UVic partnerships bring equity into death care
Early morning sunbeams slant through the elder Oak trees, as palliative care doctors, Indigenous advisors, nurses and social workers from as far afield as Belgium, the UK and New Zealand take a “walkshop” across the campus of the University of Victoria (UVic), to the beach at Arbutus Cove. They have travelled here, from around the globe, to discuss a different journey, the biggest final journey that every human will take—from life, into death. All are participants in the 4th International Research Seminar on Public Health and Palliative Care, co-chaired by Kelli Stajduhar at UVic and Hsien Seow of McMaster University, during June 2025.