Innovation and inspiration from palliative care leaders
There is an urgent need for palliative care professionals to stay connected and up to date on the latest evidence.
Hosted by McGill Palliative Care, in partnership with the Palliative Care ECHO Project, the National Grand Rounds Programme will support and advance the field of palliative care by providing universal access to the latest research and treatment breakthroughs, the sharing of national and international work in palliative care, and strategies to address the most important challenges in the field. 25% of each National Grand Rounds lecture is interactive.
This accredited program consists of 10 innovative lectures per year, held in-person at sites within the McGill Palliative Care Network, as well as online through Zoom.
Upcoming dates
Previous session recordings
Douglas Hospital Foundation Lecture
- Topic: More Than Memory: Redefining Care in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
- Date: Session was held on May 20, 2026
- Speaker: Dr. R. Sean Morrison
Neuro Supportive Care Lecture
- Topic: Neuropalliative Care for Parkinson’s and Related Disorders
- Date: Session was held on April 15, 2026
- Speaker: Janis Miyasaki, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAAN
Sheila Kussner Hope & Cope Lecture
- Topic: Medical Aid in Dying in Québec: Myths, Pitfalls, Shortcomings, Tipping Points, Hidden Aspects and Contributing Factors
- Date: Session was held on March 18, 2026
- Speaker: Pierre Deschamps
Teresa Dellar Lecture
- Topic: Art-thérapie en fin de vie : Quand l’immatériel se fait tangible
- Date: Session was held on February 18, 2026
- Speaker: Dr. Nadia Collette
Balfour Mount Lecture
- Topic: Harnessing the power of routinely collected patient reported outcomes (PROs) to improve early access to palliative care
- Date: Session was held on January 21, 2026
- Speaker: Linda Watson, BScN, MN, PhD
Bernard J. Lapointe Lecture
- Topic: Global Access to Palliative Care: Current Gaps and Emerging Strategies
- Date: Session was held on December 10, 2025
- Speaker: Dr. Megan Doherty
The Honourable Hartland de Montarville Molson Lecture
- Topic: Courageous Conversations with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Serious Illness
- Date: Session was held on November 19, 2025
- Speaker: Lori Wiener, Ph.D
October Lecture
- Topic: Unmuting Rural Voices: Towards Health Equity in Palliative Care
- Date: Session was held on October 15, 2025
- Speaker: Dr. Maria Bakitas
Dr. Jane Poulson Lecture
- Topic: Dignity, Personhood and Intensive Caring: New Insights into Patient Suffering
- Date: Session was held on September 17, 2025
- Speaker: Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov
St. Mary’s Hospital Lecture
- Topic: Improving Palliative Care Outreach With Evidence-Based Tools
- Date: Session was held on June 18, 2025
- Speaker: Dr. Marian Grant
J. Craig Miller Lecture for Cedars
- Topic: Early Palliative Care in Oncology: Evidence and Practice
- Date: Session was held on May 21, 2025
- Speaker: Dr. Camilla Zimmermann
The Sheila Kussner Hope & Cope Lecture
- Topic: The Heart of the Matter: Personal reflections on caring and being cared for
- Date: Session was held on March 26, 2025
- Speaker: Jim Mulcahy
Teresa Dellar Lecture
- Topic: What I’ve learned about accompaniment, death and bereavement: 29 years of psychological services at the heart of an MUHC care team (1986-2015)
- Date: Session was held on February 19, 2025
- Speaker: Johanne De Montigny
The Sheila Kussner Hope & Cope Lecture
- Topic: The Heart of the Matter: Personal reflections on caring and being cared for
- Date: Session was held on March 26, 2025
- Speaker: Jim Mulcahy
Balfour Mount Lecture
- Topic: Palliative Care as a Place of Healing
- Date: Session was held on January 21, 2025
- Speaker: Dr. Michael Kearney, MD
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