Celebrating innovators who are leading progress in palliative care.
Will YOU be the International Palliative Care Innovator of 2026?
The winner receives a prize from Canadian Virtual Hospice.
The Challenge
Have you developed programs, services, resources, or approaches that have improved hospice and palliative care in your health facility, program, community, country, or beyond? Six finalists, chosen through a peer-review process, will go head-to-head in a high-energy power hour of innovation on Thursday, October 8, 2026, 12:30 - 2:00 pm.
Each finalist will have six minutes to convince the voting audience and our panel of eminent palliative care judges that they deserve to be the International Palliative Care Innovator of the Year. Remember: small and simple can be meaningful and impactful! "But don't AI it" - AI generated presentations are ineligible.
The winner will be named the "International Palliative Care Innovator for 2026" and receive a prize from Canadian Virtual Hospice. Trophies will be awarded to the winner, 1st runner-up, and 2nd runner-up.