Helping teams build confidence and competence in serious illness care is central to the Institute’s mission.

We design customized programs that respond to the real needs of communities, healthcare teams, and other organizations offering practical tools, shared learning, and guidance grounded in both experience and evidence.

Helping teams build confidence and competence in serious illness care is central to the Institute’s mission.

We design customized programs that respond to the real needs of communities, healthcare teams, and other organizations offering practical tools, shared learning, and guidance grounded in both experience and evidence.

Our one-day palliative care conferences provide a focused and enriching learning experience for health professionals. These events are accredited by recognized organizations such as SOFEDUC (Société de formation et d’éducation continue) and the Collège québécois des médecins de famille, ensuring high-quality continuing education that supports both clinical excellence and professional development.

We regularly host Pallium Canada’s Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) courses; practical, evidence-based training programs designed for interprofessional teams working in various care settings. These courses offer tools and approaches grounded in real-world practice, with a focus on collaborative, compassionate care. LEAP is certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 28 Mainpro+ credits. To learn more or register, visit pallium.ca.

We also develop and facilitate targeted workshops on topics that matter in both community and acute care environments. Examples include sessions such as “Serious Illness Conversations”, which explore the communication skills essential to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.We also develop and facilitate targeted workshops on topics that matter in both community and acute care environments. Examples include sessions such as “Serious Illness Conversations”, which explore the communication skills essential to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.

Created in partnership with the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, this workshop, “Interdisciplinary Workshop: Implementing a Palliative Approach of Care“, is delivered in collaboration with our partners in the CIUSSS across the different healthcare contexts to help increase awareness and understanding related to palliative care and underline best practices.

This online series of interactive educational talks is presented in partnership with the Société de soins palliatifs à domicile and the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. It offers a platform for healthcare professionals working in, or interested in, palliative care to explore a wide range of relevant topics across various care settings.

We’re proud to contribute to the next generation of care providers through academic placements and hands-on learning opportunities.  The Institute welcomes students in medicine, nursing, social work and culinary studies as well as residents in medicine, offering a space to explore the interprofessional person-centered approach of palliative care.

Through supervised rotations and field placements, students and residents learn how to support individuals and families with compassion, respect, and skill, lessons they carry into every stage of their professional journey.

We work with community groups, organizations, and care teams to assess needs and deliver tailored presentations and workshops, in person or virtually.

Offered in both French and English, our sessions cover a range of topics including serious illness, caregiving, grief and bereavement and advance care planning. We address common misconceptions, share practical tools and create space for meaningful conversation.

Each session is adapted to the audience and setting, from workplaces and schools to seniors’ residences, municipalities and community centres, making compassionate, relevant information more accessible to all.