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Raising the Torch – Expanding the Vision
Annual Conference
Sheraton
Professional and Volunteer Care Providers Working in Hospitals, Hospices
Residential Care, Community Care, Chronic Disease Services, Critical Care,
This Conferences is for you!
Early Bird Registration Discount Extended to April 23rd
10 REASONS YOU SHOULD ATTEND
We invite all physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals
to join with Hospice Palliative Care providers,
administrators, lay leaders, and Hospice volunteers for two days of
educational sessions and networking opportunities.
CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION
Did
you know?
- 2/3 will die with 2 or more chronic diseases after months or years in a state of vulnerable frailty - only 1/5 of us will die with a recognizable terminal phase
- Those sick enough to die, but not sure to die within months, will not be referred to palliative care programs but would benefit from a palliative approach to care
- 260,000
die each year in
- For
each death that occurs 5 others are affected – 1.5 Million this year in
Workshops
&
Streams:
Palliative Care Beyond Cancer; Education, Research and Program Development; Leadership and Advocacy; Psychosocial/Spiritual Care; Care of the Dying; Pain & Symptom Management; Care of Families and Children; and Caring Through Hospice Societies.
Keynote
Speakers:
- Awards Dinner Master of Ceremonies, Dr. Art Hister award-winning physician, educator and media personality.
- Dr. Graeme Rocker, Respirologist,
Canadian Researcher End of Life Network, Queen Elizabeth Health Science
Centre,
- Bev Foster, Executive Director Room 217 Foundation,
performer & music educator
- Dr. Sara N. Davison, Nephrologist,
Bioethicist,
- Barbara Morningstar, Program Director,
- Camara van Breemen, Clinical Nurse Specialist & Certified
Play Therapist Canuck Place Children's Hospice & Nurse
Practitioner Murrayville Family Practice Group
- Antony Holland, One of Canada's most acclaimed actors, performing Tuesday's with Morrie
For
More Information:
Call
604-945-3574
or email sharon@theciainc.com
or Click
Here for On-Line Registration
To
Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor: To become a sponsor contact, Dan Levitt, Director, Fundraising and
Development,
Tel: 604-341-0445 - Email: danlevitt@shaw.ca
