About the Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Association – AHPCA
AHPCA promotes and supports comprehensive and quality hospice and palliative care in Alberta.
We want to create a robust palliative care community in Alberta, connecting people who will collaborate, innovate and build partnerships.
Join AHPCA, add your voice to our ours to promote quality end-of-life care for ALL Albertans!
Why Join the AHPCA?
A 50% discount on AHPCA workshops and events and a discounted rate for the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) annual conference
An opportunity to connect with people in Alberta’s palliative care community to collaborate, innovate and build partnerships
Associate non-voting membership with the CHPCA
Newsletters from AHPCA and CHPCA
Reduced price on merchandise in the CHPCA Marketplace
An opportunity to add your voice to AHPCA’s advocacy efforts on behalf of all Albertans
Your automatic CHPCA associate membership gives you:
Legitimacy: Joint associate status & provincial membership significantly enhances the overall legitimacy of the hospice palliative care movement in Canada.
Credibility in numbers: The larger the associate status & provincial membership base the more effective Associations are in many aspects of their mandates, i.e. awareness raising, fundraising, program development and national standards.
Effectiveness: Joint associate status & provincial membership allows for the pooling of resources to further the overall mandate and support the development and implementation of programs/services across the country. Pooling of resources also minimizes duplication.
Portability: Joint associate status & provincial membership helps ensure that knowledge, programs, services and expertise are portable across the country.
Access: Joint associate status and provincial membership provides access to information, expertise and colleagues all across the country.
Students enjoy a discounted membership rate, a 50% discount on AHPCA workshops and events and an opportunity to connect with people already working in the industry! Note: AHPCA student membership does NOT include any association with CHPCA