Commentary By: Khue-Tu Nguyen – Resident at University of British Columbia, Canada – Khue-Tu Nguyen is a UBC PGY-5 in Adult Palliative Medicine. She completed her MD at UBC and Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Calgary. She is passionate about…
Commentary By: Sonia Brar, MD, Pediatric Palliative Care Fellow- Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, Canada – Dr. Brar is a Royal College Medical Fellow working towards her subspecialty accreditation in PPC. Over the next two years she will work alongside Canuck Place’s clinical…
Commentary By: Dr Amanda Evans Paediatric Palliative Care Specialist CEO and Founder – Rei Kōtuku Charitable Trust, Aotearoa, New Zealand Amanda is a paediatric palliative care specialist based in Wellington, New Zealand. She founded Rei Kōtuku Charitable Paediatric Palliative Care Service in June…
Commentary By: Angela Uncles – Angela is a mother to two girls, Hazel (9) and Lumina (7) from Surrey BC. Lumina was diagnosed in utero with Walker Warburg Syndrome, a rare muscular dystrophy considered life limiting. Angela is a Clinical Counsellor,…
Commentary By: Laesa Kim – Laesa Kim is author of the award-winning memoir, Can’t Breathe. She is a vocal advocate for the medically complex community, works as a parent partner in pediatric health research and shares her lived experiences on social…
Commentary By: Nadine Lusney, BScN, RN, MN, CHPCN(C), Professional Practice Lead/ Clinical Nurse Specialist – Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, Vancouver, B.C. Nadine is an Advanced Practice Nurse with special interests in pediatric advance care planning, family partner engagement, neonatal population and practice…