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THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE IN A PANDEMIC WORLD HPCO’S VIRTUAL APRIL 18-20, CONFERENCE 2021 www.conference.hpco.ca Hospice Palliative Care Ontario @hpcontario #hpco2021 hospicepalliativecareontario
THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE
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I wish you an informative and successful conference.
I wish you an informative and successful conference.
I wish you an informative and successful conference.
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Christine Elliott
Christine ElliottPremier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
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and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
WHO WE ARE
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario is a provincial association of hospice palliative care
organizations and individuals working and volunteering throughout Ontario.
We strive for a future where every person in Ontario has access to quality hospice palliative care.
Our Purpose Our Mission Our Vision
We strive for a future where To provide leadership on behalf To be the unified voice of
every person in Ontario has of our members by informing collaborative, quality hospice
access to quality hospice policy and promoting awareness, palliative care in Ontario.
palliative care. education, knowledge transfer
and best practices in the pursuit
of quality hospice palliative care
in Ontario.
WHAT WE VALUE
Courage Integrity Respect
We make the best decisions We are professional and honest We value the diversity of our
not just the popular ones. We in our relationships, we honour members and stakeholders,
dare to go down new roads and our commitments, and we hold their opinions, experiences,
challenge accepted wisdom. We ourselves accountable. and contributions.
place clear expectations on one
another and promote change.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
For The People For Our Members For Our Organization
We will improve access We will provide leadership We will strengthen
sustainability
HPCO will improve access to HPCO will be proactive in public
high quality hospice palliative policy, government relations, HPCO will create social
care and build providers’ and stakeholder relations that enterprise that sustains the
capacity to deliver care. improve access to hospice charitable mission of the
palliative care. organization.
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 4
THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE
IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
DEAR CONFERENCE DELEGATES:
Welcome to Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 virtual conference. We appreciate that in
this time of major system change, tremendous demand for hospice palliative care, and the
added stress of coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, your time is extremely valuable. That you
have taken the time to attend the conference reflects your commitment to learning and sharing
knowledge to ensure hospice palliative care is all it can be for the people of Ontario.
The challenges faced by the sector and the world over the past year have truly showcased the
importance of perpetual innovation and adaptability. This year we are excited to bring you
virtual workshops, keynotes, and oral papers aligned to the conference theme: The New Normal
of Hospice Palliative Care in a Pandemic World, as well as many other topics.
HPCO’s annual conference is known for its interdisciplinary nature with hundreds of thought
leaders, service providers, health system planners, researchers, policy makers, administrators,
front-line practitioners, and volunteers coming together to learn, network, and share innovative
hospice palliative care solutions. Over 91% of delegates attending the 2020 conference said that
the education and information they received would help initiate change in their practices. We
are excited to share this year’s program with you and trust you will find inspiration and value in
your conference experience.
Our thanks to Conference Co-Chairs Pamela Blackwood and Nadine Persaud and to the Program
Advisory Committee for bringing this event together for you. We encourage you to enjoy and
explore the opportunities to learn and collaborate with one another, so that together we can
improve quality hospice palliative care throughout Ontario.
Sincerely,
Vivian Papaiz Rick Firth
Chair of the Board President & CEO
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 5
THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE
IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
HPCO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Vivian Papaiz, RN, MN, PhD(cand.), Gretchen Van Riesen, B.Sc Chris Froggatt, PS
CHPCN(C), CCHN(C) Board Secretary Audit & Risk Management
Chair of the Board Chair of Governance Committee Committee
Chair of Executive Committee Executive Committee Founding Partner
Chair of Nominating Committee Advocacy Consultant Loyalist Public Affairs
Director of Academic Operations Pension Investment Association Toronto and Ottawa
Faculty of Health Sciences and of Canada
Environmental Studies Toronto Royanne Gale, RN, CHPCN(C)
Canadore College of Applied Arts Governance Committee
& Technology Karen Candy, MA Clinical Practice Manager
North Bay Audit & Risk Management CarePartners
Committee Kitchener
Rod Malcolm, B.Comm Executive Director
Vice Chair of the Board The Carpenter Hospice
Burlington Emmi Perkins, MHsc
Executive Committee Governance Committee
Nominating Committee Director of Transformation
Finance Committee Rosario Cartagena, MSc, JD,
Guelph Health Team
Managing Partner and the LLM, CIPP/C
Guelph
Global Consumer Practice Leader Chair of Audit & Risk
DHR International Management Committee
Chief Privacy and Legal Officer Maria Rugg, RN BScN MN
Toronto CHPCN(C) CHE (cand)
Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences
John Crean, B.A. C.Dir. Toronto Finance Committee
Toronto
Past Chair of the Board
Executive Committee Carol Derbyshire
Nominating Committee Finance Committee Jennifer Wilson, AALP, ICD.D
Chair, the New Canadian Governance Committee
Managing Director
Centre of Excellence Trustee of Chatham-Kent
Teneo Strategy
Director, New Hospital Healthcare Hospice Foundation
Toronto
Infrastructure Investment Chatham
Richard Piticco, CPA, CA, CFA Community Advisor,
Treasurer Youth Embracing Today’s Youth (Y.E.T.Y)
Chair of Finance Committee Toronto
Executive Committee
Vice President, Student Services
CPA Ontario
Toronto
Connect @hpcontario #HPCO2021
with HPCO Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
on Social Media hospicepalliativecareontario
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 6
THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE
IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
DEAR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES,
On behalf of the Conference Program Advisory Committee, welcome you to the 2021 Hospice
Palliative Care Ontario Conference: The New Normal in Hospice Palliative Care in a Pandemic
World. The conference team has assembled an extraordinary series of keynote speakers,
workshops, and oral papers, presented through a multitude of unique and diverse lenses to
enhance your knowledge and skills. At a time when healthcare is stretched to the max, we
would like to thank all of our conference delegates for taking the time to attend the conference.
