Education & Knowledge Exchange

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Join our caring community

The Residence is always looking for people with a heart of gold and a smile that can light up a room! We rely on more than 300 carefully chosen and trained volunteers who provide 29,000+ hours of palliative care per year.

Our incredible volunteers assist with every non-medical aspect of care, from greeting families and delivering meals, to spending time with patients and supporting grieving families.

For more information or to sign up as a volunteer, please contact Debbie Elvidge, Volunteer Program Manager, delvidge@tdpcr.ca or 514 693-1718 ext. 264.

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.

Academic Rotations

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.

Healthcare Professionals

We offer a range of professional development opportunities designed to strengthen palliative care knowledge and practice across healthcare settings:

 

Accredited Interprofessional One-Day Conferences
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.

Pallium Canada LEAP Courses (1–2 Days)
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.


Customized Workshop Sessions
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.


Collaborative Training Sessions

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 different healthcare contexts to increase awareness and understanding of palliative care and underscore best practices.


Community of Practice

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.

Community Presentations & Workshops

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.

For more information please contact us at info@ispm.ca

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