Join our guest host, Rachel Lapensee, NSMHPCN Clinical Nurse Manager, and her guests, Laura Bates and Lynda Meeks, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultants with the NSMHPCN, who oversee the educational portfolio of the clinical team, as they discuss palliative care for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Articles referenced:

• The Palliative Care Needs of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Access to Palliative Care Services: A Systematic Review; By Emily Adam1, Katherine E Sleeman, Sarah Brearley, Katherine Hunt and Irene Tuffrey-Wijne.
• “It was one of those complicated cases”: Health Practitioners’ Perspectives and Practices of Providing End-of-Life Care for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disability; By Hille Voss, April Loxton, Julie Anderson and Joanne Watson

Related resources:

• Free Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Courses ( search webinar: Equity and Inclusion Lens from the Cornerstone on Demand Foundation)
• Primary Care Guidelines – DDPCP
• NTG-EDSD Screening Tool | Dementia and ID or DD | The NTG
• Easy Health | Home
• NTG-EDSD Screening Tool | Dementia and ID or DD | The NTG

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the North Simcoe Muskoka Hospice Palliative Care Network.

Join our host Lori Gill as she is joined by Lynda Meeks, PPSMC with the NSMHPCN, and Tanya Baker, Director of Clinical Practice & Education with Bayshore, as they discuss Palliative Care Leadership in the Community.

Framework on Palliative Care in Canada - Canada.ca

Canadian Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Competency Framework

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the North Simcoe Muskoka Hospice Palliative Care Network.

Join our host Lori Gill as she is joined by Kathlene Bartlett, PPSMC with the NSMHPCN, and Joanna Vautour, as they create a safe place to share, reflect, and connect, honouring the diverse perspectives of those impacted by this deeply human experience. Whether you're directly involved or simply seeking understanding, we invite you to journey with us into the heart of love, loss, and the choices that define our lives.

Related Resources

• CERAH Lakehead University: https://cerah.lakeheadu.ca/
• Supporting Journeys to the Spirit World: Indigenous approaches to caregiving [Video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2hOW4DyORQ
• Indigenous Health Learning Lodge: https://ihll.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/about/
• Hospice Palliative Care Ontario: https://www.hpco.ca
• Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin: https://mamaway.ca/
• Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle: https://banac.on.ca/
• Canadian Virtual Hospice: https://www.virtualhospice.ca/

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the North Simcoe Muskoka Hospice Palliative Care Network.