New research alert! 🚨 "The need for specialist social workers to be included and adequately resourced on hospice and palliative care teams across diverse settings in Canada is evident" - YES! #PalliativeCare #SocialWork #hospice Cheryl-Anne Cait doi.org/10.1080/155242…

Thanks Globalnews.ca for highlighting this initiative! tinyurl.com/2swtn5xy #MakeGriefAPriority Paul Adams Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Marney Thompson Mary Ellen Macdonald

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Whether you’ve experienced a death, a decline in health, or rel’ship loss - your #grief is valid. Share your thoughts & inform an initiative to support people who are grieving. tinyurl.com/CGAGriefSurvey Dr. Susan Cadell she/her Mary Ellen Macdonald Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Marney Thompson Kathy Kortes-Miller #MakeGriefAPriority

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Share your thoughts on #grief tinyurl.com/CGAGriefSurvey until Dec. 14. Your responses will inform an initiative to support grieving Canadians. BC Centre for Palliative Care Samantha Winemaker she/her Naheed Dosani Marney Thompson Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Paul Adams Mary Ellen Macdonald Dr. Susan Cadell she/her Kathy Kortes-Miller CHPCA

Applied patient-level palliative care interventions designed to meet the needs of sexual and gender minorities: A scoping review and qualitative content analysis of how to support sexual and gender minorities at end of life dlvr.it/Szvmdn

We’ve been saying for years waiting isn’t safe. But this is the raw truth: waits for healthcare kill people. “Roughly 17,000 Canadians have died while waiting for surgery or diagnostic scans in 2022-23 but that number could be significantly higher” toronto.citynews.ca/2023/12/09/can…

Much gratitude to Dr’s Giovanna Sirianni, Irene Ying | 應意誠 and Dori Seccareccia 🙏🏻 for this incredible opportunity to be a part of Season 5 of About Empathy Podcast, discussing my favourite topic: #suffering! 🤷🏻‍♀️ #hapc #hospice #PalliativeCare

16 years after Jordan's Principle passed unanimously at the House of Commons, the Caring Society has filed a notice of motion to the Tribunal regarding Canada's non-compliance with the Tribunal orders on Jordan's Principle. To read the notice of motion: fncaringsociety.com/publications/c…

Thank you to the ⁦Toronto Star⁩, journalist Maria Iqbal, Max Bolka & ⁦Marney Thompson⁩ for sharing this insightful story about grief and resources that can help. ⁦Canadian Virtual Hospice⁩ ⁦Paul Adams⁩ ⁦Kathy Kortes-Miller⁩ ⁦Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her)⁩ thestar.com/news/canada/gr…

Celebrating the #SocialWorkers on our team: Jill Taylor Brown, Holly Prince Holly Prince, Fred Nelson, Maxxine Rattner @Maxxiner and all social workers providing palliative care and grief support. @virtualhospice is proud to be Social Work Strong!! #SocialWorkWeek2024

We’re excited to announce the release of Canadian Grief Alliance's first resource to help people understand their own, and others’ #grief. Available in English and French. Marney Thompson Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Paul Adams Kathy Kortes-Miller CHPCA WhatsYourGrief Megan Devine

*JUST RELEASED* We’re thrilled to have partnered with the Canadian Grief Alliance to develop this resource to help people understand their own and others’ grief! Marney Thompson Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Paul Adams Kathy Kortes-Miller CHPCA WhatsYourGrief Megan Devine

We’ve just released findings from our landmark survey on #grief in Canada! buff.ly/44TxmGW. Nearly 4K pple shared their experiences to improve support for pple living w/grief. #makegriefapriority Paul Adams @kathykm Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Marney Thompson @virtualhospice Health Canada and PHAC

Results from our Nat’l Survey on #Grief show many aren’t getting the support they need. Read about the gap between what people need vs. how society is likely to respond, and initial next steps: buff.ly/4btjPbC #makegriefapriority André Picard Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Paul Adams

Nearly 4K people shared their grief with us. Half aren’t getting the support they need. It’s time to #makegriefapriority. Read what we learned: buff.ly/44RgkJk André Picard Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Paul Adams @kathykm @andreawoo Marney Thompson Sonali Karnick Samantha Winemaker she/her

So happy to be exhibiting for the first time at #HPCO2024! Come say hello to Megan and Maria at the CGA & Canadian Virtual Hospice booths and get your copy of our nat’l grief survey results and new infographic! HPCO Paul Adams Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her)

We’re pleased to launch our second resource to help you better understand and respond to #grief! This infographic provides easy-to-apply ideas for how to support someone who is grieving. Please share widely! English buff.ly/45IMtTY French buff.ly/3RNEuz4

We’re pleased to have partnered with Canadian Grief Alliance to create this resource help everyone better understand and respond to #grief! This infographic provides easy-to-apply ideas for how to support someone who is grieving. Please share widely! English buff.ly/45IMtTY