WW Interdisciplinary HPC Conferences
These conferences are sponsored jointly by the Physicians’ Palliative Education Funds and the
WW Interdisciplinary Palliative Education Funds
Spring 2026 Palliative Education Evening
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (5-8pm)
Registration 4-5pm
Bingemans site map
Flyer and Registration
Guest Presentation
Jest for the Health of It
Kenneth Ashley Shonk, MD CCFP; Motivation Speaker, on Humour and Wellness; Book Author, Laughter from Womb to Tomb
Learn what science has discovered about the benefits of Laughter, Play and Joy; how we can use our sense of humour to counterbalance the intense and difficult work that palliative care workers do; and clues to stimulate and improve our own sense of humour.
Breakout Presentations
- Adult Clinical
When Pain Doesn’t Go Away, Think Nociplastic Mechanisms
Andrea Furlan, MD PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Staff physician and Senior Scientist, UHN
- Adult General
When Care Harms: Moral Distress and the Ethical Call to Self-Care
Mahoganie Hines BScN, RN, MHSc, CHPCN(C), Clinical Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care Unit, St. Peter’s Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences
- Pediatric
The Provincial Pediatric Model of Care: Children Receiving Care in All Settings and a Proposed Family Advisory Collective for South Central Ontario’s Pediatric Palliative Care
Cindy van Halderen, MSW, RSW, APHSW-C, Manager, Psychosocial, Grief and Bereavement, Care Kemp Care Network; Clinical Co-Lead, Palliative Care, Ontario West Region, Ontario Health
Fall 2025 Palliative Education Evening
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 (5-8pm)
Presentation
Caring for Structurally Vulnerable Populations: What Equity-Oriented Palliative Care Teaches Us About Radical Love, Loss and Leadership in Healthcare
Naheed Dosani, MSC, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP, BSc
Nadine Persaud, PhD, MSW, BSW, RSW
Please join Drs. Dosani and Persaud to learn more about Equity-Oriented Palliative Care…. addressing systemic barriers and disparities to ensure everyone, regardless of social or economic factors, have access to a high-quality palliative approach to care.
Spring 2025 Palliative Education Evening
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (5-8pm)
Registration 4-5pm
Bingemans site map
Guest Presentation
Improving Palliative Care: The Implementation of the Model of Care for Adults in the Community
Ellen Cronin-Irwin, RN BScN Med, Palliative Care Clinical Coach
Breakout Presentations
- Adult Clinical
Understanding Palliative Sedation Therapy (PST) and MAiD: Ethical Considerations and Compassionate Choices
Deborah Robinson MD MSc. CCFP (PC) FCFP, MAiD Assessor - Adult General:
How to keep dancing as you provide care in the midst of Suffering: The Art of Resilient Presence
Charles Skeete, MSW RSW MTS BCC CCAC NPSA CCTP II - Pediatric:
“I can’t imagine it not being a part of our life”: The role of Pediatric Hospice facilities in comprehensive regional pediatric palliative care
Dave Lysecki, MD, FRCPC (Peds, Peds Heme/Onc, Pall Med)
