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A new palliative care resource honours the knowledge of frontline workers and builds on it. A new national palliative and end-of-life care resource is providing frontline workers with tools and strategies to better support people who are aging with serious illness alongside poverty and homelessness. The University of Victoria-led collective of researchers, frontline workers, and palliative care practitioners today launched the Palliative Care Is… curriculum at the Montreal International Congress on Palliative Care.  Kelli Stajduhar, a professor in UVic's School of Nursing and the Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health, says their research over the last decade has shown that frontline workers are often the main point of contact and trusted source of support for people experiencing homelessness.  "They walk alongside people experiencing cancers, lung disease, and heart conditions in the homeless service settings, but often aren’t recognized or supported in the care work they do," Stajduhar says.  “We often recognize doctors and nurses as part of the care team, but these frontline workers can be left out, and their knowledge and experience excluded.”

At a news conference on Parliament Hill, Pallium Canada urges the federal government to invest $300 million over five years to develop and implement a National Palliative Care Training Standard to strengthen palliative care capability in long-term care homes. Speaking are CEO Jeff Moat and palliative care physician Dr. Amit Arya. (October 5, 2026) (no interpretation)

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