TCPCN Lunch 'n Learns

"Different approaches to care for the terminally ill: A system's level view across four countries" - canada, england, germany & united states

Date: Thursday November 18, 2010

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Location: Princess Margaret Hospital Auditorium

6th Floor, Room 604

& Webinar

Light Refreshments offered

The Toronto Central Palliative Care Network is pleased to present a session that will provide an overview on a study examining system-level characteristics that influence end-of-life care service delivery, care outcomes and costs in four target countries (Canada, England, Germany and United States of America). Despite national strategies or frameworks for care at the end of life, many terminally ill patients still do not die at their preferred location or under the form of care desired. The availability of financial and health human resources and education and training for service providers and the general public pose as a critical barrier

This session is open to the entire network, their staff, board members, partners, and friends.We welcome and encourage all to come!

Speaker
Mr. Christopher Klinger
Co-Chair, End-of-Life Issues Theme Team
National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Please register at:

https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/8000055450/Registration.aspx?pageName=tsdvk4qzk5nk7kd0

OR contact support@tpcn.ca

• You will be given a webinar link upon registration. Please disregard this should you choose to attend in person.

Speaker Biographies

Mr. Christopher Klinger

Christopher Klinger is a PhD-Candidate in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME) alongside the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course out of the Institute for Life Course and Aging at the University of Toronto. He holds a Master of Public Affairs (MPA; Non-Profit Management Concentration) and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Gerontology from the University of North Carolina System and has worked for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Inc.'s (NHPCO) Division of Access to End-of-Life Care, Research and International Development in the United States of America. Christopher currently co-chairs the (Canadian) National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly's End-of-Life Issues Theme Team with Maryse Savoie of Veterans Affairs Canada - a network of students, researchers and professionals in the field of aging dedicated to improve the care of older adults, both in Canada and abroad.

Documents & Handouts

To download a copy of our event flyer (in pdf format), please click here

To download a copy of the presentation slides (in pdf format), please click here

Recording

Click on the link below to view a video recording of our session. (Best viewed in Internet Explorer)

TCPCN: International Series - "Different Approaches to Care for the Terminally Ill: Barriers and Facilitators to Service Provision"

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/communique/view

Recording ID: 6BDJJ2

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