WHAT is the Roadshow?
It’s a series of full-day educational workshops developed in response to an identified need for palliative care training and development throughout rural Alberta.
The benefits of the AHPCA Roadshow include community building and strengthening through networking, and increased knowledge and skills about issues related to hospice palliative care and other associated fields.
WHO attends the Roadshow?
The AHPCA Roadshow participants include multi-agency professionals, such as nurses, social workers, teachers, complementary therapists, and health care administrators. You’ll also find volunteers, caregivers, patients, families, and interested community members in the Roadshow audiences. Over 2,400 Albertans have attended the AHPCA Roadshow in the past 7 years.
WHERE has the Roadshow toured?
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft McMurray | Camrose | Airdrie | Drumheller | Airdrie | Bonnyville | Banff |
| Grande Prairie | Peace River | Lethbridge | Ft McMurray | Lacombe | Drumheller | Grande Prairie |
| Lethbridge | Rimbey | St Paul | Okotoks | Peace River | Okotoks | Red Deer |
| Red Deer | Whitecourt | Stony Plain | Wetaskiwin | Whitecourt | Stony Plain | Edson |
Check out the map of Alberta locations that AHPCA has toured.
WHY do Roadshow workshops make a difference?
It’s all about the topics. AHPCA specifically selects Roadshow topics to be practical and applicable to a wide range of community members including those in hospice palliative are. Our workshop facilitators are well-respected experts in their respective fields from within our own province.
Roadshow Topics
2010 We’re All in this Together…..
2011 This Thing Called Grief: How We Can Help
2012 Talking About the Tough Stuff
2013 This Thing Called Grief: with an emphasis on Culture and Customs
2014 Take a Deep Breath: Taking Care of YOU
2015 The Final Journey: Becoming a Compassionate Companion
2016 It’s About Life: Navigating the Reality of Hospice Palliative Care
2017 This Thing Called Grief: It’s Complicated
AHPCA Roadshow Partners:
Alberta Health Services
Brenda Strafford Foundation/Tudor Manor
Camrose Palliative Care Interest Group
Canadian Cancer Society
City of Lethbridge
Drumheller Area Health Foundation
Drumheller Community Cancer Center
Eldon and Ann Foote Foundation
First United Church–Wetaskiwin
Foothills Country Hospice Society
Grande Prairie Hospice Palliative Care Society
High Prairie & District Holistic Palliative Care Society
Lacombe Palliative Care Society
Lethbridge Family Services
Lethbridge Palliative Care Team
MacDonald Island Park
McLeod River PCN
Olds & District Hospice Society
Order of St. Lazarus
Peace Palliative Care Society
Red Deer Hospice
Rimbey Family & Community Support
St. Michael’s Health Center
St. Paul & Area Palliative Care Association
Town of Peace River
Whitecourt Cancer & Wellness Group
Whitecourt Cancer Support Group
Wood Buffalo PCN
Woodlands County
2017 Locations
Date:
Friday October 13, 2017
Host:
High Prairie & District Holistic Palliative Care Society
2017 Roadshow Information
“This Thing Called Grief – It’s Complicated” is a hands-on full-day workshop that will help you cope with grief and bereavement in more complex situations, such as medical aid in dying, suicide, sudden death, and the loss of a teen or young adult. Caregivers, family members, community volunteers, and healthcare professionals are all welcome.
Guest Presenter: Bert Enns, BA, MTS
Bert Enns is a highly respected healthcare professional in Alberta, who has worked within Palliative and End-of-Life Care programs for over 16 years. She specializes in grief support and spiritual wellbeing.
