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Call for Applications 2020 Palliative Manitoba Board of Directors Palliative Manitoba is accepting applications to be considered for their board of directors. If you’re interested, please see the call for applications and the more detailed roles and responsibilities.

COVID-19: Palliative Care Visitation Palliative Manitoba, sent this letter to Lanette Siragusa, and to Dr. Roussin, the Unified Incident Commanders leading the Manitoba response to COVID-19, requesting a review of the visitation guidelines for palliative care patients. Palliative Manitoba received this response. 2020 COVID-19 Palliative Care Visitation Request 2020-COVID-19 Palliative Care Visitation Response

The Hike must go on! During this time of uncertainty, with each new day seeing changes to every aspect of our lives, it is more important than ever to find way to connect responsibly, challenge ourselves and each other, and remain active. With that in mind, Palliative Manitoba invites you to join our VIRTUAL HIKE.… Continue reading THE HIKE MUST GO ON!!

UPDATE: Palliative Manitoba continues to monitor the status of the CoVid-19 pandemic and the recommendations of the provincial and federal governing bodies. Please read the UPDATED memo regarding the status of our programs and services and our efforts to protect our staff, volunteers and those we serve. MEMO

Please see the linked memo below regarding Palliative Manitoba’s current CoVid-19 status. CoVid Memo

Call For Abstracts! We are now accepting abstracts for the 29th Annual Provincial Palliative Care Conference to be held September 17 and 18, 2020 at Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The theme for the 2020 Provincial Palliative Care Conference is ‘Weathering the Seasons of Growth and Change’.   Presented by Palliative Manitoba,… Continue reading Call For Abstracts

On November 27, 2019 the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) released a joint statement and call to action regarding the ongoing confusion amongst the general public about Palliative Care and Medical Assistance in Dying. Read the joint statement: HERE Read CHPCA’s position statement on MAID:… Continue reading Joint statement from CHPCA and CSPCP regarding Palliative Care and MAiD and CHPCA’s Position Statement

2019 Poinsettiasare now on sale! Get your order in by the end of November for delivery the first week of December. 2019 Order Form Electronic For more information please call Lindsay Felstead at 204-889-8525 x221 or email lfelstead@palliativemanitoba.thedev.ca. Proceeds from the annual Poinsettias for the Holidays Campaign help ensure Palliative Manitoba’s end-of-life and bereavement supports… Continue reading 2019 Poinsettias for the Holidays