People to Follow:

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Kelly Third: Having volunteered in hospice care, crisis management and medical advocacy, both locally and abroad, Kelly Third has built her career upon a foundation of exploring the human experience. Kelly has a profound interest in the various cultural and social impacts on how people die – identifying barriers to healthy dying and well supported natural death. Kelly is currently working as a Palliative Nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital and finishing her Masters in Public Health. Having recently completed an international internship with the Kenyan Hospice and Palliative Care Association, Kelly is keen to continue her research on this emerging public health issue.

Dr. Kevin Brazil: Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Palliative Care at McMaster University, discusses the moral distress that can occur when health care providers feel they cannot provide the level of care they want to provide their patients.

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Dr. Alan Wolfelt: Has been recognized as one of North America’s leading death educators, authors and grief counsellors. His compassionate messages about healing in grief—based on his own personal losses as well has his professional experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families over the last three decades—speak not only to the intellect but to the hearts of all who hear him. Perhaps best known for his model of “companioning” versus “treating” mourners, Dr. Wolfelt is committed to helping people mourn well so they can live well and love well.