Equity Informed Palliative Care
Caring at the Margins: Bringing Equity and a Palliative Approach to Care into our Work with People Who Experience Structural Vulnerability
People who experience structural vulnerability – such as homelessness, poverty, racism, or stigma – often face significant barriers to accessing compassionate care, especially when they face the end of life. This presentation will explore how equity-oriented palliative approaches to care can be integrated into our everyday work to better support people who experience marginalization and vulnerability. Drawing on research, real-world experiences and emerging practices, this presentation will consider how we can provide comfort to those who are often overlooked, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their background, receives the care and respect they deserve at the end of life.
Friday, April 25, noon to 1:30 p.m.
at Roberts Creek Hall
1309 Roberts Creek Road, Roberts Creek
This event is free, and it’s for anyone in the community interested in this topic and/or working with communities who experience structural inequality, including precarious housing, substance use, neurodivergent disabilities, 2SLGBTQIIA+ folks, as well as those working/volunteering in healthcare, palliative care, end-of-life support, advance care planning, or estate planning.
Who is Dr. Kelli Stajduhar?
Kelli Stajduhar is a Professor in the School of Nursing and a Research Fellow with the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health at the University of Victoria. Dr. Stajduhar has worked in oncology, palliative care, and gerontology as a nurse, educator, and researcher. Her practice and research focuses on palliative and end-of-life, family caregiving, and working with vulnerable and marginalized populations. Kelli is the co-founder of Victoria’s Palliative Outreach Resource Team, a mobile-based clinical team that provides palliative care in the inner city of Victoria. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the Canadian Academy of Nursing. In 2021, Dr. Stajduhar received the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Palliative Approaches to Care in Aging and Community Health.
To register, please fill out the form below or call 604 840 2342.
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We are grateful to the Sunshine Coast Credit Union for their financial support of this educational community event.
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