We know you will not be disappointed.
The global COVID-19 pandemic is now more than a year old and has impacted each of us on
personal and professional levels. Also, on a global basis, people are discussing what good
hospice palliative care is, and especially during a pandemic. We have witnessed loss at a rate
that is unfamiliar to many. We have been experiencing grief and trauma in many ways. The care
you provide is needed now more than ever.
Through all the hardships, frontline workers have been under unfathomable stress. The
unwavering support and sacrifices that have been made to protect and continue to serve those
most vulnerable. This conference will demonstrate the lessons learned and the way forward.
It will share the lived experiences of many and help us become comfortable with our new
“normal”. This pandemic has made us appreciate those we love even more and truly understand
the importance of human touch and connection. We hope this conference will support us to feel
connected in different ways.
It takes a dedicated team of individuals to make this conference a success. Our heartfelt thanks
to the Conference Program Advisory Committee and the many individuals who were on the
Abstract Review Team for sharing their knowledge and time to bring you a comprehensive
conference program.
Conference is not possible without the generous support of our exhibitors and sponsors. We
appreciate their commitment and financial support and encourage you to visit with them
virtually.
Enjoy the 2021 Conference. Fingers crossed we can meet again in-person in 2022!
Pamela Blackwood Nadine Persaud
Conference Co-Chair Conference Co-Chair
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
2021 2021
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 7
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
HPCO is committed to leading the hospice palliative care sector to improve
access and enhance quality by providing valued services and products.
Communities of Practice Interest Groups for Hospices
Communities of Practice are organized around a Each Interest Group is organized around a specific
topic and allow individuals who share a passion Staff/Board role within a hospice, currently including:
for what they do to interact regularly and • Board Chair
learn from one another. HPCO has five active • Hospice Residence ED
Communities of Practice: • Visiting Hospice ED
• Health Care Consent Advanced Care Planning • Design and Build
• Rural Hospice Palliative Care • Grief and Bereavement
• Compassionate Communities • Coordinator of Volunteers
• Fund Development • Hospice Residence Clinical Lead
• Complementary Therapy
Hospice Metrics Platform
The Hospice Metrics platform is a quality measurement system that allows patients to have a voice and share their
thoughts about the hospice palliative care they receive. This initiative focuses on the collection and analysis of
patient-centered outcomes based on feedback from patients, clients, and caregivers. By incorporating information
from hospice patients and their families in real-time, the Metrics platform promotes collaboration and shared
decision-making to improve overall health outcomes.
The Hospice Metrics platform is an accessible web-based solution that was designed to transform the data into
relevant, actionable, and useful insights to communicate the impact of hospice services.
Hospice Standards & Publications Health Care Consent and Advance Care Planning
Hospice Standards set the minimum required For many years HPCO has led Ontario efforts to improve
expectations that differentiate the operations, awareness and understanding of Health Care Consent,
work and philosophy of hospice-based services Advance Care Planning, and Goals of Care. For more
from other community support services. The information, please visit www.speakupontario.ca.
HPCO Hospice Standards framework contains • Advance Care Planning Ontario Guide
4 major components: • Online Resource Guide
1. Organizational Oversight • Videos, Posters, Postcards, Bookmarks, and
2. Volunteer Management Wallet Cards
• Person-Centred Decision-Making Toolkit
3. Service Standards • Person-Centred Decision-Making E-Learning
• Day Hospice Modules
• In-Home Hospice • Educational webinars
• Hospice Residence
• Grief and Bereavement Support
• Spiritual Care Volunteer Training
• Complementary Therapies The HPCO Hospice Volunteer Training curriculum is
4. Glossary and Resource List built on the expertise of our member hospices and
HPCO also offers other publications including: meets the requirements of HPCO Standards.
