Provincial Grief Symposium 2025
The Nova Scotia Grief Alliance is pleased to announce that the Provincial Grief Symposium will be held on Tuesday, November 18, at the Old Orchard Inn. Agenda and registration details will be shared soon - please follow the NS Grief Alliance Facebook page for updates.
The theme of this year's event is:
Grief Symposium Details
Admission is free, but spaces are limited. Please note that only one person may register per submission.
Lunch provided to attendees.
SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
Compassion in Action reminds us that whether through small, everyday gestures or broader collective efforts, each of us can make a difference.
| Agenda | Speaker | Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and Registration | 8:00 - 9:15am | |
| Introductions/NS Grief Alliance | 9:15 - 9:45am | |
| Opening Remarks from Province of Nova Scotia | MLA David Bowlby, Annapolis | 9:25am |
| Key Note Speaker - Workshop Title: Medicine Stories: Travels Through the Landscape of Grief | Andrea Currie, Knowledge Keeper, NSCCT, CCPA | 9:45 - 11:00am |
| Activity/Networking/Exhibitor Introduction | 11:00 - 12:00pm | |
| Lunch/Networking | 12:00 - 1:00pm | |
| Optional Walk & Learn with Walks NS & Grief Matters | Grief in Motion: A Community-Based Walking Model | 12:40 - 12:55pm |
| Panel Discussion: Topic: Compassion in Action – Insights into Grief Provincially & Nationally | Paulina Meader, LPN - Health Director/Primary Care LPN - Wije'winen Health Centre. Lindsay Sutherland - Director, Policy & Planning (Grief & Bereavement) Palliative Care Network. Mary Ellen Macdonald, PhD – Co-director GriefMatters.ca. Paul Adams – Canadian Grief Alliance/Canadian Virtual Hospice. Sarah Scott – Spiritual Health Clinician – Valley Hospice. | 1:00 - 2:00pm |
| Break/Networking | 2:00 - 2:15pm | |
| Breakout Rooms | Paul O’Hara, MSW, SWC & Ann DeCoste RN, BN – Workshop: Focus on Community Grief Supports (ROOM 1). Colleen Belle, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia – Workshop: Focus on the newcomer/immigrant lens (ROOM 2). Emilie Smith, MSW, RSW, SchoolsPlus Facilitator – Workshop: Focus on Grief work within our Schools (ROOM 3). | 2:15 - 3:30pm |
| Time allotted for flow of day/Thank You/Resources | 3:30 - 4:00pm |