The 2nd annual One Vision/One Voice conference was held in Toronto April 18 - 20, 2010, co-hosted by the Ontario Palliative Care Association and the Hospice Association of Ontario.

The opening ceremonies were exciting and started the conference off on a high note.  Dr Harvey Chochinov’s presentation was excellent and led well into the concurrent sessions.

The panel discussion “the Cost of dying- is it worth it?” was extremely well done with incredible participation from Dr Chochinov, P Chidwick, E Dufour and Dr Rachlis.  It was moderated by Hana Gartner who did an excellent job at identifying the issues related to the topic.

The Gala dinner theme was a passport to India where conference participants were able to dress in traditional Indian wear, access henna tattooing and were entertained by a group of very talented dancers. The food was India-inspired and excellent and many of the conference attendees participated in the dance, a great time was had by all.

Once again we were able to come together and provide a well organized, evidence based conference that meets the needs of those working in Hospice Palliative care in Ontario.  Our congratulations to the Planning Committee;

            Beth Ellis
            Karen Fisher
            Elaine Klym
            Amanda MacLennan
            Maureen Talbot
            Lesia Wynnychuk

We also commend Rick Firth, Lindsay Blair-Holder and members of the HAO staff for the organizational skills that made the conference such a success.