Helping Patients Face a Serious Illness: Virtual education for health care providers
This free online workshop is a collaboration of the Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program and the Waiting Room Revolution.
Join founders of the Waiting Room Revolution, Drs. Hsien Seow and Samantha Winemaker, for an in-depth look at 7 keys for navigating a life-changing diagnosis and their relevance of these keys for health care providers.
Who should attend?
Health care providers in the Ontario Health East region(communities from Pickering to the Quebec border north to Deep River) that support people navigating a life-changing diagnosis across a variety of health care settings - primary care, hospital and long-term care. Participants must be fully to attend and participate in both sessions.
Details:
- WHEN? Thursdays, January 22 and February 5, 2026, 1:00-2:30 pm
- WHERE? Virtually over Zoom
- HOW? Click this link to apply: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBSY8K9
Speakers:
Dr. Hsien Seow, PhD is the Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care and Health System Innovation and a professor in the Dept. of Oncology at McMaster University. He publishes health care research focused n improving the patient and family experience for those facing serious illness.
Dr. Samantha Winemaker, MD is a palliative care physician who cares for patients with serious illness and their families in the home. She is a clinical professor at McMaster University in the Dept. of Family Medicine, Division of Palliative Care. She has won numerous awards for her work.
