This endowment was created in 2001 by Stephen and Arlene Waymire to
honour the life of Gillian MacMichael by educating interdisciplinary health care professionals in Nova Scotia on palliative
care. The fund provides funding for a lectureship on palliative care education and awards bursaries for subsidizing tuition and associated fees for palliative care education.
The Foundation is currently accepting applications for funding from the Gillian MacMichael Endowment Fund for a lectureship on palliative care education. All organizations in Nova Scotia interested in sponsoring a lectureship on palliative care education are encouraged to apply no later than September 30, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. Send application forms to:
Gillian MacMichael Endowment Fund Committee
c/o Melissa Young, QEII Foundation,
Centennial Building Office, Room 1-040, 1276 South Park Street,
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9
For more information on the Gillian MacMichael Endowment Fund Lectureship Series, please review the guidelines. Any questions can be directed to, Melissa Young, QEII Foundation, 902-473-3807.
- Lynn MacDonald, RN - Palliative Care Nurse Consultant - St. Martha's Regional Hospital - Guysbourough, Antigonish Strait Health Authority
- Joseph Pratt, RN - Palliative Care Home Consult Nurse - Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre - Capital Health
- Louise Ann Blackie, RN - Palliative Care Consultation Nurse - South Shore District Health Authority
- Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference 2010 - Gillian MacMichael Endowment - Lectureship Series sponsored two plenary sessions
Be sure to check back for details
on 2011 bursary applications.