Crucial Conversations: Planning for Serious Illness, End of Life & Death

Schedule

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am

UTC-08:00

Location

Aberthau Mansion | Vancouver, BC

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A healthcare navigator and an end‑of‑life educator guide families through planning for illness, end‑of‑life decisions, and after‑death care.
About this Event

We invite you to design a future that works for you.
Connie Jorsvik is an independent healthcare navigator, advocate, and educator with Patient Pathways. She supports adults and families as they journey through serious illness.
Christa Ovenell is a licensed funeral director, end-of-life doula and death educator with Death's Apprentice Education & Planning.
Their work intersected so often that they have become a collaborative team, passionately educating the public about planning ahead for decisions that need to be made during illness, at the end of life, and even after death.
Topics for Discussion Purposes:

  • What is a healthcare navigator, and how do they fit into the healthcare team?
  • What do I need to think about as I start planning ahead?
  • What is an end-of-life doula, and how do they fit into the healthcare team?
  • What other decisions need to be made when someone dies besides cremation or burial?


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🎯EVENT #1 - IN-PERSON
🗓 Date: Thursday, February 19
🕕 Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Aberthau Mansion – West Point Grey Community Centre – 4397 W2nd Ave. at NW Marine Dr., Vancouver
➡️ Seating is LIMITED
Agenda :
This is a live, in-person, two-hour session.

  • 2:00 - 3:45 PM: Expert presentations
  • 3:45 - 4:00 PM: Live Q&A


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🎯EVENT #2 - ONLINE via ZOOM
Agenda:
This live 90-minute online session is an encore presentation featuring similar information hosted by two speakers with expertise similar to Connie's and Christa's.
🗓 Date: Saturday, February 28
🕕 Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
➡️ Seating is UNLIMITED
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🎤 Guest Speakers: (in alphabetical order)


Christa Ovenell – Founder, Death’s Apprentice – Community-based Death Educator; Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer; End-of-Life Doula
Connie Jorsvik – BC’s Healthcare Navigator, Former National Advance Care Planning Coordinator for Dying with Dignity Canada
👥 Event Creator & Co-host:
Paige Brettle:
Trauma of Money Certified Financial Advisor and Certified Health & Sickness Insurance Specialist
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