阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's cerah hosts palliative care conference

(november 2, 2012 " thunder bay, on)

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre for education and research on aging & health (cerah) is hosting a bi-annual palliative care conference entitled life transitions: chronic illness and palliative care.

the conference will take place in thunder bay at the victoria inn, from november 7-9, 2012. the goal of the conference is to bring interdisciplinary palliative care providers together to share current information on end-of-life care and to facilitate networking and team building in communities throughout the region and beyond.

the opening keynote address is called palliative care for all canadians: dream or reality? and will be presented by lakehead university's dr. mary lou kelley. sharon baxter, executive director of the canadian hospice palliative care association (chpca), will present a new nation-wide awareness campaign called let's talk about hospice palliative care first, and the closing keynote address, end-of-life dementia care: the time has come, will be presented by dr. michael gordon, one of canada's best known geriatric medical specialists.

in addition to a plethora of engaging presentations, the conference planning committee and chpca will also be acknowledging dr. mary lou kelley's recent receipt of the queen elizabeth ii diamond jubilee medal, which she was awarded by the chpca in montreal, on october 11, 2012.

members of the media are invited to interview keynote speakers listed below:

dr. kelley is the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 chair for palliative care, a professor of social work at lakehead and at the northern ontario school of medicine, and a research affiliate at the centre for education and research on aging and health.

as a cerah research affiliate and former centre director, dr. kelley has been instrumental in helping this dynamic organization achieve its mission of advancing health and social care for an aging population and promoting the health and well being of people aging across the life span. in 2011 she was given the award of excellence by the canadian hospice palliative care association.

sharon baxter has been the executive director of the canadian hospice palliative care association for more than 10 years. she holds a masters of social work degree in public policy and administration and has worked on national health policy for 19 years. she and chpca host the quality end-of-life care coalition of canada. sharon sits on many coalitions and national committees looking at hospice palliative care and end-of-life care issues specifically around health policy.

dr. michael gordon is a geriatrician, ethicist, educator, speaker and author. he is currently a professor of medicine in the division of geriatrics at the university of toronto and medical program director of palliative care at baycrest geriatric health care system.

he has worked as baycrest geriatric health care system's vice president of medical services and head of geriatrics and internal medicine. dr. gordon holds canada's first certificate issued by the royal college of physicians and surgeons in the field of geriatric medicine. dr. gordon is a well-respected and much sought-after speaker to general audiences and health care professionals.

what: 2012 palliative care conference - life transitions: chronic illness and palliative care

when:wednesday, nov. 7 (12 " 5 pm), thursday, nov. 8 (8:30 am " 4:30 pm) and friday, nov. 9 (8:30 am " 12 pm), 2012

where: the victoria inn,555 arthur st., thunder bay

media: for more information, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8372.

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