Toronto Central Palliative Care Network

Feb. 25th – Government and Community Services Fair

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:59:56 +0000

On February 25^th, there will be a Government and Community Services Fair, hosted by MPP Donna Cansfield (Etobicoke-Centre) and MPP Laurel Broten (Etobicoke-Lakeshore). Our network has signed up for a table at the event and I thought I’d pass on the info to your network in case you would also like to participate. Last year over 2000 people attended this event which showcased, 16 Ministries, 15 Government agencies and 76 community services organizations.

Here is some info on the event:

7^th Annual Government and Community Services Fair
Date: February 25, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Cloverdale Mall, 250 The East Mall, Etobicoke

If you are interested in a table, please contact Charlotte Rouse from Ms. Donna Cansfield’s office: dcansfield.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org, (416)234-2800. The deadline to request a table is February 17th.

Etobicoke-Centre map: http://www.elections.on.ca/en-CA/Tools/ElectoralDistricts/EDMaps/EtobicokeCentre.htm

Etobicoke-Lakeshore map: http://www.elections.on.ca/en-CA/Tools/ElectoralDistricts/EDMaps/EtobicokeLakeshore.htm

If you are unable to attend the event, but would still like to promote your network and available services, feel free to forward any promotional material to our office and we can display it on our table.

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care: The Action Plan for Health Care In Ontario

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:10 +0000

On January 30th, more than 600 guests joined the Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care as she presented the McGuinty government’s action plan to transform healthcare.

Improving access to care and quality of care
Navigating tough fiscal and demographic challenges

To view the video of this event click here.

11th Annual Hospice Palliative Care Conference

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:37:14 +0000

11th Annual Hospice Palliative Care Conference

“Fitting the Pieces Together”

Date:

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Time:

8:45am – 4:00pm

Location:

Ajax Convention Centre

World Hospice Palliative Care Day Special Seminar 2011

admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:56:47 +0000

“Hospice and Palliative Care in Resource-Poor Settings”

Date:

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Time:

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

Location:

Institute for Life Course & Aging, University of Toronto
University of Toronto, St. George Campus
263 McCaul Street, 4th Floor Classroom

Keynote Speaker:
John Mastrojohn III
Executive Director, Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA)

In a repeated joint partnership, Hospice Toronto, the Institute for Life Course and Aging at the University of Toronto, the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) and the Toronto Central Palliative Care Network cordially invite you to the annual World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Seminar (Reception to follow).

In this insightful and informative session, you will learn about hospice and palliative care service provision in resource poor settings and opportunities for advocacy toward access to pain and symptom management around the globe. The session will be kicked off with an update on World Hospice and Palliative Care Day activities by Christopher Klinger, Co-Chair, NICE End-of-Life Issues Theme Team.

So mark your calendars for this exciting and international event!

Webcast

Webcast available via: http://hosting2.epresence.tv/AGING/1.aspx

Registration

To register, please go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DLHYFC5

Documents & Handouts

To download a copy of our event flyer (in PDF format), please click here.

Parliamentary Committee on Palliative & Compassionate Care

admin — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:25:28 +0000

On April 2010, a multi-party group of MPs spanning the political spectrum announced the formation the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative & Compassionate Care (PCPCC), an ad-hoc Committee of the House of Commons dedicated to promoting awareness of, fostering substantive research and constructive dialogue on palliative and compassionate care in Canada. PCPCC’s work will culminate with a report urging specific policy action on a series of four challenges: palliative care, suicide prevention, elder abuse, and disability issues. The committee held a roundtable on October 30, 2010 and Mr. Ron Lirette (Executive Director, Dorothy Ley Hospice & Perram House) kindly presented on behalf of the Network. The presentation can be downloaded here

For more information on the committee, please go to their website www.pcpcc-cpspsc.ca

CHPCA 2010

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:27:40 +0000

Members of the TCPCN recently attended the Canadian Hospice Pallaitive Care Association’s 2010 Conference held on October 28-31, 2010. A number of network presentations are listed below:

“Development of a regional performance index to monitor hospice palliative care systems performance” – Ms. Siu Mee Cheng, TCPCN; Ms. Jane Sanders, Toronto Grace Health Centre
“A Tale of Three Cities: State of integrated hospice palliative care within the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network region, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Fraser Health Authority” – Ms. Siu Mee Cheng, TCPCN; Dr. Mike Harlos, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Ms. Lori Embleton, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Dr. Raymond Berry, TCPCN & Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
“Development of a regional hospice palliative care asset map” – Mapping & Projections Working Group, TCPCN [Poster] download