4th International Research Seminar on Public Health & Palliative Care

In June 2025, the 4th International Research Seminar on Public Health & Palliative Care took place at the University of Victoria on the Territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. Organized by the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health, the EAPC Reference Group on Pubic Health & Palliative Care in partnership with McMaster University, we hosted close to 200 students, post doctoral fellows, early career and senior researchers, and people working and living our theme: Innovating Care: Research and Action for Public Health and Palliative Care.

  • Read media coverage focused on the UVic partnerships bringing equity into death care here
  • Read a conference reflection from Mercedes Calma, a MSW practicum student with the Palliative Approaches team here
  • Read another conference reflection from Dawn Elson from Life and Death Matters here

The image depicts an art display from the conference inviting delegates to create a collective zine around the prompt: How do we care for each other?

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