Canadian Virtual Hospice Wins Silver at International Media Festival
The Canadian Virtual Hospice website was recognized as “exceptional” by an international panel of judges at an awards ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts. The site, which provides information on palliative and end of life care, received a silver award in the website category from the Health & Science Communications Association (HeSCA). The awards recognize excellence in health and sciences media production. HeSCA’s Media Festival is internationally recognized as the pre-eminent media awards program in health sciences, where the "best of the best" entries in web, print, film, video, still media and interactive media compete for distinguished honors.
The Exchange: CancerChatCanada: Online Support for Caregivers
A new article from Dr. Joanne Stephen describes the CancerChatCanada pilot project. The project set up online support groups that are filling a well-documented need among Canadian caregivers.
Books, Links and More: Resources for Patients and Families
Find destress.ca, the caregiver guide Be the Noodle, and an online handbook for families caring for older people among the resources at virtualhospice.ca that help you help others. Also find programs and services that provide support in your area.
Carstairs' Releases 3rd Report on Palliative Care
Palliative care advocate Senator Sharon Carstairs has tabled in the Senate her latest report on palliative care, titled Raising the Bar. You can find it on her website.
Physician
Virtual Hospice team member Dr. Cornelius Woelk has been named Manitoba's Physician of the Year by the province's association of physicians.
New Virtual Hospice Team Member
We welcome Freya Hansen to our clinical team. Freya brings her background as a counsellor and palliative nurse specialist to new content on the site and to support Ask a Professional.
New Resources for Patients and Families
The Comfort of Home for Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide for Caregivers from the Alzheimer Society of Canada gives practical, comprehensive and easy to read information regarding careing for someone at home with Alzheimer's Disease.
Seasons of Solace: A Story of Healing through photos and poems written by Janelle Shantz Hertzler shares photos and poems to help others in the midst of grief.
Start the Conversation: The book about death you were hoping to find provides a spiritual approach to understanding death, dying and grief. Published by Warner Books and recommended by health care professionals in mental health and education.
New Tools for Professionals
Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Nursing Education: A Framework for First Nation, Inuit and Métis Nursing was developed and launched in 2009. Available as a downloadable file in English, French and Innuktitut.