• How to Build a Hospice Residence The curriculum consists of 15 required topics that
• How to Develop a Volunteer Visiting Hospice address 75 competencies and contains a Facilitator’s
Program Guide, Volunteer Handbook, and online modules.
Member benefits for insurance, employee benefits, group purchasing, and more.
For more information about membership, please visit www.hpco.ca/join-us
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 8
Oxygen & respiratory therapies IPAC protocols and managing aerosol generating medical procedures End of life respiratory care Complex respiratory care
THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE
IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
GENERAL INFORMATION
We look forward to welcoming you virtually from your office
or home for HPCO2021! We have a wealth of knowledge
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Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 10Strengthening End of Life Care in Canada
for People Most in Need
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IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Awards and scholarships THE JUNE CALLWOOD AWARD was established in 1995
honour individuals, groups, and organizations for their to acknowledge outstanding hospice volunteers throughout
outstanding contributions to quality hospice palliative Ontario. The award was named in honour of the late June
care. Every day, thousands of people work and volunteer Callwood, the Award Patron, and long time advocate of
in hospice palliative care. Compassion, professionalism, hospice, community activist, author and recipient of the Order
dedication and outstanding leadership are the hallmarks of Canada. To date, over 700 individuals have been inducted
of hospice palliative care. Each year, HPCO endeavours into the June Callwood Circle of Outstanding Volunteers.
to recognize the truly exceptional individuals and groups
from among the very best health care professionals and HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE ONTARIO OUTSTANDING
volunteers across Ontario. PHILANTHROPIST AWARD recognizes and shows our
appreciation for those individuals, families, corporations,
foundations, and community and service organizations
Awards who best exemplify vision, financial support and dedication
towards fostering the true spirit of hospice palliative
THE DOROTHY LEY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN care in Ontario. While the financial support offered by
HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE is named in honour of these philanthropists is important to our cause, it is the
the late Dr. Dorothy Ley, one of Canada’s first champions encouragement and validation of our efforts that means so
of end-of-life care. She brought a unique individuality to much to us as individuals. They are truly the “unsung heroes”
the field of hospice and palliative care, and maintained a of hospice palliative care in Ontario.
highly visible and vocal presence during her distinguished
career until her death in 1994. The award is presented
annually in recognition of an individual or team effort to Scholarships
advance and improve the quality of hospice care.
THE JOAN LESMOND HPCO SCHOLARSHIP honours the
THE DR. S. LAWRENCE LIBRACH AWARD FOR memory of our friend, colleague, and former Board member.
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE IN THE COMMUNITY Joan was a nurse, educator, mentor, and life-long learner. The
Throughout his 35 years in palliative care, Dr. Librach was scholarship reflects Joan’s commitment to life-long learning,
a teacher and mentor, an encouraging and enthusiastic mentorship, and community-based hospice palliative care, as
colleague and friend who embraced every opportunity well as her commitment to mentoring Black nurses as one of
to give of himself, and who consistently inspired others the first mentors in the Black Nurses Network. In 2020, the
to do the same. The award is bestowed annually to a scholarship was focused to benefit Black nurses and promote
physician who demonstrates excellence and leadership diversity and inclusion within the hospice palliative care field.
in palliative care and who advances palliative care in
their communities through the mentorship of family THE LIFE AND DEATH MATTERS PERSONAL SUPPORT
physicians. WORKER HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE SCHOLARSHIP
celebrates Frances Montgomery and her commitment
to caring for the dying. It acknowledges the invaluable
THE MOUNT PLEASANT GROUP AWARD
contribution of Personal Support Workers in providing
centres around innovation; a familiar theme in
excellent care for the dying, support for families and loved
community hospice care. Hospices have been innovating
ones, and helping to move quality hospice palliative care
ways to provide practical, emotional, spiritual, and
forward in Ontario.
bereavement support for many years. As the hospice
movement grew, innovation in technology, program
delivery, client engagement, and system design has A complete list of past award and scholarship recipients is
helped meet the clients’ needs. In recognition of the available at hpco.ca/awards.
constant of innovation, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
has partnered with the Mount Pleasant Group to offer Our thanks to the following individuals for adjudicating
the Mount Pleasant Group Hospice Innovation Award. the 2021 award nominations: Beth Ellis, Julie Johnston,
This is a geographically based award open to hospices Karen Candy, Rosslynn Bently, Stephanie Siamandouris,
physically located in either Durham, Peel, Toronto, or York Sandy Buchman, Bob Sauls, Adam Rappaport, Andrea Binkle,
Region. Marg Poling.
