Val Fiset PhD RN

Applications now open for the ABCs- a free, virtual program & research study being offered to inter-professional health care providers across Canada. Visit loom.ly/UWcfYTs to learn more, complete an application form or register for an information session.

Do you feel unsure what to say when someone you know has experienced a deep loss? Find practical tips for how to support someone who is grieving in our latest infographic buff.ly/4eipnqG Like & share - let's #MakeGriefAPriority @MTMarney @maxxiner @padams29 @Kathykm

"We should all fear for the future of our public health care systems when the workforce and funding that keep it running are being siphoned into for-profit companies. We cannot afford to keep slapping $1 billion bandages on gaping wounds." ➡️ thestar.com/opinion/contri… #cdnhealth

@HSeowPhD @GovCanHealth Congratulations! Very exciting news.

Proud to get support from Health Canada 🇨🇦 ⁦⁦@GovCanHealth⁩ & work with an amazing team to advance #palliativecare education for providers and the public! #hapm 👇 canada.ca/en/health-cana…

How do you support someone who is grieving? @VirtualHospice & @GriefAllianceCA just released this great resource with specific language you can use! If you are looking for more guidance, take a look at my grief support course: go.andreawarnick.com/course

Our latest paper on the importance of ‘Mapping primary and generalist palliative care: Taking a closer look at the base of the pyramid’ - Pereira, Herx, Simoni & Klinger, 2024 #PalliativeCare #atlasofpalliativecare @palliumcanada journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

@myndtx App not available for android users?

Finally, there's an app for THAT. THAT is #OBESITY. Download #MYNDSET on the App Store. Free to download July 1-31, 2024. Exclusively in #Canada 🇨🇦 & #UnitedStates. Self-care. With GLP-1 drugs #Ozempic #Wegovy. Pre bariatric surgery. apps.apple.com/us/app/myndset…

Thousands of bedside stories of people at the end of their healthcare journey…shed light on the earlier shortcomings of the healthcare system. This retrospective data is telling us we’ve got a huge problem! The system is in utter tension with person centred care. #Medtwitter

And 🙏🏼 to Beth Donovan Hospice in Kemptville near #yow #ottawa for hosting us for their speaker series. More @WaitingRoomRev ambassadors! Amazing volunteers and amazing example of the power of compassionate communities!

Thank you to #yow #ottawa and #almonte for an amazing book event last week. Welcoming more to @WaitingRoomRev 🙏🏼

It was great to join palliative care colleagues at a presentation by @SammyWinemaker and @HSeowPhD. They motivated us to join the Waiting Room Revolution! Not too late to catch up with Sammy and Hsien at in Kemptville tomorrow! bethdonovanhospice.ca/board-calendar…

@CIHartig @Jessica_Ottawa Lovely photo.

@Jessica_Ottawa A true warrior Sister. There are just no words. 💔🙏

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that long time Ottawa City Councillor Diane Deans has entered palliative care after a 5 year battle with ovarian cancer.

Today we launch the 2024 JBI gLocal Solution Room- a week of events held for & by practicing professionals globally from 3-9 June to provide pragmatic solutions to your challenges in getting evidence into practice in your clinical setting! jbi.global/solutionroom #JBISolutionRoom

Data in a new report from @CIHI_ICIS confirms that Ontario’s nursing shortage is worsening, especially in long-term care, and those headed to for-profit corporate nursing agencies is on the rise. #onhealth #onpoli #onlab More: ona.org/news-posts/202…

Do you know who will make healthcare decisions for you if you can't communicate? Visit ow.ly/iVcF50QGj3H to learn more about who your Substitute Decision-Maker is and when they are legally allowed to make healthcare decisions for you.

JBI Evidence Implementation - Issue 1, 2024 #EBHC #bestpractice This review analyses the complexities of innovation #implementation, highlighting the important role of organisational context and stakeholder engagement. tinyurl.com/m4dk9eu8

An exciting opportunity to join Hospice Care Ottawa as the Director of Francophone Services! Visit our website to find out more: hpco.ca/job-board/

@Princess_HMP Beautiful skirts! Have a great session!

What is the REAL reason #Palliative care exists? 1. To counterbalance care that has blurred the person in the #Patient. 2. To decode the illness with the patient & #Family. 3. To pull ‘family’ out of the shadows of care. The antidote to a system off the rails.🤦🏼‍♀️ #Medtwitter

We are excited to announce new opportunities for PSWs (in Ontario) to receive free tuition and paid learning time for PACE for PSWs! Apply here 👉 bit.ly/3U87yU7