BC Centre for Palliative Care

04/30/2026

Join us to learn how community-minded partners are building a dementia-inclusive culture to help reduce stigma, raise awareness and empowering supports for people living with early dementia to age in place.

Thursday, May 14, 12:00 pm - 1:00pm PST

Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/UMpLC1koTNuX5INNQAhJnQ

04/28/2026

ICYMI - In case you missed it, April's Centrepoint is now available here: https://mailchi.mp/bc-cpc/centrepoint-april2026

Be the first to know the latest news when you subscribe: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/centrepoint-2/

04/27/2026

New publication: Analysis of virtual visits for palliative home care during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic forced healthcare providers to look at new ways to provide care like never before, including phone and video platforms. A new publication looks at the experience of using these methods: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26892820261435554

04/23/2026

Learn how to integrate a palliative approach into long-term care from move-in, with a focus on what matters most to residents and their families. This session introduces the foundations of a palliative approach, supports clinicians in adopting care planning that prepares for both current needs and anticipated changes, and highlights the new Palliative Essentials education available for staff working in LTC.

Thursday, May 7, 12pm-1pm PST

Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/vgVNe8UnQ2OTCSOKolyMOg

04/22/2026

A Community Collaboration: The Sunshine Coast Hospice Green Sleeve Advance Care Planning Program

04/17/2026

Join Jess Holtslander as she shares on neurodivergence, grief & bereavement.

Jess shares from her experience providing neurodivergent-affirming grief and loss counselling, working mostly with Autistic/ADHD adults who are late-diagnosed or self-diagnosed.

Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/PPE78R43RRSpii1u_M7eRw

04/16/2026

Who would you trust to make your health and personal care decisions?
How would they know what you want?

Today, April 16, is Advance Care Planning Day in Canada. Share the message now with British Columbians to start Advance Care Planning conversations.

Find out how to get started, stories to inspire and resources to make the process clearer on our ACP Day hub: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp-day/

04/15/2026

April 16, 2026 marks National Advance Care Planning Day.

It is never too early to start planning and sharing your wishes and preferences for your health and personal care

If you couldn’t communicate for yourself, even temporarily, who would make your health and personal care decisions? Would they truly understand what matters most to you?

Advance care planning is something you can do now, before a crisis or sudden change forces decisions to be made under pressure. It gives you time to think about your values, wishes, and priorities, and to talk them through with the people you trust.

Starting these conversations early can ease stress for loved ones and help healthcare teams provide care that reflects what matters to you. By documenting your preferences now, you ensure your voice is heard and your care aligns with your choices, whatever the future brings. Advance care planning is for everyone, whether young or old, healthy or living with health challenges, and the best time to start is today.

There are many resources to access and we are sharing only a few with you. We also have resources at the COHA August Centre so give us a call at 250.763.5511.

🦋Advance Care Planning Canada www.advancecareplanning.ca

🦋BC Centre for Palliative Care
www.bc-cpc.ca/acp

🦋Interior Health Authority
https://tinyurl.com/yp9swkvm

04/14/2026

Why is Advance Care planning essential? Sarb Basra explains (in Punjabi) in this RED FM Vancouver interview: https://vancouver.redfm.ca/why-is-advance-care-planning-essential/

Our Advance Care Planning resources are available in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Jump straight to our downloadable ACP resources and filter by language here:
https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp/

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04/13/2026

As we prepare for Advance Care Planning Day, we are encouraging organizations across BC to share our Advance Care Planning resources with their communities

Find out how to get started, stories to inspire and resources to make the process clearer on our ACP Day hub: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp-day/

If not you, who? If not now, when? Who would you trust to make your health and personal care decisions? How would they know what you want? April 16 is Advance Care Planning Day in Canada, and it’s the perfect time to start conversations with your loved ones about what’s important to you when it ...

04/10/2026

In Canada, not everyone has equal access to palliative and end-of-life care, many populations are still underserved in BC.

We are building a comprehensive list of Advance Care Planning resources for underserved populations, which will be completed in 2026.

For we are sharing an initial list of these resources, for 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous, and vulnerably housed populations: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp/population-specific-acp-resources/

04/09/2026

In last week's video series, we saw two versions of Joe's story. In the first, a Substitute decision maker (his aunt) was chosen by his health care team. In the second, Joe used a representation agreement to select Peter as his substitute decision maker.

A Representation Agreement is a legal document in which you name someone, called a Representative, to make personal-care and health-care decisions for you, if you can't make these decisions on your own.

There are two types of Representation Agreements:
Section 9 (Enhanced) – can be used by a capable person to name a Representative to make personal-care and health-care decisions, including decisions about life support and life- prolonging treatments.
Section 7 (Standard) – can be used by a person with lessened capability to appoint a Representative who can provide routine management of the person's financial affairs, legal affairs, personal care, and minor and major health care.

You can take a guided tour of Representation Agreements with our downloads available in English, Punjabi, Hindi, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese: https://www.bc-cpc.ca/acp/?_page=2