Events
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Thank you for helping to make
Education Day 2026 a huge success!
Over 150 community hospice and palliative care leaders, staff, and volunteers, gathered to learn, connect, and celebrate the community-based hospice sector across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
This year's program roster offered a variety of topics, and feedback has been hugely positive.
Thanks to everyone for participating in the day.​ ​
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As mentioned, we are sharing sesssion slide decks and resources, as they arrive, below. Thank you.
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Dr. G. Michael Downing, MD
BC Cancer Agency, Pain and Symptom Clinic
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Dr. Kelli Stajduhar, PhD, RN, FRSC, FCAHS, FCAN
Professor, UVIC School of Nursing
​Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Palliative Approaches to Care in Aging and Community Health; Special Advisor, Health Research, Office of the Vice President Research & Innovation
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Leveraging Communications and Data to Achieve Maximum Impact
When Loss Comes Without Warning: Supporting Grief After Sudden Death
Dying as a Sacred, Spiritual Practice
Foundations of Group Facilitation
​​Exploring Nature Based Interventions in Hospice to Support Grief, Bereavement, Death and Dying
​​Ethical Reflection and Compassionate Conversation in Hospice Care
Exploring Expressive Arts
After-Death Communication in Grief Care
Boundaries