Care of the Actively Dying:

Melding Quality with Compassion

Friday, May 4, 2018 Courtyard  by Marriott Hotel

7095 Woodbine Avenue, Markham

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Closing Address:

Looking at the Face of Death  &    Talking About it

Befriending Death: The Last Steps of the Earthly Pilgrimage

Ms. Michelle O’Rourke,

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PROGRAMME

SPEAKERS' BIO

Registration & Breakfast

9:05 am

Welcome & Introduction - Ms. Pereya Kulasegaram9:00 am

Opening Address:

10:15 am Panel Presentation:

Dr. Allison Crombeen,

Looking at the Face of Death and Talking About it.

Befriending Death: The Last Steps of the Earthly Pilgrimage

Helping Understand Grief (HUG) : Familial and Personal perspectives

At the Bedside of the Dying Persons Family Meetings for Patients Actively Dying

Some Recurrent Ethical Issues at the Time of Death 

Hospice / Palliative Care Staff Complex-Continuing Care Managers CCAC/ Home Care Managers Geriatric Nurses  & Physicians Long Term Care Centre Staff Multi-faith Chaplains /Spiritual Counsellors Nursing Practitioners/ Educators Alzheimer’s/End Stage Dementia Caregivers Caregivers for Heart &Stroke Patients Social Workers/ Ethicists OT/PT/PSWS Pain Management Teams Palliative Care Physicians/ Nurses Volunteers and Bereavement Counsellors

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

MD, CCFP(PC)

MD, CCFP(PC)

Ms. Michelle O'Rourke, RN MA

Mr. Kevin Rodrigues, BA, MA, PhD (Cand) 

Managing Discomfort and Pain for Dying Patients

Ms. Jocelyn Brown, RN, BA, BScN, MN CHPCN(C)

C.T.S.S., C.T.R Ms. Christine Dernederlinden,

Dr. Joseph Chandrakanthan, BTh, MTh, MPhil, PhD, ThD

 8:00 am

Questions & comments  

She completed her undergraduate

 9:50 am

Questions & comments   3:15 pm

Concluding remarks  3:30 pm

Allison Crombeen

Dr. Allison Crombeen,

BTh, MTh, MPhil, PhD, ThD  worked as SeniorDr. Joseph Chandrakanthan,

BA, MA, PhD (Cand)  is currently a Clinical EthicistMr. Kevin Rodrigues,

RN, BA, BScN, MN CHPCN(C) is a Clinical Nurse Ms. Jocelyn Brown,

C.T.S.S., C.T.R Robert's Press was foundedMs. Christine Dernederlanden, 

RN MA, has an extensive background includingMichelle O'Rourke,

Joseph Chandrakanthan Kevin Rodrigues   Christine Dernederlanden Michelle O'Rourke

Care of the Actively Dying: Melding Quality with Compassion

Friday, May 4, 2018 Courtyard by Marriott Hotel

7095 Woodbine Avenue, Markham

Jocelyn Brown

10:05 am BREAK TIME

11:50  am Questions & Comments

12:10  pm

1:15  pm

LUNCH BREAK

2:00 pm Questions & Comments

2:15 pm BREAK TIME

2:30 pm Closing Address

 degree in Health Sciences at McMaster University (2007) and  obtained her medical degree at McMaster's DeGroote School of Medicine in 2011.   Dr. Crombeen returned to her home town to complete her residency in family practice through the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2013 and subsequently completed her fellowship in Palliative Medicine in 2014.  Dr. Crombeen established her practice in palliative care at St. Joseph's Hospice of Sarnia-Lambton and Bluewater Health.   She has a interesting Palliative care  to patients  with  chronic illnesses throughout their illness trajectory. 

Specialist in pain and palliative care at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. She provides   clinical consultation in the UHN Cancer Pain Clinic,    integrating the palliative approach to care on acute care wards. She is also involved in leadership, education and research initiatives  and was  an educator at the de Souza Institute where she   facilitated courses on pain management and advance care planning. She has a  Masters in Nursing UofT  and holds a clinical appointment with University of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg faculty of nursing. 

 She  continues to empower individuals as an Intervention Advocate and Empower Coach.  She is the recipient of the 2017 D.M. Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award.  Christine has been honoured with the Leadership and Communication Award from the Toastmasters Public Speaking Organization, and a recipient of a Certificate of Recognition from U.S. Secretary of Defence, Donald H. Rumsfeld

 by Christine Dernederlanden. She is the award winning author of "Where is Robert?", the grief kit that aided over 6000 families affected by  911.  "H.U.G.S." Helping Children Understand Grief  Sessions and "Where is My Courage?". 

Emergency Nursing, Parish Nursing and Hospice Palliative Care. She also spent 16 years in lay pastoral ministry including time as the Lay Ministry Specialist for the RC Diocese of London. The author of'Befriending Death: Henri Nouwen and a Spirituality of Dying' and 'Embracing the End of Life: Help for Those Who Accompany the Dying' she enjoys speaking, teaching and inspiring others. Michelle helped to design, build and open the 10-bed Chatham-Kent Hospice in 2016 and is currently offering support to other hospice projects in Ontario and assisting the Henri Nouwen Societyas they launch new Caregiver Support materials

 Bioethicist at St. Michael's Hospital for over 18 years and is now  Professor of Theology and Scripture  at St Augstine's  Faculty  of  Theology in  the UofT. He  was Professor of Theology &  Ethics at Concordia University in Montreal. His   special areas of interest in research   include: End of Life Care& Culture especially Hindu - Saivite Tamil Ethics and Islamic Ethics.  He has presented papers at a number of national and international conferences   on issues related  Theology and Ethics 

 with Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network.  He holds a   Master's in Theological Studies (Queen's University), and is   a PhD candidate at St. Michael's College (UofT) where he is focusing on   Pauline Ethics and Bioethics. Kevin completed a shared JCB/CCE Fellowship in Clinical and Organizational Ethics. Prior to his work in Ethics, Kevin worked as a Chaplain at St. Michael's Hospital where he has clinical experience in Palliative care, Critical care, Emergency and Trauma care.