Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Community of Practice
Recurring event
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 with other clinicians from the province to engage in discussions and explore topics such as continuing education, care delivery processes and best practice care.
New sessions beginning Fall 2026
Sessions
Ethics in Palliative Care
Session 1: September 24, 2026
Topic: Ethics in Palliative Care
Presenter: Cecilia Marion, Clinical Ethicist, Covenant Health Ethics and Discernment Centre
Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Session 2: October 8, 2026
Topic: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Presenter: Marlene Varga, MSc, Wound Healing and Tissue Repair, Skin Integrity Practice Lead, Covenant, Sherry A. Irwin, RN, BN, Rural Continuing Care RAI Coordinator Covenant
Getting Comfortable with Pain Management and Opioids
Session 4: March 25, 2027
Topic: Getting Comfortable with Pain Management and Opioids
Presenter: Brooklyn Dell, RN, CHPCH(C), Clinical Nurse Educator, Palliative Care, Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Covenant, Jennifer Lam, RN, Palliative Care Nurse Consultant, University of Alberta Hospital