📬 Our bi-monthly newsletter just hit inboxes with ALL the good updates: 5-year milestone, new partnerships, podcast launch & conference deadline. The kind of newsletter you actually read 💫
#CompassionateAlberta #PalliativeCare #AdvanceCarePlanning
Health Care professionals working in palliative care: join a free webinar on October 9th to learn how Narrative Medicine can support your wellbeing.
Register: https://bit.ly/41WROWX
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4lMEY4G
Join the Psychosocial Spiritual Community of Practice for health care providers working in palliative and grief care in Alberta. Learn from monthly webinars and build connections.
For more info and to register: https://bit.ly/4lMEY4G
Sept. 9, 10-11am: Plan Ahead Toolkit helps Alberta organizations support advance care planning.
Reduces family stress & ensures wishes are respected. Practical tools for health, financial & estate planning.
Free session: https://bit.ly/45GfUXl
#AdvanceCarePlanning #PlanAhead #CompassionateAlberta
🎧 Care Chats Episode 2: "Difficult Conversations"
Palliative care nurses share strategies for tough healthcare conversations with patients and families. Real experiences and practical tips to improve communication.
Making difficult conversations easier.
Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-t8...
TOMORROW: Final spring session on suffering & spirituality in end-of-life care with Wenda Salomons MTS & Craig Traynor, MDiv. Modern approaches & practical solutions.
Register: bit.ly/3CxgE5Y 🙏
Join the Psychosocial Spiritual Alberta Community of Practice as we explore end-of-life suffering through a lens of spirituality and identify solutions from a spiritual care perspective.
Register at:
covenanthealth.ca/news-and-eve...
That moment when your doctor asks "What's most important to you?" and you realize... no one's ever asked that before 💭
What Matters to You Day (June 3) — your voice matters in healthcare decisions.
bit.ly/3HnJjNf
#WhatMattersToYou
🩺 Tomorrow: Join Palliative Nurse Consultant Luisa Arevalo for insights on pain & anxiety management in palliative care. Learn about pharmacological interventions from her experience across rural long-term care & tertiary palliative care settings.
📅 May 29 | 2-3 p.m. MST Register: bit.ly/49TfzSH
Collaboration creates real change in healthcare!
🤯 May newsletter highlights: Caregiver Connect initiative, multi-language resources, and a survey for our community partners on Compassionate Alberta's impact. Plus palliative care events and our AIMGA partnership feature!
#CompassionateAlberta
Poetry: Not just for literature class anymore! 📝✨
Learn how health-care pros are using poems to help patients express the inexpressible. Social worker Joanne Morcom shares practical bibliotherapy techniques for serious illness and grief.
Register at: covenanthealth.ca/news-and-eve...
💭 At 19, Bill's life turned upside down, making him a passionate palliative care advocate. His story in our updated Understanding Palliative Care module is emotional (grab tissues).
Curious about his journey? Click to find out 👉 bit.ly/42nPsia
#PalliativeCareIsForYou #PalliativeCareAwareness #NHPCW
✨ Like the North Star guiding travelers, #PalliativeCareIsForYou supports caregivers and loved ones navigating illness together.
This #NHPCW, discover resources from Covenant Health Palliative Institute to learn how palliative care can help.
#NHPCW
🌟 National Hospice Palliative Care Week! 🌟
Just updated: Our Understanding Palliative Care module shows how palliative care improves quality of life at ANY stage of serious illness.
Access it here: bit.ly/4iJk3hr
#PalliativeCareIsForYou
Behind the scenes at the Legislature!
🏛️ MLA Jackie Lovely shouted out our work making palliative care and planning ahead less intimidating.
Our My Wishes Alberta and Plan Ahead Toolkit guide folks through tough moments.
Learn more: compassionatealberta.ca
#PalliativeCare #PlanAhead
📣 Mark National Hospice Palliative Care Week (May 4-10, 2025) with PalliLearn!
