Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
2 Carlton Street, Suite 808
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1J3
Tel: 416-304-1477 Toll Free: 1-800-349-3111
Fax: 416-304-1479 General Email: info@hpco.ca
For information on specific hospice palliative care services in your community, please call 416-979-9779 or 1-800-349-3111 and dial extension 1. The Information Line is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
To access free and confidential stress, grief, and bereavement supports for front line health care workers, please call 1-866-485-4204. The Support Service Line is open everyday, 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
All media inquiries: please contact Jennifer Mossop at jmossop@hpco.ca or 1-519-619-2227.
For Advance Care Planning publication orders: please contact Nav Dhillon at ext. 31 nav.dhillon@hpco.ca
HPCO Staff Directory
Education & Strategic Partnerships
Julie Darnay
Director, Education & Strategic Partnerships, ext. 30 jdarnay@hpco.ca
Contact Julie for: HPCO Educational Programs; Provincial level Partnerships; the Quality Hospice Palliative Care Coalition of Ontario; HPCO’s Project Management Office
Nithya Ravi
Administrative Coordinator for Julie Darnay, ext. 35 nithya.ravi@hpco.ca
Contact Nithya to schedule meetings with Julie; general administrative matters
Randy Markus
Conference Manager, ext. 23 randy.markus@hpco.ca
Contact Randy for: All matters related to HPCO Annual Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference
Dianna Drascic, RN
Nurse Educator, Palliative Care Education Program ddrascic@hpco.ca
Contact Dianna for: information on the Palliative Care Education Program for Long-Term Care Homes in the City of Toronto
Person Centred Decision Making Initiative
Rachel Dragas
Lead, Person Centred Decision Making, ext. 32 rachel.dragas@hpco.ca
Contact Rachel for: All matters related to Person Centred Decision Making Project ( Advance Care Planning, Health Care Consent and Goals of Care), and Speak Up Ontario
Nav Dhillon
Community of Practice Coordinator, ext. 31 nav.dhillon@hpco.ca
Contact Nav for: All matters related to the following Communities of Practice: Health Care Consent Advance Care Planning, Rural Hospice Palliative Care, and Compassionate Communities; Advance Care Planning resource orders
Isha Gada
Learning Management System Administrator, ext. 38 isha.gada@hpco.ca
Contact Isha for: LMS technical issues
Richard Nguyen
Education Coordinator, ext. 33 richard.nguyen@hpco.ca
Contact Richard for: All matters related to education workshops, webinars and events
Hospice Services
Nithya Ravi
Administrative Coordinator, ext. 35 nithya.ravi@hpco.ca
Contact Nithya for: inquiries related to HPCO Interest Groups
Selina Abetkoff
Accreditation Coordinator, ext. 36 selina.abetkoff@hpco.ca
Contact Selina for: inquiries related to HPCO hospice accreditation
James Wilkie
Member Services Coordinator, ext. 34 james.wilkie@hpco.ca
Contact James for: All matters related to membership application or renewal; Online Learning System for Hospice Volunteers; Hospice Metrics onboarding; maintenance of My Hospice sites; statistical reporting
Brent Yang
Coordinator, Quality Management, ext. 39 brent.yang@hpco.ca
Contact Brent for: Hospice Metrics platform; Accreditation/Ongoing compliance submission sites; Hospice Services quality platform
Finance & Administration
Dena Hamid
Finance & Administration Manager, ext. 27 Dena.Hamid@hpco.ca
Contact Dena for: All matters related to Administration and Finance
Marissa Villacorta
Nevada Administration, ext. 29 mvillacorta@hpco.ca
Contact Marissa for: Inquiries from Nevada program partners
Executive Office
Rick Firth
President & CEO, ext. 24 rfirth@hpco.ca
Contact Rick for: Hospice palliative care policy; government relations; stakeholder relations; questions about starting a hospice; Board Chair Interest Group
Melissa Horner
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO, ext. 22 melissa.horner@hpco.ca
Contact for: All matters related to the President & CEO
Jennifer Mossop
Communications & Government Relations Advisor 519-619-2227 jmossop@hpco.ca
Contact Jennifer for all media enquiries; communications and government relations support
Vanessa Casalinuovo
Communications and Donor Relations Coordinator, ext. 37 vanessa.casalinuovo@hpco.ca
Contact Vanessa for: Donations; conference sponsorship and exhibitor inquiries; corporate sponsorship and Hospice Fund Development Community of Practice