Professional Documents
Culture Documents
November 2 - 4, 2016
Victoria Inn Hotel, Thunder Bay, Ontario
CERAH, Lakehead University, Balmoral Street Centre,
955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 http://cerah.lakeheadu.ca/palliativecare/
Registration
1:00 - 1:30
Plenary Session
1:30 - 2:30
Opening Keynote: Planning and Supporting Palliative Hospital Discharges into Remote First Nation
Communities
3:00 - 4:00
Breakfast
Plenary Session
9:00 - 10:15
Developing Community Palliative Care Programs in Northwestern Ontario: Sharing Our Challenges,
Opportunities, and Successes
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent 1A: Keeping the Promise of Comfort in the Final Days: Clinical Challenges and
Approaches to Care
Concurrent 1B: Navigating Challenging Conversations: How can the Health Care Consent Act and
Advance Care Planning Help?
1:20 - 1:30
Plenary Session
1:30 - 2:30
2:30 - 3:00
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent 2A: The Journey Home: Challenges and Barriers in Existing Palliative Care Services in
Remote First Nations Communities in Northern Ontario
Breakfast
Plenary Session
9:00 - 10:15
Creating a Palliative Care Program: Lessons Learned from Comparative Case Study Research in
Four First Nations Communities
Plenary Session
Special Presentation:
10:45 - 11:45 Healing Through Humour
Moccasin Joe
11:45 - 12:00
Elder Deacon Victor Pelletier will be present at the conference this year for the
opening and closing ceremonies. Due to the sensitive nature of presentations the
Elder and his wife will be available throughout the conference to council or
provide cultural ceremonies (such as smudging).
Deacon Pelletier was born and raised in Fort William First Nation. He received his
education in a one room school from kindergarten to grade 8 and also attended
residential school for a year.
Reflection Room
The Reflection
Room is a project
lead by the
research team at
Saint Elizabeth
that leverages the
power of shared storytelling and
experiential design to engage people in
thinking and talking about end of life. We
are studying whether reflection and
storytelling are positive for people who
have experienced a death and whether
reading the stories of others helps in
thinking about dying and death.
He is married to his wife Maureen and together they raised 6 children, three boys
and three girls. In his younger years, he worked with his father who was a
contractor and together they did beachcombing, fishing and cutting pulpwood.
After his father retired, Victor went on to become a truck driver and heavy
equipment operator. During the course of his work one day, he stopped to check
his load when he slipped and ended up falling about 12 feet and landed on his back
which resulted in a serious injury that kept him from working for 9 years.
While he was off work, he became involved in his parish, underwent training and
eventually because an ordained Deacon for the Diocese of Thunder Bay. Following
his ordination, the Bishop placed him at the Thunder Bay jail where he worked for
several years. His wife Maureen is also a Minister and often joins him in providing
teachings.
Shkoday-Asin
The drum was made by 3 men in the spring of 2014 with the
intention of bringing young men to sing and walk the "red road.
The "red road" is a term used to describe a life free of substance
and guided by the seven grandfather teachings. The grandfather's
(drum's) name came through a pipe ceremony. During that
ceremony, the conductor saw a red glow on the hide, therefore,
named Shkoday-Asin which means Fire Rock in English.
Shkoday-Asin was host drum to many different events such as; the
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women's conference, Lakehead
University Annual powwow, Lacs Des Mille Lacs Annual Powwow
and many other conferences in the city of Thunder Bay.
