National ECHO Sessions
National ECHO programs are free for all health care professionals to participate in.
Upcoming Sessions
Supporting Caregivers and Their Evolving Worlds
April 4, 2023 from 12–1:00 p.m. ET
Join us on National Caregiver Day to learn more about the resources and activities available for supporting caregivers.
Creating Culturally Safe-r Palliative Care Education for Indigenous Communities
April 19, 2023 from 1–2:00 p.m. ET
Learn more about increasing Indigenous communities’ capacity to provide palliative care by offering culturally safer palliative care training for health and social care providers
Complications en fin de vie de maladies neurologiques dégénératives (in French)
March 24, 2023 from 12–1:00 p.m. ET
This session will focus on common, severe end-of-life complications of degenerative neurological diseases
Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Community of Practice
Do you see room for improvement in how your long-term care home provides a palliative approach to care? Register now to join the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Community of Practice
Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Community of Practice
Learn more about providing a palliative care approach for individuals with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI).
Heart Disease Community of Practice
Connect with colleagues from across Canada with a shared interest in integrating a palliative care approach for individuals with advanced heart failure.
Palliative Care Journal Watch
Keeps you informed on the latest peer-reviewed palliative care literature.
Community-Based Primary Palliative Care Community of Practice
This community of practice (COP) focuses on supporting primary care clinicians to integrate primary palliative care in their practices. It is geared towards inter-professional primary health care providers across Canada.
Past sessions
Communities of Practice
Community-Based Primary Palliative Care Community of Practice – Series 1
This community of practice (CoP) focuses on supporting primary care clinicians to integrate primary palliative care in their practices.
Community-Based Primary Palliative Care Community of Practice – Series 2
This community of practice (CoP) focuses on supporting primary care clinicians to integrate primary palliative care in their practices.
Heart Disease Community of Practice – Series 1
This is an exciting opportunity for interprofessional, palliative care clinicians with an interest in heart disease.
Heart Disease Community of Practice – Series 2
Connect with colleagues from across Canada with a shared interest in integrating a palliative care approach for individuals with advanced heart failure.
Long-Term Care Community of Practice – Series 1
This community of practice is for health care professionals, administrators, and system leaders working in long-term care.
Paramedic Community of Practice
Connect with community and frontline paramedics from across Canada who also have a shared interest in integrating a palliative care approach for patients and their families.
Personal Support Worker Community of Practice – Series 2
Access content on end-of-life delirium, culturally relevant care, pain and shortness of breath, and more.
Personal Support Worker Community of Practice – Series 1
This community of practice was for personal support workers (PSWs) and care aides.
Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Community of Practice
A community of practice focused on providing a palliative care approach for individuals with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI).
Journal Watch
Palliative Care Journal Watch
Keeps you informed on the latest peer-reviewed palliative care literature.
Quality Improvement
Quality Improvement Collaborative: Identify Patients with Palliative Care Needs
This ECHO series is designed to help coach family health practices.
Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Community of Practice
Do you see room for improvement in how your long-term care home provides a palliative approach to care? Join the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Community of Practice
Community Engagement
A Culture of Compassion in Canadian Workplaces
A positive workplace culture is critical both for the success of the organization and the well-being of employees.
Enabling Canadians to Support Caregivers by Strengthening Care Connections
Did you know 8.1 million Canadians are currently providing care to someone they care about? Caregivers provide about 80% of the care a patient receives in the last year of life.
The Sustainability Guide – Helping Compassionate Community Initiatives Achieve Impact
The Compassionate Communities Sustainability Guide
Atlas CareMap Workshop with Compassionate Communities Kingston
An Atlas CareMap is a simple, visual diagram of the people involved in providing care to a caregiver and care recipient.
Atlas CareMap Workshop with The Dorothy Ley Hospice
An Atlas CareMap is a visual diagram highlighting the caregiver’s journey and those who care for the caregiver or care recipient.
Standalone Sessions
The Platinum Rule: All that Glitters Isn’t Gold
Learn about the Platinum Rule—doing unto patients as they would want done unto themselves.
7 Keys to Delivering Palliative Care Upstream: What We Learned From 1,000 Patients and Families
7 keys to enable an early approach to palliative care.
Taking Vitals: The SCQ—The Evidence, Development, and Clinical Necessity of a Measure to Routinely Assess Patients Experiences of Compassion
This session discusses the importance of compassion in quality palliative care.
Information Session – The CAPACITI program
This session provides an introduction to CAPACITI, a free education program for interprofessional primary care teams.
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Lecture
This lecture is honours international leaders in the field of hospice palliative care.
Fin de vie de maladies neurologiques dégénératives (in French)
This session focuses on end of life of degenerative neurological diseases.
Practical Cannabis for Patients with Palliative Needs
This session provides a practical overview of the potential benefits and harms of using cannabis.
Pour une approche palliative intégrée: Optimiser la communication entre les intervenants de première ligne et les équipes hospitalières (in French)
This session focuses on how to identify patients who may benefit from palliative care
Essential Conversations – Creating a Better Illness Experience for Patients and Families in the Home
This session provides home care workers with insights, knowledge and practical tools.
La gestion des cas complexes au centres d’hébergement de soins de longue durée (CHSLD) (in French)
This interactive ECHO session focuses on the management of complex palliative care cases in the long-term care setting.
Opioid Use Disorder in Palliative Care
The prevalence of opioid use disorder remains high and represents a public health crisis.
Fin de vie de maladies neurologiques dégénératives 2 (in French)
As part of a collaboration with Palli-Science, this session focuses on end-of-life Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Using Pain Pumps in the Home
The use of pain pumps has several advantages for pain control.
Peaufiner l’art de l’accompagnement des personnes en soins palliatifs et de leurs proche (in French)
As part of a collaboration with Palli-Science, this session focuses on various themes related to the art of accompanying people receiving palliative care. These include an exploration of the wishes of
Fin de vie de maladie pulmonaire chronique (in French)
As part of a collaboration with Palli-Science, this session focuses on end-of-life chronic lung disease. Participants will learn the key symptoms of advanced lung disease, how to best relieve these symptoms,
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Lecture – Healing Hearts and Communities
Highlight key public health developments in palliative care and link this to the theme of Healing Hearts and Communities.
Walking Alongside Indigenous Peoples who are Seriously Ill: Education for Community Caregivers
Learn more about improving the capacity of health and social care providers in Indigenous communities to provide education and support to families and community members who are caring for loved ones with life-limiting illnesses.
Burnout Basics: Lessons learned from developing a resident wellness curriculum to alleviate burnout
Lessons learned from interprofessional experiences co-creating and co-leading a resident wellness curriculum.
Grief and Bereavement
Dive into grief and bereavement strategies including strategies for children and young people.
Pain Management in Palliative Care
This session focused on managing pain in palliative care through medication.
Communication in Palliative Care
This session focuses on the skills to have serious illness conversations and advance care planning discussions.