Jennifer Hamilton first heard about spiritual care while studying theology and saw it as her life’s direction. After finishing her spiritual care training at the Royal Victoria Hospital, she got an...
Navigating the healthcare system is a daunting task. For Canada’s refugee population, however, palliative care access comes with additional barriers. Issues of inadequate healthcare in transit,...
Director Sarah Friedland's debut feature film, Familiar Touch (2024), is a deeply moving portrait of a woman with dementia adjusting to assisted living. The film explores issues around the concept...
In 1976, Dr. Balfour Mount hosted the First International Congress on the Care of the Terminally Ill, in Montreal, Quebec. Since then, and through multiple names, the Congress has grown in both...
Dr. Nadia Collette’s art therapy practice encompasses the nature of whole person care well—her background in art therapy, bereavement, biology, and spiritual care makes her well equipped to...
For many years, I’ve felt and shared with those who will listen that working in a restaurant as a waiter was some of the best possible training for work as a physician. Something about working on...
RSS