This annual provincial conference is designed with plenary lectures, breakout workshops/oral presentations and networking opportunities for all interdisciplinary team members including volunteers. Keynote speakers include: the Honorable Sharon Carstairs, to speak on "The State of Palliative Care in Canada”; Sharon Baxter, Executive Director of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association to speak on “Advocating for Hospice Palliative Care Nationally – the Past, the Present, and what the Future Holds…Will We be Surprised?"; and Dr. Brian Goldman, an Emergency Physician at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital, and the host of the CBC Radio One Show - White Coat, Black Art, to speak on "Tough Talk about End-of-Life Care". In addition we will have over 40 concurrent sessions, Oral Paper and Poster presentations, and Exhibit Showcase, Networking opportunities and much more.
For more information, visit websites for either organization: www.ontariopalliativecare.org or www.hospice.on.ca .