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| Monday, Mar. 19, 2012 | One Day | Peterborough | Navigating the Health Care System: HELP! |  | 7-8:30pm at the Peterborough Public Library | | Sunday, Apr. 29, 2012 | 3 Days | Toronto, ON | 2012 Ontario Hospice Palliative Care Conference | | Dr. Alejandro (Alex) Jadad (MD, DPhil, FRCPC, FCAHS) will lead the opening keynote presentation on Sunday, 29 April 2012, which will be entitled "Supporting Each Other in the Age of Social Media: Could Death Be, Truly, Our Friend?" Dr. Richard A. Swenson (MD) will lead the closing keynote presentation on Tuesday, 1 May 2012, which will be entitled "The Margin Prescription: Restoring Balance and Reserves to Busy Lives." The conference will be held at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel and Conference Centre. Information on room rates and booking are posted on the HPCO website. | | Friday, Jun. 01, 2012 | 3 Days | Banff, Alberta | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference | | The 2012 program will focus on five main learning streams: 1) Advocacy, Leadership and Organizational Development 2) Inter-professional Education and Practice 3) Awareness, Information, Social Media and Advance Care Planning 4a) Clinical Practice – Pain and Symptom Management 4b) Clinical Practice – General A program of advanced level workshops facilitated by a faculty of experts is currently in development. In early December, you will find our preliminary program on this web page. Please mark your calendars and check back frequently for updated information. To receive a monthly email update, please email: mpeterson@bruyere.org with "2012 Conference mailing list" as the subject header. | | Monday, Oct. 08, 2012 | 5 Days | Montreal, Canada | 19th International Congress in Palliative Care | | Practical, in-depth workshops and seminars on a broad range of topics covering all aspects of end-of-life care, from the most current scientific developments in pain and symptom control to the large existential questions, to hands-on experiential sessions addressing practical issues faced every day. | | Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 | 3 Days | Cambridge, ON | Exploring the Special Needs of Suicide Survivors: A "Companionship Philosophy of Caregiving" | | This educational seminar for bereavement workers is presented by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD - well known author, eductor and grief counselor. Space is limited, please register early. |
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