


What Can Volunteering in a Palliative Care Unit Bring to Your Life?
The volunteers are extraordinary and do a lot of good for those who are ill. I was signed up to be moved elsewhere but asked to remain here. — A patient in the palliative care unit of the Jewish General Hospital Daria has volunteered at the JGH palliative care unit...
The Power of Presence: How Volunteers Change the Lives of Palliative Care Patients
“It’s a real honour for the patients and the families to allow us to be part of that journey because it’s a very difficult one.” — Areti Anastassopoulos, a registered nurse at the JGH When you walk into the palliative care unit of the Jewish General Hospital, one of...
Access to Palliative Care: A Little-known Right in Quebec
Montreal, May 8, 2023 – A vast majority of Quebecers (79%) wrongly associate palliative care with only providing comfort care at the end of life, according to a IPSOS survey of 1,000 respondents over 30 years of age conducted in March 2023 for the Alliance des maisons...
A Very Special Book Launch—Repairing the World: Sheila Kussner and the Power of Empathy
The evening started with a standing ovation. There was a speech by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as The Right Honourable David Johnston. One hundred fifty close friends gathered to celebrate a woman who has impacted the lives of thousands of people. On Monday,...