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SUMMARY:Advance Care Planning - National Association of Federal Retirees
DESCRIPTION:Have you had the conversation?\n\n\n\nAdvance Care Planning conversations may be one of the most important conversation you will ever have. These conversations can help make sure that your wishes for your future personal health care are known and may bring peace of mind to you\, your family and those who may have to make decisions on your behalf.\n\n\n\nIn this workshop\, participants will be brought into facilitated group discussions about their values\, wishes and beliefs as they relate to future personal care\, and they will also learn how they can start these conversations with those closest to them.\n\n\nWant to organize a workshop like this in your community? Contact us now!
URL:https://compassionateottawa.ca/event/advance-care-planning-national-association-of-federal-retirees/
LOCATION:Zoom – Open to public
CATEGORIES:Online,Private Event
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SUMMARY:Advance Care Planning and Wills - Arabic Speaking Community Members
DESCRIPTION:Have you had the conversation? \n\n\n\n\nAdvance Care Planning conversations may be one of the most important conversation you will ever have. These conversations can help make sure that your wishes for your future personal health care are known and may bring peace of mind to you\, your family and those who may have to make decisions on your behalf.\n\n\n\nIn this workshop\, participants will be brought into facilitated group discussions about their values\, wishes and beliefs as they relate to future personal care\, and they will also learn how they can start these conversations with those closest to them.\n  \n\n\n** For Arabic speaking community members\n  \n\nWant to organize a workshop like this in your community? Contact us now!\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://compassionateottawa.ca/event/advance-care-planning-and-wills-arabic-speaking-community-members/
LOCATION:Southeast Ottawa Community Health Center\, 1355 Bank St. 7th floor at the Heatherington Room\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1H 8K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Online,Open to Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240214T100000
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SUMMARY:Advance Care Planning - National Association of Federal Retirees
DESCRIPTION:Have you had the conversation?\n\n\n\nAdvance Care Planning conversations may be one of the most important conversation you will ever have. These conversations can help make sure that your wishes for your future personal health care are known and may bring peace of mind to you\, your family and those who may have to make decisions on your behalf.\n\n\n\nIn this workshop\, participants will be brought into facilitated group discussions about their values\, wishes and beliefs as they relate to future personal care\, and they will also learn how they can start these conversations with those closest to them.\n\n\nWant to organize a workshop like this in your community? Contact us now!\n\n**Workshop offered in French only.
URL:https://compassionateottawa.ca/event/advance-care-planning-national-association-of-federal-retirees-2/
LOCATION:Zoom – Open to public
CATEGORIES:Online,Private Event
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SUMMARY:Follow-Up Grief and Bereavement – United Churches of Canada
DESCRIPTION:Grief can be complicated and challenging. It is experienced by everyone\, regardless of age and many in our community still express that they are not comfortable addressing it. In particular\, seniors and older adults can be acutely impacted by grief. \nTo help support you and your community\, Compassionate Ottawa invites you to join a free virtual workshop. It will be hosted by our experienced and trained facilitators. \nIn this workshop\, you will be guided through an interactive session by our facilitators to increase your knowledge and comfort on the topic. You will also be provided with tools and techniques to have conversations with those around you experiencing grief to be able to better support them\, which is especially important during these challenging times.
URL:https://compassionateottawa.ca/event/follow-up-grief-and-bereavement-united-churches-of-canada/
LOCATION:Zoom – Private Event
CATEGORIES:Online,Private Event
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Leaders – Working Together in Palliative Care
DESCRIPTION:This live\, virtual event will feature a conversation with Dr. Hsien Seow and Dr. Samantha Winemaker\, co-hosts of The Waiting Room Revolution podcast and authors of the book Hope for the Best\, Plan for the Rest. In discussion with Dr. Mary Lou Kelley\, Compassionate Ottawa volunteer\, we will hear Dr. Seow and Dr. Winemaker’s real-life stories\, their 7 keys for navigating a serious illness\, how patients and their caregivers can be hopeful and prepared at every step of their journey\, and how much it matters that we all work together. \nDr. Hsien Seow Dr. Hsien Seow is the Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care and Health System Innovation and a Professor in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University. He publishes health care research focused on improving the patient and family experience for those facing serious illness. He is the co-author of The Tao of Innovation: Nine Questions Every Innovator Must Answer. \nDr. Samantha Winemaker Dr. Samantha Winemaker is a palliative care physician who cares for patients with serious illness and their families in the home. She is an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Family Medicine\, Division of Palliative Care. She has won numerous awards for her leadership and contributions to palliative care education for health care professionals. \nDr. Mary Lou Kelley Dr. Mary Lou Kelley is a Social Worker\, and was engaged in practice\, teaching\, and research in gerontology and palliative care at Lakehead University for 35 years. She was the recipient of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s Award of Excellence (2011)\, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)\, and the Ontario Hospice Palliative Care Visionary Award (2015) in recognition of her career contribution to Canadian palliative care. She has been volunteering with Compassionate Ottawa since 2018. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://compassionateottawa.ca/event/working-together-in-palliative-care/
LOCATION:Zoom – Open to public
CATEGORIES:Online,Open to Public
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SUMMARY:Conversations With Leaders: Understanding Palliative Care
DESCRIPTION:Palliative care is often misunderstood\, yet it plays an important role in supporting quality of life for people living with serious illness and those who care for them. In this Conversations with Leaders event\, Dr. James Downar and Louise Hanvey will explore what palliative care is\, address common myths and misconceptions\, and discuss the different types of care and supports available in Ottawa and beyond. Together\, they will reflect on how palliative care can support people in hospitals\, hospices\, and at home\, while also highlighting current research and emerging conversations shaping the future of care. The discussion will conclude with an opportunity for audience questions.\nJames Downar James Downar is a Critical Care and Palliative Care physician in Ottawa\, and has a Master’s degree in Bioethics. He is currently Professor and Head of the Division of Palliative Care at the University of Ottawa\, where he holds a Clinical Research Chair in Palliative and End of Life Care. He is an adjunct professor at the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at the Queensland University of Technology. He is the past President of the Canadian Critical Care Society and co-chair of the Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative.  He has authored nearly 200 peer-reviewed publications and was the principal investigator on more than 30 peer-reviewed grants. In 2025\, he received the King Charles III Coronation medal for contributions to Palliative Care in Canada\, and in 2021 he received the Award of Excellence from the Ontario Medical Association’s Section on Palliative Medicine. \nLouise Hanvey Louise Hanvey is the volunteer lead for the Conversations & Advance Care Planning program at Compassionate Ottawa. She is a retired registered nurse who has worked with many national palliative care initiatives. Most recently she was the Project Director for the Advance Care Planning in Canada Project with the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. As part of her responsibilities she launched the campaign: Speak Up: Start the conversation about end-of-life care. Louise has nursing experience in public health\, hospitals and nursing education. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://compassionateottawa.ca/event/conversations-with-leaders-understanding-palliative-care/
LOCATION:Zoom – Open to public
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