Acknowledgements
Conference Planning Committee
Robin Cano, Community Care Manager/PPSMP Consultant, North West Community Care Access Centre
Edith Gagne, Volunteer, Hospice Northwest
Stephanie Hendrickson, Education Planner, CERAH
Joanne Kannegiesser, Territory Manager, Medigas
Jackie McDonald, Personal Support Worker, Bethammi Nursing Home
Sharon McIsaac, Regional Coordinator, Kenora/Rainy River Palliative Care Volunteer Program
Hilary Mettam, Community Development Lead, NW LHIN Regional Palliative Care Program
Amanda Mihalus, MSW Student, Lakehead University
Dr. Kevin Miller, General Practitioner in Oncology, Northwest Cancer Centre, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Holly Prince, Project Manager, CERAH
Kim Ramsbottom, Education Planner, CERAH
Debbie Riddell, Education Initiatives Assistant, CERAH
Lynda Roussel, EOL Coordinator, North West Community Care Access Centre
Joan Williams, Executive Director, Hospice Northwest
Jessica Wyatt, Education Planner, CERAH
Special thanks to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for their financial support, and the
numerous palliative care volunteers and CERAH staff who helped in the conference planning.
Currently only 16% to 30% of Canadians dying have access to or receive hospice palliative and end-of-life care services regardless of where they live in Canada. Even fewer receive grief and bereavement services.
When asked, most people have indicated that they would prefer to die at home in the presence of loved ones, yet almost
70% of Canadian deaths occur in a hospital.
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Care Use at the End of Life in Western Canada, Ottawa, CIHI,2007,p.22.
Conference Information
Learner-centered Objectives
Registration
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http://cerah.lakeheadu.ca/palliativecare/. By using the online registration system users are able to pay
conference fees by credit card and complete session selections instantly. We strongly encourage registrants to pay
online by credit card in order to avoid any delay in registering for sessions. Once you register and your payment is
received you will be sent an email confirmation.
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order, made payable to CERAH-Lakehead University, must be received by CERAH in order to qualify for registration.
Once payment is received you will be sent a confirmation. Please note that payment must be received by CERAH
prior to attendance at any conference sessions and both online and paper registrations and session
selections are not complete until payment is received.
Registration for the 2016 Northwestern Ontario Palliative Care Conference: Caring for Each Other:
Connections in Communities includes:
Keynote address
Reflection Room
Learning Materials
Conference materials will be available to full delegates in electronic format, including:
Conference program
Presenter biographies
Presentation abstracts
PowerPoint presentations*
Poster information
*PowerPoint presentations will be available electronically to full delegates after the conference!
Cancellation Policy
In the event that you must cancel your 2016 conference registration, CERAH must receive written notice of cancellation
by mail, fax or email. Requests should be submitted to:
Deb Riddell
CERAH, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Balmoral Street Centre
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Email: driddell1@lakeheadu.ca Fax: 807-766-7222
Cancellation Requests Received:
On or before September 30, 2016 - Full refund minus a $50 administration fee
Between October 1 - October 25, 2016 - 50% refund minus a $50 administration fee
On or after October 26, 2016 - NO REFUND
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credit card, the card will be credited. If your registration was paid by cheque or money order, you will receive a refund
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Session 1A: Keeping the Promise of Comfort in the Final Days: Clinical Challenges and Approaches to
Care
Session 1B: Navigating Challenging Conversations: How can the Health Care Consent Act and Advance
Care Planning Help?
3:00 - 4:30
Session 2A: The Journey Home: Challenges and Barriers in Existing Palliative Care Services in Remote
First Nation Communities in Northern Ontario
Session 2B: MAiD - Impacts on Practice for Health Care Providers
* Note: We will try to accommodate your choice but the alternative session may be substituted if the session you selected is already full.
Registration Fee - $295 (HST incl.), Early Bird Fee - $265 (Sept 1st - Oct 7th)
Students/Hospice Volunteers - $147.50 (HST incl.), Early Bird Fee - $132.50 (Sept 1st - Oct 7th)
Presenters - $150 (half price)
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Send registration and payment to: Deb Riddell, CERAH, Lakehead University,
Balmoral Street Centre, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1
Phone: (807) 766-7271
Fax: (807) 766-7222
Deadline: October 26th, 2016
For more information visit http://cerah.lakeheadu.ca/palliativecare/