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 12OCTOBER 21 & 22, 2021 VIRTUAL
The Road Ahead – Staying the Course
Join us for the first virtual Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference. This dynamic
online event promises to be a wonderful learning and networking experience!
Program Features: Conference Streams:
• Three Top Notch Plenary Speakers • Clinical Practice: including Research and KT,
and COVID-19
• Eight Challenge Panel Presentations
• Underserved Populations and Equity: including
• Concurrent Abstract Driven Workshops Pediatrics, Indigenous Community, Long Term
and Oral Presentations Care, Research and KT, and COVID-19
• Virtual Poster Presentations • Health Systems, Public Health, Compassionate
Communities, and Integration: including
• Opening and Closing Ceremonies,
featuring the presentation of the CHPCA’s Research and KT, and COVID-19
Award of Excellence, Pediatric Award • Advance Care Planning, Grief and
of Excellence, Balfour Mount Champion Bereavement: including Research and KT, and
Award, and the Media Award COVID-19
• Virtual Exhibit Hall • Policy, Advocacy, and MAiD: including
Research and KT, and COVID-19
• Online Networking Opportunities
• Leadership and Management: including
• Plus Much More
Research and KT, and COVID-19
TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT for the conference, please visit
the website at: chpca.ca/conference/abstracts/
FURTHER CONFERENCE INFORMATION and details about
speakers will be announced online, please check
chpca.ca/conference/ for updates.
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CONFERENCE TEAM
Planning the conference is a team effort that involve the contribution of many people who contribute their time and expertise
to the development of an exceptional educational program. HPCO thanks all those involved in planning this year’s conference.
Conference Planning Team Program Advisory Committee
Pamela Blackwood, (Co-Chair)
Executive Director
& Abstract Reviewers
McNally House The Program Advisory Committee consists of
Nadine Persaud, BSW, MSW, RSW, PhD, (Co-Chair) dedicated Volunteers, HPCO Staff and Volunteer
Director of Client Services Abstract Reviewers whose own time and expertise
Kensington Health is reflected in the program educational content and
Rick Firth the conference’s overall environment.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario A huge thank you to the 2021 Program Advisory
Jennifer Mossop Committee:
Communications & Government Relations Advisor Michael Anderson, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Andrea Binkle, RN MA
Randy Markus Christopher Klinger, PhD
Conference Manager Cherie Kok
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Amanda Maragos, CVM
Vanessa Casalinuovo
Communications and Donor Relations Coordinator Jitin Sondhi, HBSc, MD, CCFP(PC)
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Nadine Valk, BA, MPA
Richard Nguyen
Education Coordinator Thank you to the Abstract Reviewers:
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Andrea Binkle, Adam Rapoport, Beth Bellis,
Amanda Camacho, Annie Bondy, Barbara
Ballantyne, Charlotte Koso, Christopher Klinger,
HPCO Staff Support Daphne Sniekers, Deanna Bryant, Janet Fairbridge,
Julie Darnay Haley Draper, Helen Senderovich, Jehanara Chagani,
Director, Education & Strategic Partnerships Kim Rogers, Lesley Patterson, Lianne Valiquette,
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Maria Rugg, Martin Chasen, Meagan Alexander,
Christine Gordon Michelle Crepeau, Nadine Gebara, Nadine Persaud,
Director, Centre for Excellence in Hospice Palliative Care Nadine Valk, Sherry Cain, Sheila Mahoney, Sue
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Shipley, Tara Walton, Bev Foster
Selina Abetkoff
Accreditation Coordinator
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Conference Volunteers
Nav Dhillon HPCO extends a heartfelt thanks to those who
Community of Practice Coordinator volunteered for the conference. We couldn’t do it
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario without them!
Melissa Horner
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Nithya Ravi
Administrative Coordinator
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
James Willie
Member Services Coordinator
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Brent Yang
Coordinator, Quality Measurement
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 14THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE
IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
CONFERENCE WORKSHOP STREAMS
The workshop sessions have been scheduled into the program agenda by streams, so that conference participants can
easily zero in on sessions most relevant to their discipline or practice. They are only guidelines to help you choose from the
over 38 concurrent workshops being offered.
PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED - PLL ANTI-RACISM AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
The pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of health CARE - AREAC
care, from service planning to care delivery. For this stream
we welcome submissions on topics from conference streams Examples:
but presented through the lens of the pandemic and lessons • Eliminating racism against Black, Indigenous, and People of
learned. Colour in health care
Examples: • Innovations in providing palliative care in rural and remote
• How to lead with compassion in times of a pandemic communities
• Data collection and research in times of a pandemic • Improving access to care for and meeting the needs of
• What can we learn from providing hospice palliative care in diverse populations and marginalized people
a pandemic • Social determinates of health and the role this plays in the
• Strategies to deal with fatigue and stress access
• Supporting and protecting the physical and mental well-
being of front-line health care workers
• Innovations in care delivery, virtual support and care QUALITY CLINICAL PRACTICE - QCP
• The effects of the pandemic on marginalized communities
• Advance Care Planning in a pandemic Examples:
• Improving health equity for vulnerable population effected • Approaches to pain and symptom management in patients
by the pandemic at end of life with COVID-19
• Social determinates of health and the role this plays in the • Facilitating goals of care conversations during COVID-19
pandemic • Impact of virtual technology to facilitate family/caregiver
• Enhancing patient and caregiver engagement in a pandemic presence in hospital/hospice/LTC during pandemic (with
• Improving health equity for vulnerable populations effected visitor restrictions)
by the pandemic and mediating its effects • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patient choices for care at
• Pivoting to Virtual Care - Successes and Lessons Learned end of life
• Pandemic driving EOL care at home for families/individuals
who would otherwise have chosen PCU/hospice (ie not
CARING FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES & particularly comfortable with EOL at home)
• Where to perform MAID when Home is Unsafe/Unavailable,
CAREGIVERS - CPFC particularly in a Pandemic Setting and Barriers to PCU
Examples:
• Ethical decision making at end of life
• Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Bereavement Care THE FOURTH AIM - WELLNESS OF THE
• Palliative Approach to Care
• Caring for the Caregiver
HEALTH CARE TEAM - TFA
• Advance Care Planning Examples:
• Complementary therapies • Recognizing signs of burnout and how to sustain our
• Compassionate Communities wellness
• How to support staff wellness
• Strategies to decrease the impact of moral distress
LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEM DESIGN - LSD • Grief and Bereavement support for front line workers
Examples:
• Hospice development
• Collaborative governance
• Partnerships for care delivery
• Removing regulatory and policy barriers to improving care
• Measuring quality, outcomes, and impact
• Models of care to increase access and enable quality care
• Overcoming the Financial Impacts of a pandemic
• Best practices in virtual fundraising
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CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE
SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021
8:00
Welcome Remarks
8:15
Sunday Keynote Presentation:
Hospice Palliative Care During COVID - Lighting a Path to Whole Person Caring
• Dr. Ira Byock, MD, FAAHPM
9:30
Break
9:45 CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS - Series 100
Session # Stream Session Title and Speaker(s)
10:45
Collecting Health Equity Data: Considerations, Barriers and Facilitators in a Home-Based Palliative Care
101 AREAC Program
• Dr. Evan Schneider, Dr. Alissa Tedesco, Dr Sarina Isenberg, Allison Kurahashi
Is it Okay to Die Laughing?
102 CPFC
• Cynthia Breadner
New HPCO Compassionate Communities Virtual Programs and Tools to Get Started in Your Community
103 LSD • Julie Darnay, Deborah Sattler, Jennie Beck, Marium Rubab, Victoria Palmer, Elnaz Haghjoo,
Melika Tamimi, Elizabeth Bae, Mechaela Calixtro
After the Diagnosis: Supporting a Child or Teen Through a Family Member’s Life Limiting Illness
104 CPFC
• Sharon O’Donnell
Rapid Deployment of Palliative Care Teams to Support Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19
105 PLL Pandemic
• Dr. Amit Arya, Dr. James Downar
Are We Now More Empathetic, Compassionate, and Understanding Towards Difference?
