Held annually on the first week of May, National Palliative Care Week honours and uplifts the hardworking people involved in the field of palliative care. Please see our schedule below:听
PCM National Palliative Care Week Schedule
May 4-8, 2026
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9 - 11 AM: Volunteer Coordinator Breakfast* Location: MUHC Glen Site, room DS1-7013.鈥�1001 boul. D茅肠补谤颈别, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1 Presented by: 涩里番 Council on Palliative Care *By invitation only |
12 鈥� 1 PM听 Please note that there are two lectures from 12-1 PM.听 1) Lecture: "Family Meetings and The Heart of Palliative Care鈥�听 Hybrid, English lecture with bilingual discussion听 Location: 听 In-person: Jewish General Hospital, OROT Room, 2nd floor. 3755 Chem. de la C么te-Sainte-Catherine, Montr茅al, QC H3T 1E2听 Online: Zoom听听 Presented by: Vivian Myron (MSW, TS) and Jean Zigby (MD)听 |
12 鈥� 1 PM听 Lecture: 鈥淯n lieu pour 锚tre ensemble, la force d鈥檜n espace bienveillant鈥�听 (EN: A place to be together, the strength of a supportive and caring space)听 Hybrid, French lecture with bilingual discussion听 Location: 听 In-person: MUHC Glen Site, room DS1.1427. 1001 boul. D茅肠补谤颈别, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1听 Online: Zoom听 Presented by: Maison St. Raphael Day Centre (Marthe Halvorsen, nursing assistant and musician; Camille Pradier, social worker)听 |
No daytime events. |
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12 鈥� 1 PM听 2) MUHC Grand Rounds: 鈥淭he 'Clinical Culture' We Create: Lessons Learned from Implementing Serious Illness Communication and Palliative Care Interventions Across 颁辞苍迟别虫迟蝉鈥�听 Hybrid听lecture Location:听听听 In-person: MUHC Glen Site, Research Institute. 1001 boul. D茅肠补谤颈别, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1听听 Online: Zoom听听 Presented by: Joanna Paladino听听 听 1 鈥� 1:30 PM听 Balfour Mount Commemorative Wall Unveiling**听听 Location: MUHC Palliative Care Unit, Glen Site. 1001 boul. D茅肠补谤颈别, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1听 RSVP: Nynke Wijnalda听 听 1:30 - 2 PM听 Reception/Light Refreshments**听 Location: Elspeth McConnell Atrium, Research Institute of the MUHC. 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1听 RSVP: Nynke Wijnalda听听 **To register for the Balfour Mount Commemorative Wall Unveiling, and the reception, please RSVP to Nynke Wijnalda (e-mail: nynke.wijnalda [at] muhc.mcgill.ca)听 听 |
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5 - 6 PM (English session)听 6:15 鈥� 7:15 PM (French session)听 Lecture: "Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long鈥�Term Care: Supporting Caregivers Through Key Transitions"听 In-person only听 Location: CHSLD Juif de Montr茅al - Jewish Eldercare Centre, 5th Floor Classroom. 5725 Av. Victoria, Montr茅al, QC H3W 3H6听 Presented by: 涩里番 Council on Palliative Care and Caregiver Grief Connexion听 |
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6 PM听 PCM Bowling Night*听 Location: Quilles G Plus Rose Bowl, 6510 rue Saint-Jacques Ouest H4B 1T6听 Presented by: Palliative Care 涩里番听 *For members of PCM only听 |