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Equitable Approaches to Palliative Pain Management By Samara Mayer September 15, 2026 ***NEW PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHT*** Pain management is a central aspect of palliative care, but there are inequities in care […]
![A black poster with white text taped onto an office window. The poster is black with white text on top and three fill-in-the-blank lines beneath with text written in marker. Top text: I [red heart] someone who uses drugs because... Bottom text: there [their] life matter[s] cause love is love they deserve love Footer: MHRN. Manitoba Harm Reduction Network. www.MHRN.ca.](https://i0.wp.com/palliativeapproaches.uvic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4-They-Deserve-Love-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1)
SSHRC Storytellers Showcase – Sydney Ambury By Spencer Robinson July 6, 2026 **RESEARCH ASSISTANT HIGHLIGHT** We want to congratulate one of our incredible research assistants, Sydney Ambury, on her presentation […]
“What Community-Based Care Can Look Like” By Alexandra ‘Lexy’ Stewart May 15, 2026 In March 2026, our research team, alongside members of the Urban Indigenous Guidance Circle that guides our […]
“A special sort of person” By Mercedes Calma July 24 2025 “Wow. Takes a special sort of person to do that work.” This has become the well-meaning phrase I most […]
Relationships: What brought me here and what keeps me going By Carley McConnachie March 26 2024 This is where I am meant to be. I never dreamt it was possible […]
Lessons in Helping By Robyn Kyle February 22, 2024 I learned a lot about death and dying before I knew much about palliative care. My career began at an emergency […]