Kristen Haase, Associate Professor, RN – School of Nursing, UBC Vancouver

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Attend in person or via Zoom webinar – please indicate your choice when registering

Light refreshments will be available

This webinar will provide an overview of how the relationship between Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and hospice palliative care is presented in academic literature, with reflections on how this relationship can be seen within current end-of-life care research. Considerations for future research will also be discussed.

Presenter:
Jennifer Dorman, PhD, RN, CHPCN(C); Assistant Professor
Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

via Zoom webinar – REGISTER HERE

Free and open to the public – Everyone is welcome