Resource Guide Launch: “Palliative Care Is… A collective response to death, dying, and grief”

The ePAC Action Team, consisting of inner city workers, researchers, and palliative care practitioners,  has been working together for over five years to improve access to quality care for people facing serious illness and the life-limiting conditions of homelessness, poverty, racism, criminalization, and stigma in Victoria, BC (Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories).

Now the group is launching a Resource Guide called, Palliative Care Is… A collective response to death, dying, and grief in the inner city, rooted in workers’ knowledge and experiences, and containing insights developed from research, actions, and our ongoing collaborations.

The 7 chapter, 90-page Guide adapts a palliative approach to care for the settings where people are living and dying in contexts of inequity. Its target audience are workers – in housing, shelters, drop-ins, and on the streets – who are providing care, and filling gaps in health and palliative care services. Rather than being prescriptive of what workers should do, the Guide recognizes the work that is already happening in these settings to meet the care needs of people who are ignored, dismissed, and unable to reach mainstream health services. health services.

To learn more about the development of this guide read our blog click here. To download the pdf or access our interactive online ebook of the guide click here.