2010-02-04
2010 Annual Conference

Raising the Torch – Expanding the Vision
May 14-15, 2010
Annual Conference
Sheraton Guildford, Surrey, B.C.

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Professional and Volunteer Care Providers working in Hospitals, Hospices, Residential Care, Community Care, Chronic Disease Services, Critial Care,

• 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 Canada – projected to increase to 430,000 in just 20 years
• For each death that occurs 5 others are affected – 1.5 Million this year in Canada

• Dr. Graeme Rocker, Respirologist, Canadian Researcher End of Life Network, Queen Elizabeth Health Science Centre, Dalhousie University
•  Bev Foster, Executive Director Room 217 Foundation, performer & music educator
• Dr. Sara N. Davison, Nephrologist, Bioethicist, University of Alberta
•  Barbara Morningstar, Program Director, Surrey Hospice Society
• 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