There is an urgent need for palliative care professionals to stay connected and up to date on the latest evidence.
Hosted by McGill Palliative Care, in partnership with the Palliative Care ECHO Project, the National Grand Rounds Programme will support and advance the field of Palliative Care by providing universal access to the latest research and treatment breakthroughs, the sharing of national and international work in palliative care, and strategies to address the most important challenges in the field.
The programme consists of 10 innovative lectures per year and is held in French and English and simultaneously online and in-person at sites with the Palliative Care McGill Network in Montreal, Quebec.
Upcoming sessions include:
Integrating Palliative Care Into Stroke Care – Opportunities and Challenges
- Date: April 30, 2025, from 12–1 p.m. ET
- Speaker: Dr. Claire Creutzfeldt
- Venue: Montreal Neurological Institute, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre and online, via Zoom.
- Language: This lecture will be delivered in English. Closed captions will be available in French (or other languages) for those attending online.
Early Palliative Care in Oncology: Evidence and Practice
- Date: May 21, 2025, from 12–1 p.m. ET
- Speaker: Dr. Camilla Zimmermann
- Venue: CUSM, Glen Site (DS1.1427) and online, via Zoom.
- Language: This lecture will be delivered in English. Closed captions will be available in French (or other languages) for those attending online.
Dignity, Personhood and Intensive Caring: New Insights into Patient Suffering
- Date: September 25, 2025, from 12–1 p.m. ET
- Speaker: Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov
- Venue: In-person (Venue TBD) and online, via Zoom.
- Language: This lecture will be delivered in English. Closed captions will be available in French (or other languages) for those attending online.
More lectures to be confirmed in the coming year.
Past sessions include:
Balfour Mount Lecture: Palliative Care as a Place of Healing
- Date: Session was held on January 21, 2025
- Speaker: Dr. Michael Kearney, MD
- Venue: RI Institute (MUHC) and online
- Language: English
Teresa Dellar Lecture: What I’ve learned about accompaniment, death and bereavement: 29 years of psychological services at the heart of a MUHC care team (1986-2015)
- Date: Session was held on February 19, 2025
- Speaker: Johanne De Montigny
- Venue: Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence and online
- Language: French
The Sheila Kussner Hope & Cope Lecture: The Heart of the Matter: Personal reflections on caring and being cared for
- Date: March 26, 2025
- Speaker: Jim Mulcahy
- Venue: Jewish General Hospital and online
- Language: English
Interested in becoming a part of this programme? Follow the instructions below to get started:
- Click here to visit Pallium Central and login or create an account.
- Type in the enrollment key: MPC NGRP
If you encounter issues registering for this program, please contact echo@pallium.ca