106 PLL
• Vilma Oliveros
10:45
Break
11:00
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS - Series 200
Session # Stream Session Title and Speaker(s)
12:00
Bridging the Gap: Delivering a Three-Tiered Grief Support Model for Individuals with Developmental
201 AREAC Disabilities During a Pandemic
• Tina Kavarana, Wendy Neely, Nikita Dutt, Sophia King
To the End of the Road: Supporting Palliative Care in LTC
202 CPFC
• Natalie Spence, Emily Farrell
Compassionate Community Sustainability Guide - Moving Compassionate Community Initiatives from
203 CPFC Startup to Scale and Spread
• Bonnie Tompkins
Addressing the Needs of those who Identify as Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ People and are Living with
204 AREAC Advanced Illness
• Albert McLeod, Kathy Kortes-Miller, Clare Freeman, Jade Sol
The CAPACITI Study to Operationalize Palliative Care into Primary Care Teams: What it could mean for
205 QCP My Community Team
• Dr. Hsien Seow, Dr. Daryl Bainbridge
12:00
Lunch Break
12:30
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IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
LOCATION
(LL) = Lower Level
12:30
EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHTS
1:30
Break
1:45
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS - Series 300
Session # Stream Session Title and Speaker(s)
2:45
Spiritual Care is not Religion
301 CPFC
• Cynthia Breadner
Palliative Care in Long-Term Care: COVID-19 and Beyond
302 PLL
• Dr. Amit Arya, Dr. Naheed Dosani
HPCO’s Person Centred Decision Making Project: Key Learnings and Next Steps
303 LSD
• Dr. Nadia Incardona, Dr. Leah Steinberg, Dr. Jeff Myers
The Building of Ed’s House: A Case Study
304 LSD
• Deborah Burgess, Lynda Kay, Trish Baird
Embracing Change in a Pandemic World - A Palliative Approach to Care for Individuals with a
305 PLL Developmental Disability LOCATION
• Phoenix Hahn (LL) = Lower Level
The Living Right Now Model
306 QCP
• Kimberly Woodland, Maria Borczyk
2:45
Break
3:00
4:00
Visit the Poster Presentations Hall (Poster Showcase)
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IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021
8:00
Opening Remarks
8:30
Monday Keynote Presentation:
Opportunities for Virtual Care to Support Complex Patients in the Community
• Dr. Payal Agarwal, MD
9:30
Break
9:45
ORAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS - Series 1 - 4
Series # Presentation Title
10:45
1. Will Anyone Make a House Call? The Development of a Paediatric Palliative Care Community Partners Database
2. Health Equity in an Urban Palliative Care Unit in Toronto, Ontario - A Retrospective Chart Review
1
3. Online Education During a Pandemic and Beyond – The Canadian Palliative Care Education for Personal Support
Workers - Online
1. Supporting Informal Caregivers in Hospice Palliative Care: Interventions for the ‘New Normal’
2. The Grief and Bereavement Experiences of Informal Caregivers: A Scoping Review of the Literature
2
3. “If I Can Help” Motivations for Participating in a Long-Term Care International Patient and Public Engagement
Panel during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. Characterizing the Financial Burden of Advanced Cancer: Interim Analysis of Financial Effects Data from People
Living with Advanced Colorectal Cancer
3 2. Determining the Perspectives of Bereaved Caregivers to Improve the Quality of Care provided in Hospice Care
Ottawa Hospice Residences
3. Shining a Light on Patients whose Light is Beginning to Flicker: A Primary Care Quality Project
1. “Talking about Death Won’t Kill You”: Using a Book Chat in Compassionate Communities
2. Care Map Program - Supporting Caregivers through Awareness, Conversation and Connection
4
3. The Quality of Bereavement for Caregivers of Patients who Died by Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) at Home
and the Factors Impacting Their Experience: A Qualitative Study
10:45
Break
11:00
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS - Series 400
Session # Stream Session Title and Speaker(s)
12:00
A Critical Gap: Improving Palliative Care for Indigenous Peoples
401 AREAC
• Holly Prince
VON’s Virtual Bereavement Support Series
402 CPFC
• Becky Ahrens
Lessons Learned: Leveraging the OPCN Health Service Delivery Framework during the COVID-19 Pandemic
403 PLL • Dr. Darren Cargill, Susan Blacker, Dr. Martin Chasen, Amber Hultink, Chelsea Lanos, Kathy Davison,
Jehanara Chagani, Mark Raqueno
A Pandemic Lesson: Palliative Care is Everyone’s Business
404 PLL
• Jeffrey Moat
Communicating Suffering and Exploring Compassionate Healing
405 TFA
• Celina Carter, Teri Henderson, Ruth Luginbuehl
12:00
Lunch Break
12:30
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20 21THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE
IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
12:30
EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHTS
1:30
Break
1:45
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS - Series 500
Session # Stream Session Title and Speaker(s)
2:45
Improving Access to Care at the Margins: Journey Home Hospice’s Impact on Toronto’s Homeless
501 AREAC Community
• Dr. Sheri Bergeron
Building a Performance Scorecard Aligned OHT Quadruple Aims
502 LSD
• Brian Tramontini
Applying Cultural Safety in Palliative Care
503 AREAC
• Kath Murray, Michelle Monkman
Waiting Room Revolution: Uncovering the Keys to a Better Illness Experience
504 AREAC
• Dr. Hsien Seow, Dr. Samantha Winemaker
Learning About Electronic Recordkeeping using InfoAnywhere - For New Users
505 LSD
• Ian Farr
Enhancing Resilience - Virtual Self-Compassion Training for Individuals with Life-Limiting Illness, Caregivers
506 CPFC and the Bereaved - Part 1
• Amanda Brown, Anita Csapo, Pranita Murphy
2:45
Break
3:00
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS - Series 600
4:00 Session # Stream Session Title and Speaker(s)
Trauma-Informed Palliative Care: A Focus on COVID-19 through the Blending of Multiple Lenses
601 AREAC
• Dr. Naheed Dosani, Dr. Amit Arya, Nadine Persaud, Rami Shami
Using Digital Stories in Compassionate Communities
602 CPFC
• Dr. Mary Lou Kelley, John Cosgrove, Michelle de Courville Nicol
Barriers to Providing Care to Patients Receiving Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures (AGMP) in
603 PLL Residential Hospice during the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Dr. Daniel Vincent
Supporting Staff Wellness
604 TFA
• Michelle O’Rourke
InfoAnywhere - Questions and Answers with The Founder - New Feature Showcase and Q & A Session
605 LSD for Existing Users
• Ian Farr
Enhancing Resilience - Virtual Self-Compassion Training for Individuals with Life-Limiting Illness,
606 CPFC Caregivers and the Bereaved - Part 2
• Amanda Brown, Anita Csapo, Pranita Murphy
4:00
Break
4:15
The Carmelita Lawlor Lectureship in Palliative Care
Title: In the Shadow of the Pandemic: Where Do We Go from Here?
