Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children 

The Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children’s (CNPCC) purpose is to improve the quality of living and dying for infants, children and youth with life threatening conditions and their families. The Network provides leadership and a common voice for pediatric hospice palliative care across Canada. 

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CNPCC Members 

Network members include clinicians, researchers, educators, and administrators with roles primarily related to pediatric hospice and palliative care (including grief support) across multiple disciplines and professions.  

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National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day 

CNPCC co-hosts the annual National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day since its inception in 2019 in collaboration with CHPCA.  

Next National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day | October 10, 2024

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Pediatric Palliative Care Symposium 

CNPCC hosts a biennial full day symposium ahead of the CHPCA Conference to provide a professional development and learning opportunity for palliative care providers supporting children and families.  

Response to 2023 CIHI Report on Access to Palliative Care in Canada 

On April 23, 2023 the Canadian Institute for Health Information released their “Access to Palliative Care in Canada” report, looking at what has changed since 2018 in the state of palliative care in Canada. 

Canadian Pediatric Palliative Care Nursing Competencies 

To facilitate nationally consistent education and ongoing development of nurses entering the growing field of pediatric palliative care (PPC), a core group of nurses from specialized PPC programs in Canada came together to develop PPC Nursing Competencies.  

Past Webinars 

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Family Perspectives on Making Every Day Count with Children’s Hospice Palliative Care 

CHPCA and CNPCC hosted a webinar in honour of National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day 2022, sponsored by Children’s Healthcare Canada, that shone a light on the lived experiences of three families whose children received hospice palliative care.  

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Children’s Hospice Palliative Care: It Takes a Village 

Webinar hosted in honour of the inaugural National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day. 

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Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Resource Repository 

Resources compiled by CHPCA and CNPCC focused on pediatric palliative care including anticipatory grief, supporting siblings of children with life threatening illnesses, and more.  

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