We invite clinicians, students, and faculty to register for the Palliative Care Education and Research Days
Palliative Care Everywhere
October 24th & 25th, 2015
Edmonton, Alberta
Fantasyland Hotel, West Edmonton Mall
Learn about palliative care needs and enhance your knowledge of the practical aspects of care and of end-of-life issues. Explore current trends, issues and research with our invited guest experts and your colleagues.
Early Bird Deadline is Friday, Sept 16, 2016
Registration Fees:
One Day $225 Early Bird Rate / $250 Regular Rate after September 16
Two Day $450 Early Bird Rate / $500 Regular Rate after September 16
To register for Covenant Health’s Palliative Care Conference, please click here
Plenary Speaker:
Geoff Mitchell, MD, PhD.
Professor of General Practice and Palliative Care at the University of Queensland
Topic: Case Conference Study Methodology with General Practitioners and Non Cancer Patients
Plenary Speaker:
Barb Pesut, RN, PhD.
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) – Health, Ethics and Diversity
Topic: Challenges of a Home Death
Closing Speaker:
Lorelei Sawchuk, MN, RN, CHPCN(C)
Nurse Practitioner & Education Lead, Covenant Health Palliative Institute
Topic: Difference Between Care and Caring
Challenge Panel Discussions:
“Everyone Wants to Die at Home: Myth or Fact?”
“Follow-up to Physician Hastened Death – where are we at now?”