• Recipient: Dr. Robert Sauls, MD
5:15
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IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021
8:00
Opening Remarks
8:30
Tuesday Keynote Presentation:
One Year Later: What Have We Learned About Hospice Palliative Care During a Pandemic
• Dr. Naheed Dosani, Dr. Sandy Buchman, Dr. Leah Steinberg, Dr. James Downar, Dr. Denise Marshall, Dr. Fred Mather
9:30
Break
9:45
ORAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS - Series 5 - 9
10:45 Series # Presentation Title
1. Grief Workshop for Indigenous Peoples - Gashkendamede’e
5 2. IMPACT: Early Lessons from the Toronto Perinatal Palliative Care Pilot
3. Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care: Results of the Ontario Pilot Study
1. Towards Culturally Safe Advance Care Planning: A Critical Review of International ACP Documents
2. Answering the Call for Help: Community Hospice Providers Partnering to provide Hospice Palliative Support
6
through Hospice Palliative Helpline (During the Pandemic and Beyond)
3. Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions on Advance Care Planning Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
1. Transitioning to Virtual: Adapting Peer Adolescent Grief Support Groups in a Pandemic
7 2. The 4 Keys to Information Management Due to COVID & Remote Working Changes
3. Symptom Measures from Patients Living with Advanced Cancer During the Pandemic
1. Communicating in a Time of COVID - How Timeliness, Honesty and Humour Can Help
2. “It Was Just-In-Time”: Evaluation of a Compassionate Community Connector Program during the First Wave of
8 COVID-19
3. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition in Cancer Patients, a Comparison of Complication Rates: An Updated Systematic
Review and (Cumulative) Meta-Analysis
1. Clearing the Fog: Improving Communication When There’s Delirium
9 2. Beyond the Hospital: Adapting Community Psychosocial Support for Children and Families during a Pandemic
3. Improving Timely Transfers to a Local Palliative Care Unit for Patients at the End of Their Life
10:45
Break
11:00
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS - Series 700
12:00 Session # Stream Session Title and Speaker(s)
Approaching Death Differently
701 CPFC
• Doreen Thibert
Collaboration during COVID: A Necessity not an Option for Psychosocial Care
702 PLL
• Natalie Talma, Maureen Riedler
Partners in Care: The Evolution of Caregiver Engagement in a Pandemic World
703 PLL
• Amy Coupal
Responding to Workplace-Related Grief
704 TFA
• Chris MacKinnon
Connected Through Cooking - St. Joseph’s Hospice of London
705 CPFC
• Allan Barnfieldl, Amanda Brown
12:00
Lunch Break
12:30
EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHTS
1:30
Break
1:45
Closing Remarks
2:00
Closing Keynote Presentation:
Creating Change: Lessons from Solving Healthcare
• Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, MD, MHA, FRPCP 23
3:00 Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s 2021 Conference – April 18-20THE NEW NORMAL OF HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE
IN A PANDEMIC WORLD
ORAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021 9:45 - 10:45AM
Series 1
Paper 1
WILL ANYONE MAKE A HOUSE CALL? THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PAEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE COMMUNITY PARTNERS DATABASE
Dr. Natalie Jewitt, MD, FRCPC, Paediatric Advanced Care Team Fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON; Dr. Katie Boone, MD, MBT, FRCPC,
Paediatric Advanced Care Team Fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON; Dr. Mark Greenberg, MBChB, Paediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
(POGO); Co-Chair, Provincial Paediatric Palliative Care Steering Committee, Toronto, ON; Dr. Adam Rapoport, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Medical Director,
Paediatric Advanced Care Team, The Hospital for Sick Children; Medical Director, Emily’s House Children’s Hospice; Co-Chair, Provincial Paediatric
Palliative Care Steering Committee, Toronto, ON; Rebecca Williams, NP-Paeds, MN, Paediatric Advance Care Team, The Hospital for Sick Children,
Toronto, ON
Paper 2
HEALTH EQUITY IN AN URBAN PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT IN TORONTO, ONTARIO - A RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW
Dr. Naushin Walji, MD, CCFP (PC), Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Toronto, ON; Dr. Sarina Isenberg, MA, PhD, Bruyère Research Institute,
Ottawa, ON; Dr. Jeff Myers, MD, MSEd, CCFP(PC), Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Toronto, ON; Allison Kurahashi, Med, Temmy Latner Centre
