Marg PolingTHUNDER BAY – Healthbeat – North West Community Care Access Centre’s Marg Poling was presented with the Dorothy Ley Award of Excellence in Hospice Palliative Care. The award presentation was made during Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s annual conference in Toronto, on April 30th. The late Dorothy Ley was one of Canada’s first champions for quality care at the end-of-life. The Dorothy Ley Award of Excellence was established in 1996 by Hospice Palliative Care Ontario. The award is presented annually in recognition of an individual or team effort to advance and improve the quality of palliative and end-of-life care.
Marg Poling is the Palliative Pain and Symptom Management consultant with the North West Community Care Access Centre. In this role, she advocates for excellence in the delivery of hospice/palliative/End-of-Life care across sectors, including community, Long-Term Care and group homes.
“It’s an extreme honour to be recognized by your peers, yet at the same time humbling because of the number of people who have been involved with the work being acknowledged,” shared Marg.
