Archie MacKeigan Educational Day
Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
September 20, 2024
Learn Together!
Join us at the 2024 Continuing Care Association of Nova Scotia (CCANS) Archie MacKeigan Education Day on Friday, September 20, at the beautiful Old Orchard Inn in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
We will be having presentations on palliative care, contagious leadership, and more!
Registration is now closed.
Schedule
- 8:30 – 9:00 AM
Registration & Trade Show
- 9:00 – 10:30 AM
A Palliative Approach – It’s Not What You Think!
with Lesley Hirst of Hirst Health Care Consulting
- 10:30 – 10:45 AM
Nutritional Break & Trade Show
- 10:45 – NOON
A Palliative Approach – It’s Not What You Think!
with Lesley Hirst of Hirst Health Care Consulting (continued)
- NOON – 12:45 PM
Lunch
- 12:45 – 1:30 PM
Trade Show
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Civility in the Workplace
with Conciliation and Mediation Services
- 2:30 – 2:45 PM
Nutritional Break & Trade Show
- 2:45 – 3:45 PM
Civility in the Workplace
with Conciliation and Mediation Services (continued)
- 3:45 – 4:30
Wrap Up, Prizes, and Evaluations
Registration
Conference registration is FREE for one attendee from a CCANS member organization in good standing, $30 for additional CCANS members, and $50 for Non-Members
Secure your spot today by completing the form below.
Location
Old Orchard Inn
153 Greenwich Road South
Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia
Fee Includes:
- Lunch
- Nutrition Breaks
- Access to Education Day Presentations
Questions?
Contact Lee Kelly at ccans.est1976@gmail.com
Note
CCANS member organizations must be current with dues to receive their one free registration per membership. You can find the current membership application page here.
Breakfast is not included with the registration.
Archie MacKeigan Education Day Sessions
A palliative approach – it’s not what you think!
with Lesley Hirst of Hirst Health Care Consulting
In this session we will bust common myths associated with palliative care, review social, spiritual, physical and psychological trajectories for typical chronic progressive diseases and how they intersect, learn communication techniques for difficult conversations using an empathy approach, and finish with considerations for self-care. By the end of the session participants will be equipped with some practice tools, know how to access resources and where they go to build further competency and capacity on today’s learning.
About The Speaker
Lesley Hirst
Lesley has been in healthcare for 34 years, starting her nursing career in the UK’s National Health Service. Lesley specialized in Oncology, Palliative care, and Leadership and, following a move to Ontario 21 years ago, applied her international experience to shaping the Ontario and Canadian health and social system.
She holds Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner, and Master of Science degrees, is a graduate of the LEO (Leading Empowered Organisations UK) program, IDEAS (Improving and Driving Excellence Across Sectors) Institute, LEAN Six Sigma greenbelt, and Evolution of Thinking ™ program.
Lesley has transformed health and social sectors in many roles, most recently with Ontario Health as Director in Health Equity and Priority populations for Ontario West. Other roles include Regional Director for the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (HNHB) Palliative Care Network, Executive Director at Carpenter Hospice and Chief of Nursing Practice Hamilton Health Sciences. Lesley has pioneered palliative care work across the Country examples include founding the Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group of Ontario in 2009, Palliative 911 new model of Care, co-author of Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) revised model to guide palliative care 2013 and, Ontario Palliative Care Network (OPCN) Competency Framework 2018. She has extensive experience working with multiple levels of governments, not-for-profits, for-profits, public sector, and other agencies.
Lesley now lives in Nova Scotia and works as an independent consultant and practitioner, focusing on strategic and operational planning, policy, models of care, and program development.
She is the Vice Chair for CARE4Nurses and continues to advocate for the continuing evolution of nursing roles in Canada and is an advocate for sustainable health care systems.
Civility in the Workplace
with Conciliation and Mediation Services
Small, uncivil actions in the workplace can lead to much larger issues if they are left unchecked. This workshop will discuss the causes, indicators, and impacts of incivility, explore differing values and perceptions around the concept, and provides participants with an opportunity to reflect on their own impact on workplace dynamics. Finally, it will provide tools and knowledge about how union leaders, managers, and employees can enhance civility in their workplace.
About The Speakers
Conciliation and Mediation Services (CMS) is an organization dedicated to helping labour-management groups change the conversation.
We are a neutral third party that provides impartial conciliation and alternative dispute resolution services to labour and management in unionized private and public sector workplaces in Nova Scotia, free of charge. We also provide training and facilitate conversations to assist the labour relations climate.
Sponsors
In Honour & Memory of Archie MacKeigan
Archie was a long standing member of CCANS, formerly known as the Associated Homes for Special Care, and held various positions on the Board. He was also the Administrator at the Cove Guest Home for many years. Archie was involved in several committees, representing the Association in dealing with all aspects of care, with DCS and DSLTC.
Archie always had a “fire in his eye” for the Association and fought hard to maintain it’s continuity and presence in Nova Scotia.