The Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-term Care (SPA-LTC) model and toolkit contains resources designed for individuals living in long-term care, and for anyone who is living, or caring for someone, with one of these conditions:
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Family Guides for Advancing Illnesses
A national team of health-care professionals and McMaster University’s School of Nursing have developed a ‘made in Canada’ model to provide people with chronic and life-limiting illnesses more opportunities to experience a high quality of life, and to support end of life planning and care.
Foundations in the Interior Region raise funds that support medical equipment, care needs, and innovative local initiatives in their communities.…
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Name: Tiova de Kok (she/her/hers)Job Title: Regional, Project Lead, Perinatal Substance UseYears of Service: 21Worksite: Regional role, based out…
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Yanmei (Mei) Chen never thought she was cut out for a job in health care. The former educator from China, who immigrated to Canada in 2020, was…
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Brynn and Hayden are youth in the Interior who have lived experience with substance use. They teamed up with Interior Heath to promote new…
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Name: Edward Schaffer (he/him/his)Job Title: PhysicianYears of Service: 7Worksite: Invermere & District Hospital and East Kootenay…
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Vinaysinh (Vinny) Chauhan was enjoying a game of cricket on a warm June night in 2023 in Merritt when he started feeling unwell. “My neck was…
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