for Palliative Care, Toronto, ON
Paper 3
ONLINE EDUCATION DURING A PANDEMIC AND BEYOND - THE CANADIAN PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION FOR PERSONAL SUPPORT
WORKERS - ONLINE
Katherine Murray, RN, BSN, MA, CHPCN(C), FT, Founder, Life and Death Matters, Saanichton BC; Julie Darnay, Med, Director, Education & Strategic
Partnerships, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario, Toronto, ON
Series 2
Paper 1
SUPPORTING INFORMAL CAREGIVERS IN HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE: INTERVENTIONS FOR THE ‘NEW NORMAL’
Andrew Wan, MHSc, University of Toronto, Translational Research Program, Toronto, ON; Dr. Christopher Klinger, PhD, University of Toronto,
Translational Research Program; National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE); Pallium Canada and Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada
(QELCCC), Toronto, ON; Elaine Lung, HBA, University of Toronto, Health Studies Program and National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE),
Toronto, ON; Ankita Ankita, MD, University of Toronto, Translational Research Program, Toronto, ON; Sharon Baxter, MSW, Canadian Hospice Palliative
Care Association (CHPCA) and Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC), Ottawa, ON; Lisa Benedet, BSc, Canadian Home Care Association
(CHCA) and Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC), Mississauga, ON; Zoe Li, MHSc, University of Toronto, Translational Research Program,
Toronto, ON; Dr. Mehrnoush Mirhosseini, MD, College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC); Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) and
University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, AB; Dr. Raza M. Mirza, PhD, University of Toronto, Institute for Life Course and Aging
and National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE), Toronto, ON; Karla Thorpe, MSc, Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) and Quality
End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC), Ottawa, ON; Dr. Christina Vadeboncoeur, MD, Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children (CNPCC);
Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) and University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON
Paper 2
THE GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT EXPERIENCES OF INFORMAL CAREGIVERS: A SCOPING REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Neerjah Skantharajah, MHSc(c), University of Toronto, Translational Research Program (TRP), Toronto, ON; Carol Barrie, CPA, Canadian Frailty Network
(CFN) and Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC), Kingston, ON; Sharon Baxter, MSW, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
(CHPCA) and Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC), Ottawa, ON; Carolina Borja, HBA(c), University of Toronto, Health Studies Program,
Toronto, ON; Anica Butters, HBA(c), University of Toronto, Health Studies Program, Toronto, ON; Dr. Deborah Dudgeon, MD, Quality End-of-Life Care
Coalition of Canada (QELCCC); Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) and Queen’s University, School of Medicine, Kingston, ON; Ayeshah Haque,
MHSc(c), University of Toronto, Translational Research Program (TRP), Toronto, ON; Iqra Mahmood, MHSc(c), University of Toronto, Health Studies
Program, Toronto, ON; Dr. Mehrnoush Mirhosseini, MD, College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC); Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada
(QELCCC) and University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, AB; Dr. Raza M. Mirza, PhD, University of Toronto, Translational
Research Program (TRP), Institute for Life Course and Aging and National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE), Toronto, ON; Ankita Ankita, MD,
University of Toronto, Translational Research Program, Toronto, ON; Carly Thrower, MHSc(c), University of Toronto, Translational Research Program
(TRP), Toronto, ON; Dr. Christina Vadeboncoeur, MD, Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children (CNPCC); Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of
Canada (QELCCC) and University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON; Andrew Wan, MHSc, University of Toronto, Translational Research Program
(TRP), Toronto, ON; Dr. Christopher Klinger, PhD, University of Toronto, Translational Research Program (TRP); Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of
Canada (QELCCC); National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) and Pallium Canada, Toronto, ON
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