Our partners include hospitals, primary care, community services, and mental health organizations.
Training and Summits
The Backbone Team coordinates training and education opportunities, events and summits for HPE OHT partners. Explore upcoming opportunities and access resources and follow-up materials from past sessions here.
For more information, please contact communications@hpeoht.ca.
Upcoming Opportunities
2SLGBTQ+ Foundations and Older Adults & Inclusive Care (Nov. 24)
Facilitated by Rainbow Health Ontario
- DATE: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
- TIME: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Foundation: 8:00 – 11:45 a.m.
- Older Adult and Inclusive Care: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. (please join us for lunch!)
- LOCATION: Gerry Masterson Community Centre – 516 Harmony Road, Corbyville, ON (K0K 1V0)
The 2SLGBTQ+ Foundations course builds confidence and competency in providing inclusive, affirming and culturally responsive care for 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Participants will explore key terminology, minority stress and health disparities, and practical approaches to providing welcoming, comprehensive care for diverse 2SLGBTQ+ service users.
The 2SLGBTQ+ Older ADults & Inclusive Care course builds knowledge and skills to provide inclusive, affirming and culturally responsive care for 2SLGBTQ+ seniors and older adults. Participants will explore the lifelong impacts of stigma and discrimination, the unique health and social needs of 2SLGBTQ+ older adults, and the importance of chosen families and care networks. The course also highlights best practices for supporting 2SLGBTQ+ seniors in home care and long-term care settings.
Build on the foundations of inclusive, affirming and culturally responsive care.
HPE OHT partners are invited to take part in a two-part learning opportunity. Participants must complete the Foundations training before attending the session focused on 2SLGBTQ+ older adults.
1. The 2SLGBTQ+ Foundation training will explore:
- Key 2SLGBTQ+ terminology
- Minority stress and health disparities
- Practical approaches to providing welcoming, comprehensive care
- Inclusive, affirming and culturally responsive care for diverse 2SLGBTQ+ communities
2. The Older Adults & Inclusive Care training will explore:
- The lifelong impacts of stigma, discrimination and minority stress on 2SLGBTQ+ older adults
- The unique physical, mental and social health needs of 2SLGBTQ+ seniors
- The importance of care networks and chosen families
- Best practices for providing affirming care in home care and long-term care settings
The training will build knowledge, confidence and skills to help create welcoming, inclusive and culturally safer experiences for 2SLGBTQ+ older adults.
Prerequisite: You must attend or have completed the Foundations course before attending the Older Adults & Inclusive Care training.
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Self-Paced Education
Information coming soon.
Past Sessions and Resources
Cultivating Connections: Celebrating 5 Years of Growing Care Together - Oct. 29/26
On October 29, the HPE OHT partners came together to celebrate five years of collaboration and the collective impact of their work across Hastings Prince Edward’s health and social service systems.
The event opened with a poster abstract display featuring collaborative initiatives from across the region. These projects highlighted the partnerships, ideas and pathways being developed to improve experiences for patients, clients, families and the people who provide care and services.
Guests also heard directly from leaders involved in several collaborations, who shared their successes, challenges, and lessons learned along the way. Their stories reflected the complexity of bringing organizations and people together to create more connected experiences for patients and clients across Hastings Prince Edward.
Systems change takes time, trust and a willingness to work through the messy parts. As we celebrate how far we’ve come, we remain committed to learning, strengthening relationships and building on this work together.
Poster Abstracts
Thank you to everyone who submitted poster abstracts and shared the collaborative work taking place across Hastings Prince Edward.
- Children & Youth Planning Table
- Rapid Access Addiction Medicine
- Patient, Client, Partner Council
- Alternate Level of Care Action Team
- Palliative Care Clinical Coaches
- Lung Health Action Team
- Health Equity Working Group
- Lower Limb Preservation Action Health
- Quinte@Home
- Primary Care Network
Cultivating Connections – From Seeds to Systems
Local graphic recorder, Shannon Loomer, joined us to translate the conversations, connections and ideas shared throughout the event into a visual representation of the HPE OHT’s collective work.
Working together through the messy
Françoise Mathieu, MEd, RP, delivered an engaging keynote on sustaining energy, building trust and navigating the complexities of collaboration in community care.
Explore the resources from the presentation:
Foundations of Indigenous Cultural Safety
Session resources coming soon.
Building a Picture of Population Health in Hastings Prince Edward - Oct. 7/26
Land Acknowledgement
HPE OHT delivers supports and services on lands that are the traditional territory of many nations, including the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe, Algonquin and the Haudenosaunee peoples. It is also directly adjacent to the Kenhte:ke – the Tyendinaga Nation. These territories are governed by the Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement. We share a responsibility to acknowledge and respect the culture and history of Indigenous peoples, who have inhabited and nurtured these lands for generations. We commit to centering our work of overall health and wellbeing for all residents, with particular consideration for Indigenous peoples and all equity-deserving populations in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties.