Program
Conference schedule
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| 8:30 - 8:45 |
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| Opening prayer Craig Traynor, Chaplain, Covenant Health |
| 8:45 - 9:45 |
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| Opening plenary Binding the Wounded: A Reflection on the Meaning and Art of Palliation Cory Labrecque |
| 9:45 - 9:55 |
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| Health break and website/poster viewing |
| 9:55 - 10:55: Concurrent sessions A |
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| Back to basics Nausea, Vomiting and other GI Symptoms in Palliative Care Megan Sellick and Lawrence Lee |
| Emerging issues and trends An Intersectional Review of Advance Care Planning for Structurally Vulnerable populations: Barriers, Facilitators & Interventions Rachel Carter and Andrew Jeong |
| Challenging clinical care needs Early Palliative Care to "bridge the gap" Between time of Diagnosis and First Oncology Consultation for Patients with Advanced Cancers Michelle Lack and Janet Vandale |
| Emerging issues and trends Recognizing and Realizing the Value Family Caregivers Bring to Palliative Care Jasneet Parmar |
| Psychosocial/Spiritual and wellness Death by Trauma: Harnessing Team-Based Care for the Most Vulnerable Patients Amanda Lucas and Kayla King |
| 10:55 - 11:05 |
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| Health break |
| 11:05 - 12:05: Concurrent sessions B |
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| Back to basics Assessment & Management of Shortness of Breath in Patients with Palliative Diagnosis Lawrence Lee and Megan Sellick |
| Emerging issues and trends Developing an Access to Palliative Care Strategy for People of Latin American and Black African Descent with Advanced Cancer Luz (Luza) Aida Zapata Cardona and Nazret Russon |
| Challenging clinical care needs Telling the Stories of Indigenous Cancer Patients Multidisciplinary rounds Veronica Big Plume |
| Emerging Issues & Trends Advancing Palliative Care in Ontario with the Implementation of the Palliative Health Service Delivery Framework Community Model of Care: Insights from Implementation from Palliative Clinical Coaches Genevieve Lalumiere and Anita Roopani |
| Psychosocial/Spiritual and wellness Wellness Wednesdays: Creative Support for the Health Care Team Meghan McMillian |
| 12:05 - 12:35 |
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| Lunch |
| 12:35 - 1:35: Concurrent sessions C |
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| Back to basics The impact of Clinical Specialist Radiation Therapist Management of Patients Undergoing Palliative Radiotherapy Pamela Patterson |
| Emerging Issues & Trends Enhancing Palliative Care Education and Community Engagement: The ECHO Project in Alberta Melanie Doiron |
| Challenging Clinical Care Needs Closing the Evidence to Practice Gap: Supporting Uptake of the Serious Illness Conversation Program with Implementation Science Laura Finkler-Kemeny and Vicki Kennedy |
| Emerging issues and trends Improving Advance Care Planning Through Medical-Legal Collaboration Maureen Douglas |
| Psychosocial/Spiritual and wellness Palliative Care - Islamic Perspective Abdul Hai Patel and Shehnaz Hussain |
| 1:35 - 1:45 |
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| Health break and website/poster viewing |
| 1:45 - 2:45: Concurrent sessions D |
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| Back to basics Bridging the Gap Between Hospital and Home: Interventions to Ensure Continued Medication Management for Palliative Patients at Transition of Care. Serena Rix |
| Emerging Issues & Trends Leveraging findings from The Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care: Alberta Edition Leonie Herx |
| Psychosocial / Spiritual & Wellness Educating for Empathy: Advancing Culturally Safer Palliative Care Danica Hans and Sheila Killoran |
| Emerging issues and trends Five years of Compassionate Alberta: What Impact did we Have on Public Awareness of Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care? Patricia Biondo and Mary-Ann Shantz |
| Psychosocial/Spiritual and wellness Living and Dying at George's House: "It feels like I'm at home" Ian McInnis and Charlotte Pooler |
| 2:45 - 2:50 |
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| Health break and website/poster viewing |
| 2:50 - 3:50 |
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| Closing plenary Cancer Cachexia Circa 2025: Advances in Definition, Classification, Biology and Therapy Vickie Baracos |
| 3:50 - 4:00 |
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| Poster award & closing remarks |
| Sheila Killoran and Louise Kashuba |