Join Us at the UBC Division of Palliative Care Leadership Summit 2024

Overview

The Division of Palliative Care (DOPC) Leadership Summit 2024 invites you to be a part of a transformative journey in elevating end-of-life care. This conference will be a unique opportunity to bring together palliative care physicians across the province to collaborate and learn how to explore the latest advancements, best practices, and innovative approaches in palliative care leadership.

Key Details

Date: April 5 – 7, 2024 (Friday to Sunday)

Location: Sparkling Hill Resort, Vernon, BC

Conference Cost (Registration and Meals Included; Accommodation NOT included) : $1665 + 5% tax = $1748.25

Conference Accommodation: UBC Division of Palliative Care – Online Booking Page

Why Attend?

The DOPC Leadership Summit 2024 offers a unique experience to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and empowering discussions. By attending this summit, you will:

  • Advance Your Expertise: Learn from leading experts and pioneers in palliative care, gaining insights into the most effective strategies to lead organizational changes and transform clinical services to improve patient outcomes in an increasingly complex landscape.
  • Innovative Approaches: Discover how wellness forms the foundation of modern physician leadership and how to establish infrastructures and system interventions to prevent physician distress/burnout.
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with early to late career palliative who share your passion for providing compassionate care, opening doors to potential collaborations and a broader support network.
  • Personal Growth: Enhance your leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and resilient mindset, enabling you to be a stronger advocate for your community and a positive influence within your organization.

In addition to participating in all our curated leadership workshops, you’ll also get to enjoy meals together with other physicians and some bonus self-care time.

Who Should Attend?

The Palliative Care Leadership Summit 2024 welcomes palliative care physician providers across the province. If you are passionate about driving positive change in end-of-life care and wish to contribute to advancing the field of palliative care, this summit is for you.

Join the Movement
Together, let’s champion the importance of palliative care leadership in improving the lives of patients and families facing serious illnesses. We look forward to your presence at the DOPC Leadership Summit 2024, where compassion and expertise unite to shape a brighter future for palliative care.

Agenda:

 Day 1 Friday April 5, 2024
3:00-6:00pm  Resort Check-In and Arrival  Sparkling Hill Resort
6:00-7:30pm  DOPC Welcome and Dinner (Faculty Only)  Cleanse Room (On Site)
7:30-9:00pm  Collaborative Leadership Roundtable Co-hosted with the Doctors of BC Section of Palliative Care
 Day 2 Saturday April 6, 2024
7:00-9:00am  Group Breakfast  PeakFine Restaurant (On Site)
9:00-10:30am

 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sunita Puri

 The Power of the Written Word in Palliative Medicine** 

  Cleanse Room (On Site)
10:30-10:45am

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10:45-11:45

 Speaker: Dr. Charlie Chen

 Leading with Wellness – How to Generate Institutional Recognition   and Change
11:45-12:45

 DOPC Lunch (Faculty Only)
12:45-1:45

 Speaker: Dr. Anita Palepu

 My Journey to Leadership in Medicine
1:45-2:00pm

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2:00-3:00pm

 Speaker: Erica Battram

Navigating the Culture Compass: Unraveling System Constraints, Defining Reasonable Effort, and Cultivating Space for Transformation
3:00-6:30pm  Free Time-Complimentary Access to the Steam and Sauna Rooms  Sparkling Hill Resort
6:30-9:00pm  DOPC Networking Dinner (Faculty Only)  Gernot’s Room (On Site)
 Day 3 Sunday April 7, 2024
7:00-9:00am  Group Breakfast  PeakFine Restaurant (On Site)
9:00-10:30am  Group Hike and Reflection in Nature*
10:00am  Resort Checkout  Sparkling Hill Resort

About the Speakers:

Photo Credit: David Zaugh

Photo Credit: David Zaugh

 Keynote: Dr. Sunita Puri (International Palliative Guest Speaker)

