2024-2025 Academic Year
Using Art to Teach Relational Ethics to Fourth Year BSCN students in a Low Barrier Clinic, HAP, in Parkdale, Toronto
Presented by Tricia Woodcock, RN, PhD student
Hub trainee Tricia Woodcock discussed the current development of her program using artwork to accelerate the development of relational ethics with nursing students working with severely marginalized and underserviced populations. This presentation discussed the foundational session that she has developed, which uses addiction as the starting point of discussion between herself and the students. Through the collective and informal analysis of the three pieces of art, students can conceptualize the emotional difficulties of isolation, grief, loss, confronting mortality, and feelings of helplessness alongside the application of current research findings. The emotional connection to the artwork provides them with more insight, empathy, and confidence as they learn to meet the health care needs of the people of Parkdale.
Bot attack! Bots, Artificial Intelligence, and Bereavement Research
Presented by Susan Cadell, David K. Wright, Cin Lam, Shannon Maguire, Mary Ellen Macdonald
This presentation explored the challenges encountered by the research team during the recruitment phase of a national bereavement survey, where bot attacks compromised data integrity and disrupted their study progress. As a dry-run in preparation for the 4th International Research Seminar of the EAPC Reference Group on Public Health and Palliative Care, the presenters reviewed the preventive strategies employed, their limitations, and the broader methodological and ethical implications for palliative care research in an AI-driven context.
Nurse-Researcher
The Ethics of Conducting Observations in Clinical Settings
Presented by Andrea Bentz, RN, PhD student
June 5th, 2025, 1:30PM-3PM EST
Hub trainee Andrea Bentz, looking towards her upcoming doctoral ethnography, led a reflective discussion on the ethical complexities of conducting observational research in clinical settings as a nurse researcher. This session explored topics such as insider/outsider roles, participant observation, appearance and professionalism, safety, consent, and the emotional dimensions of fieldwork.
Embodied Knowledge
A Reflexive Account of Negotiating and Integrating Insider-Researcher-Practitioner Identities During a Bereavement Study
With Karima Joy, PhD, MSW
May 15th, 1PM-2:30 EST
Here, we welcomed Dr. Karima Joy to join our hub for a engaging and thought-provoking discussion on her recent publication, “Embodied Knowledge: A Reflexive Account of Negotiating and Integrating Insider-Researcher-Practitioner Identities During a Bereavement Study”. Find here paper here!
CPCNA & PCNE Annual Lecture
Advocating for Equity: The Role of Nurses in Transforming Palliative Care Palliative Care RN Curriculum
Presented by Kelli Stajduhar, PhD, RN, FRSC, FCAHS, FCAN
May 6th, 7pm-8:30pm EST
Palliative care nursing sits at the intersection of compassion, complexity, and justice. This talk explored how nurses can lead efforts to advance equity in palliative care—addressing disparities in access, quality, and outcomes for structurally marginalized communities. Through stories, evidence, and strategies, we examined how advocacy becomes a core nursing practice and a powerful lever for change in serious illness care.
Palliative Care RN Curriculum
Presented by Tamiza Kassam, RN, NP-PHC
February 25th, 10am-11:30am EST
Hub member, Nurse Practitioner, and Humber College faculty member Tamiza Kassam is developing an RN elective course in palliative care. At this gathering, she presented her ideas for the course and engaged in an open discussion to gather feedback and thoughts from the group.
Book Club: Palliative Care Nursing as Mindfulness
A Trainee-Led Series
Part I: October 22nd, 12pm-1:30pm EST
Part II: November 19th, 11:30am-1pm (ft. Dr. Lacie White) EST
Part III: January 24th, 1:30pm-3pm EST
In the Fall 2024 semester, we have had a group of hub trainees with expressed interest in having a book club-style reading of Dr. Lacie White’s Palliative Care Nursing as Mindfulness: Embodying a Relational Ethic through Strong Emotion, Uncertainty and Death. This book club is hosted in three parts, with the last gathering expected for January 2025. Part II featured guest of honour, book author, and hub mentor, Dr. Lacie White.
Heart Driven Stories of Palliative Care Nursing
Presented by Leonor Pacheco, RN
November 12th, 10am-12pm EST
In this session, special guest Leonor Pacheco, a nurse at St. Christopher’s Hospice in the UK, offered insights into seizing opportunities that extend beyond routine tasks, illustrating their potential to profoundly impact individuals, nurses, and the broader understanding of palliative care. After sharing her stories, hub lead David Wright facilitated a discussion based on the ethics at hand.
“It came at the dark of night”: A Narrative Abruption of Home as the Best Place to Die
Presented by Kristina Ma, RN, PhD Candidate
October 11th, 2024, from 12:30pm-2pm EST
This hub gathering acted as a dry run for Kristina Ma’s upcoming talk at the McGill International Palliative Care Congress. Here, Kristina presented the story of a home death that occurred in an urban city in Eastern Canada, as told from the perspective of a bereaved sister, in order to critique the ethics of healthcare and policy discourses that revere the home as the ‘best’ place to die.
Down with Domains: Re-imagining Nursing Care as an Integrated Relational Practice
Presented by Amalissa Chisamore-Hum, RN, MScN student
September 6th, 2024, from 3pm-4:30pm EST
During this hub gathering, trainee Amalissa Chismore-Hum led a presentation of her masters work on re-imagining nursing care. In her work, she proposed a shift away from a domains-based model towards more narrative and relational ways of caring, which align more closely with palliative care and nursing values. This presentation was brought to the hub in anticipation for the upcoming International Philosophy of Nursing Society conference, where this work will be featured as a scientific presentation.
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