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Covenant Health Palliative Institute (ECHO) invites you to its first online session: Introducing Death Cafe: Facilitating Conversations About Death Over Coffee, Tea and Cake, on Thursday, May 4, at 3 pm, on Zoom. This is an opportunity to hear from a panel of Death Cafe facilitators who will provide an overview of Death Cafe, explain why they facilitate them, share insights about effective facilitation, and answer questions. The Palliative Institute will also share resources and tools to help you facilitate your own Death Cafes. Organizations interested in promoting open conversations about death and dying are encouraged to attend this session. 

Death Cafe is a global movement that provides opportunities for people to talk about death and dying in a comfortable environment. As part of a broader initiative to improve awareness and understanding of palliative care in Alberta, the Covenant Health Palliative Institute is stressing the importance of talking openly about death, and supporting Death Cafes is one means to encourage these conversations.     

Presenters: Keltie Watson – Host and Moderator;  Jessica Johnson – Certified Thanatologist and Executive Director, Peace Hills Society; Gina Vliet – Change Specialist, Charon Consulting  

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