Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Community of Practice
Recurring event May 29, 2:00 - 3:00pm Next Event: September 25, 2:00 - 3:00pm
Organized by: Palliative Institute
Audience: Healthcare professionals Researchers
Interested in sharing and learning from other clinicians in delivering palliative and hospice care? Come be a part of the Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Community of Practice!
Connect with colleagues from across Alberta who deliver palliative and end of life care. This community of practice is ideal for clinicians, frontline champions, clinical educators, unit leaders and managers of hospices and palliative care units in Alberta and open to any site that delivers care to people with serious and life-threatening illnesses.
Members of this community of practice will have the opportunity to meet every other month with other clinicians from the province to engage in discussions and explore topics such as continuing education, care delivery processes and best practice care.
Sessions
Swallowing and comfort eating at end of life
Date: January 30, 2025
Presenter: Sandy Ayre, OT
This session will highlight the complexities of swallowing and eating at end of life and explore how bedside practitioners can support the patients and families they care for.
Orientation and continuing education for nurses in palliative care
Date: March 27, 2025
Presenter: Brooklyn Dell, CNE
This session will explore orientation and education standards for nurses delivering palliative and end of life care in Alberta.
Pain and anxiety medications at end of life from a palliative nurse consultant perspective
Date: May 29, 2025
Presenter: Luisa Arevalo, RN
This session will highlight some of the pharmacological interventions related to addressing pain and anxiety for palliative patients from a palliative nurse consultant perspective.
Palliative sedation: A nursing job aid
Date: September 25, 2025
Presenter: Sheilla Killoran, MT
This session will explore the steps and the implications of palliative sedation from a practical perspective.
This event is part of the Covenant Health Palliative Institute's ECHO Hub virtual knowledge-sharing platform. Find more events or revisit past sessions on ECHO Hub.