Learn to support those facing serious illness, death and grief through evidence-based courses. Find upcoming sessions near you: bit.ly/3YVUrH2
#PalliativeCareIsForYou #NHPCW
📣 Mark National Hospice Palliative Care Week (May 4-10, 2025) with PalliLearn!
Learn to support those facing serious illness, death and grief through evidence-based courses. Find upcoming sessions near you: bit.ly/3YVUrH2
#PalliativeCareIsForYou #NHPCW
Breaking news! 📰
Today has been officially declared Advance Care Planning Day in Alberta.
Prepare for the unexpected by documenting your healthcare preferences and sharing them with people you trust.
Visit our website for resources. 🌐
bit.ly/44jE7U0
#ACPDay #MyWishesAlberta
Have you thought about who would make decisions for you if you couldn't? On #ACPDay, take action by creating your personal directive.
Document your healthcare wishes and share with providers and family. Review annually. 📝
Learn more: CompassionateAlberta.ca
#AdvanceCarePlanningDay
This #AdvanceCarePlanningDay, share healthcare wishes with loved ones. 💬
Open conversations today prevent confusion tomorrow. Those close to you can't honor preferences they don't know. Break the silence around end-of-life planning—it's a caring gift. 💝
bit.ly/3VBupHq
#ACPDay #MyWishesAlberta
#AdvanceCarePlanningDay reminds us that healthcare choices are deeply personal. 💖
Choose someone you trust as your healthcare proxy—someone who'll advocate for your wishes if you can't. This isn't about age or illness—it's about making sure your voice guides your care. 🗣️
bit.ly/4jwy8jo
#ACPDay
#AdvanceCarePlanningDay is almost here! 🗓️
Take charge of your health journey. Have meaningful conversations with your healthcare providers about any questions, symptoms, or concerns.
Your health matters—start the conversation today! 💬
#ACPDay
#AdvanceCarePlanningDay is coming up!
🗓️ Who would speak for you if you couldn't? Consider what matters most if seriously ill.
The My Wishes Alberta workbook (now in French!) helps you identify values to guide your healthcare. Start the conversation today!
bit.ly/3VBupHq
#MyWishesAlberta #ACPDay
Join us at Mill Woods Library on April 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., for "How to have conversations about dying and grief." Acquire vital skills from facilitators to support your loved ones in challenging times.
Sign up here: epl.bibliocommons.com/events/67bf7...
#PalliLearn #CommunityEducation
📰 March 2025 Compassionate Alberta Newsletter
Medical-Legal Symposium on Advance Care Planning
PalliLearn education updates
ACP Day - April 16
Upcoming resource translations
Plus: Extended deadline for Stats Canada's Life-limiting Illness study
Read now: bit.ly/4bQfvUL
#CompassionateAlberta
Attention psychosocial spiritual clinicians: Join Becky VanTassel for our sixth session on grief and dementia. Gain tools to support individuals and families.
Learn more: buff.ly/WLPyZjy
Register: buff.ly/6qpgwdA
💙 Attention healthcare professionals in palliative & grief care
Join us Feb 20 for "How To Care What To Say" - an ECHO session on discussing grief and loss, led by Becky Van Tassel.
Part of our Psychosocial Spiritual Alberta Community of Practice.
Learn more & register: https://buff.ly/3CBa0MH
🎵 Discover how music therapy can enhance palliative care in long-term care settings with Education Lead Sheila Killoran on Feb 13 at 11 AM ET. With 18 years of experience, she will discuss the link between music, healing, and grief support.
Register: https://buff.ly/42MN07U
Join us Friday at EPL's Whitemud Crossing Library! 🏛️
We're bringing together Edmonton's best senior support services under one roof:
- Caregivers Alberta
- City of Edmonton
- The Geri-Actors
& more!
Plus: Free movie screening at 3 PM! 🎬
11 AM - 3 PM, Feb 7
#YEGEvents #SeniorsSupport
🤝 Understanding Palliative Care
Join us on February 12, from 12:00 to 1:15 PM MST, for a session that simplifies palliative care. It's more than you might imagine!
Sign up today: https://buff.ly/4hnZt6w
#PalliativeCare #HealthEducation
