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October 28, 2020 – WINNIPEG - As Canada marks the tragic milestone of 10,000 deaths due to COVID-19, the demand for grief services is rising and many have little or no access to grief support.
The Canadian Grief Alliance (CGA), a group of leading grief specialists and more than 150 national and provincial organizations, is encouraging the Government to adopt a proposal to address national gaps in grief services that are leaving hurting Canadians unsupported in their grief....
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October 22, 2020 – In response to a national lack of supports for Canada’s one million educators, Canadian Virtual Hospice is adding a new resource to its KidsGrief.ca online platform: Kids Grief for Educators....
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This letter is available to download and adapt to show your support for a National Grief Strategy....
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May 12, 2020 – Never in our lifetimes has Canada experienced the volume and complexity of grief as has resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadians have been robbed of goodbyes with dying relatives and forced to grieve in isolation without funeral rites....
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To proactively anticipate, mitigate and address the health and social impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic for grieving Canadians....
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Paramedics across Canada now have a new resource that will help improve their practice when responding to calls when someone is dying – MyGriefToolbox.ca....
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Young Francophone adults living with advanced illness and Francophones grieving the loss of someone they care about will now have access to two new digital health tools previously available in English only....
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A coalition of four Manitoba health charities engaged in palliative care applaud a new bilateral funding agreement that includes additional support for palliative care in rural communities....
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Young adults and teens living with advanced illness have been virtually invisible in health care systems and online – until today. A new Canadian digital tool launching in Sydney, Australia is harnessing the unique stories of 14 young men and women living with advanced illness to help other young people in similar situations....
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A new national initiative is helping parents, guardians and caregivers with a difficult challenge: having conversations with children about dying and death. Launching today, KidsGrief.ca online learning modules tackle these topics in a straightforward, practical way providing strategies and talking points to support parents....
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In recognition of National Caregiver’s Day, the Canadian Virtual Hospice has launched a series of 16 how-to videos to support family and professional caregivers with accessible instructions and visual demonstrations for common caregiving tasks....
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The Canadian Virtual Hospice commends the federal government on forward-looking new investments of $26.9 million targeted at improving care of the seriously ill elderly and all Canadians at the end of life and their families....
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Dr. Michael Harlos of Canadian Virtual Hospice and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program was awarded COACH's Clinician Leadership Award for the outstanding work he has done integrating communications and information technology (ICT) into palliative care....
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Susan Aglukark is an Inuit singer/songwriter with six albums to her credit. She speaks about the Canadian Virtual Hospice in radio promotions recorded in two languages -- English and Inuktitut....
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Fred Nelson's Award of Excellence...
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Canadian Virtual Hospice wins silver at International Media Festival....
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Virtual Hospice answers call for better support of terminally ill. Today’s Cancer Society report re-affirms need for websites like virtualhospice.ca....
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Canadian Virtual Hospice marks an important milestone as it answers 1000th question. The milestone demonstrates the Internet’s power to bring expert information and personalized advice to all Canadians, no matter where they live....
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Request our bookmarks to give to patients, families, students and colleagues. We are pleased to offer them free of charge....
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Global National profiles Canadian Virtual Hospice on their Vital Signs segment. Crystal Goomansingh interviews Drs. Harvey Chochinov and Mike Harlos. April 8, 2009. Runs 2:50...
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Features for health care professionals at the Virtual Hospice. Learn, share, collaborate and innovate, as you support patients and families facing life-threatening illness and loss....
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Where you can turn to at the Virtual Hospice, if you or someone you care about is facing a serious illness or loss....
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Interview on C-FUN Radio, Vancouver BC, March 4, 2009. Runs 8:00...
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Radio news item on CBC Radio - Saskatchewan, March 9, 2009. Runs 1:53...
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The Canadian Virtual Hospice spoke to Dr. Balfour Mount, Canada’s “father of palliative care,” shortly after his retirement in 2007, for his perspectives on living and dying...
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Canadian Virtual Hospice, along with funding partners Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority announce $2.4 million investment and the relaunch of the expanded and updated www.virtualhospice.ca website....
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Canadian Virtual Hospice goes live with funding support from the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba and Riverview Health Centre, offering information and support to Canadians facing the end of life....
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In this 7-minute video, members of the Virtual Hospice Team are joined by Kathleen Mico, whose mother passed away after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Together, they explain how the Virtual Hospice supports Canadians. View Video...
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Susan Aglukark is an Inuit singer/songwriter with six albums to her credit. She speaks about the Canadian Virtual Hospice in radio promotions recorded in two languages -- English and Inuktitut....
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The Exchange is Canada's national platform for exchanging palliative care knowledge. This pamphlet explains the purpose of The Exchange and the requirements for submitting an article....
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This 16-page document is a summary report of the Canadian Virtual Hospice from 2002/03 – 2005/06. The report includes a message from the Chair and the Executive Director, a financial report and feedback from Canadians....
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