 Dr. Sunita Puri is the author of That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour, a critically acclaimed literary memoir examining her   journey to the practice of palliative medicine, and her quest to help patients and families redefine what it means to live and die well in the face   of serious illness. A graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes Scholar, she completed medical school and residency training in internal   medicine at UCSF, and completed fellowship training in hospice and palliative medicine at Stanford University. She is the Program Director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at the  UMass Chan School of Medicine, where she is an associate professor of medicine. She has received writing fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, Mesa Refuge, and Hedgebrook, and served as guest nonfiction faculty for the University of California Riverside MFA Program in Creative Writing. The recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship, her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. She and her work have been featured in the Atlantic, NPR, People Magazine, PBS/Amanpour Show, The Guardian, the BBC, Boston Public Radio, the Asian Age, Spirituality and Health, and India Today, among other places.

Dr. Charlie Chen, (he/him), MD, MEd, CCFP(PC), FCFP, is a palliative care consultant and the Medical Lead for Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care in Calgary Zone, and is a Clinical Associate Professor at University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, Departments of Oncology and Family Medicine. He finished a 4-year term as the Medical Director of PEOLC in Calgary Zone in August 2023. Passionate about medical education, he completed a Masters of Education degree in Post-Secondary Curriculum and Instruction in 2014. He has also served as the program director for palliative medicine residency programs at UBC. Charlie is delighted to be a Physician Advisor: Wellness, Diversity, and Development for Alberta Health Services Medical Affairs.Charlie is Chair and founding member of the Wellness Committee for the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians, for which he has also served as a Director of the Board. He was also a steering committee member of MDs4Wellness in Fraser Health, BC, where he worked for 2 decades before moving to Calgary. Charlie believes that a healthy, diverse, and engaged physician workforce and a resilient organization are crucial for the delivery of high-value, effective, patient-centred healthcare.

Dr. Anita Palepu, MD, MPH, FRCPC, MACP, FCAHS is a Professor and Eric W. Hamber Chair, Head of the Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and the Head, Department of Medicine, Providence Health Care. She is a Scientist with the Centre for Advancing Health and her research area falls under the broad umbrella of urban health research. She is one of the leads for the UBC Department of Medicine’s Data Science and Health research cluster. Dr. Palepu is a General Internal Medicine specialist who is passionate about health advocacy, education and cares deeply about the trainees and patients she is privileged to work with on the Clinical Teaching Unit at St. Paul’s Hospital. She is also an associate editor for the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Erica Battram, RN BA MHSM LSSBB is a Registered Nurse with a diverse background including emergency medicine, primary care, quality improvement, risk management and patient safety. She obtained her Master of Health service Management and specialized in quality, change management and process change. Erica has been involved in clinical research from multiple perspectives including academia, hospital, and patient care settings. She is a Lean Six Sigma Black belt certified and has worked in healthcare for over 3 decades. Erica advocates for the pivotal role of resilience in healthcare, emphasizing its significance in delivering high-value, effective, and patient-centered care. She is dedicated to assisting healthcare providers in designing, developing, implementing, and managing change initiatives with the goal of empowering impacted users and facilitating a successful transition from their current state to a more advanced future state.

Amenities Information:

There is complimentary access to KurSpa’s heated outdoor infinity pool, indoor serenity pool and hot pool, Kneipp hydrotherapy, Keiser-equipped fitness studio, tea and serenity relaxation rooms. See here for more information: https://www.sparklinghill.com/steams-saunas. The steam rooms and saunas hours are limited to 8 hours per day from 2:00pm-10:00pm. In addition, complimentary WiFi is included throughout the resort, valet parking for one vehicle and daily à la carte breakfast for two at PeakFine Restuarant (reservations required).

For spa services and treatments (additional fee), please contact KurSpa directly t. 250-541-2155 e. kurspa@sparklinghill.com, as they book 8 weeks in advance. See treatment details here: https://www.sparklinghill.com/kurspa.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations until January 5th, 2024 at 11:59pm PT:

Full conference cost refund minus $100 administrative fee

Cancellations January 5th onward:

No refund provided

Note: UBC DOPC is not responsible for any hotel and/or travel costs, or optional activities costs incurred by participants.

* Agenda and speakers subject to change