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• BCAPOP'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026 (Online/Live)

  • When
    September 17, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  BCAPOP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026

  
  

  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of the BC Association of Pregnancy Outreach Programs will be held at the above noted date and location.

  The meeting is called for the purposes of:

  • Approving the minutes of the September 25, 2025, Annual General Meeting;
  • Receiving the BCAPOP Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026;
  • Proposed bylaw amendment 4.1
  • Re/election of board members

  The AGM package is available here: BCAPOP 2025-2026 Annual Report AGM Package.pdf

  All are welcome to attend; however, only one representative of each BCAPOP Program Member in good standing is eligible to vote.

  A reminder that Program Member attendance is critical to ensure quorum so that the meeting may proceed. 
  

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• BCAPOP's Member-Only Community of Practice: Navigating Online Health Misinformation in the Perinatal Period

  • When
    September 28, 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  In collaboration with Perinatal Services BC, join us for this insightful session where you will explore the following learning objectives: 

  1. Define misinformation and disinformation and discuss its impact on the health of the perinatal population
  2. Explore some of the ways that inaccurate health information spreads online information
  3. Learn and apply tools to assess the reliability of online health information
  4. Build critical thinking skills for mindful digital engagement

  
  

  Presenter: Misty Wasyluk, RM, MPH

  Misty Wasyluk (she/her) joined the Perinatal Services BC team in 2025 as the Provincial Lead for Public Health and Primary Care where she has the privilege and honor of working to help improve health outcomes for the perinatal population. Misty is also a non-practicing midwife and mother of two fabulous teenagers. Misty works from the traditional, unceded and ancestral territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Presenter: Lana Voracek, RN, MPH

  

  Lana Voracek (she/her) is a Knowledge Translation Coordinator at Perinatal Services BC, where she has the opportunity to apply her passion for bringing evidence into action and supporting access to understandable and reliable health information for the perinatal population. Before joining the PSBC team, Lana worked as a Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse and completed her Master of Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Lana works on the traditional, unceded and ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
  

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• BCAPOP Presents: Two Eyed Seeing Workshop (Live/In-Person)

  • Start
    October 20, 2026
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    8:30 AM
  • End
    October 21, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond, BC
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    30

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  In partnership with EmpowerEd Collective, BCAPOP is proud to present this innovative, culturally relevant workshop designed to deepen understanding and support meaningful decolonization efforts within organizations.
  

  About Two Eyed Seeing

  Current approaches to supporting trauma and Indigenous wellness prioritize a Western framework. Understanding that research is only now starting to validate what has been known in Indigenous communities since time immemorial: that culture is healing. Two Eyed Seeing aims to equip participants with the understanding and tools necessary to plan for and embed a culturally driven approach to wellness that upholds ancestral laws and capitalizes on the rich depth of cultural knowledge within the local community.

  
  

  Anna Allan and Ed Ross felt a responsibility to develop Two Eyed Seeing: A Neurodecolonized Approach to Supporting Indigenous Wellness as means to contextualize the evidence-based ways that ancestral knowledge mitigates the impacts of historical and ongoing colonial harms. Sharing from the ethical space between Western and traditional approaches to care, this learning invites participants to envision a neurosequential, culturally rooted approach to wellness programming.

  Who should attend this event?

  Frontline Care & Support Providers: Pregnancy outreach workers, shelter staff, detox and treatment centre workers, and family support workers.

  Medical & Clinical Professionals: Nurses, physicians, midwives, doulas, and childbirth educators.

  Social & Community Workers: Social workers, child welfare workers, and peer support workers.

  Organizational Leads: Directors, managers, and program supervisors. 

  Agenda

  Day 1: Knowledge Sharing

  
  

  	Activity
  8:30am – 9:00am	Registration. Coffee/tea provided.
  9:00am – 9:15am	Traditional Welcome & Opening
  9:15am – 12:00om	Understanding Intergenerational Trauma Introductions of ACEs as interpreted through ancestral world view
  12:00pm – 1:00pm	Lunch provided
  1:00pm – 4:00pm	Understanding Intergenerational Trauma Neurodevelopment impacts across the lifespan Breakout – culturally led somatic activity

  
  

  Day 2: Strategic Planning

  	Activity
  8:30am - 9:00am	Coffee/tea provided.
  9:00am – 12:00pm	Culture As Medicine Exploring the interaction between culture and trauma responsive best practices
  12:00pm – 1:00pm	Lunch provided
  1:00pm – 4:00pm	Cultural Therapeutics: Applying what we know into practice Breakout – culturally led somatic activity Closing

  
  

  Speakers Bios:

  
  

  Anna Allan

  

  Hailing from Ontario and of mixed Scottish descent, adopted into Skedans out of Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, Anna is the proud mother to two Haida boys. Together they are regularly out on the land harvesting, hiking, or fishing.

  As Massaap Tiičma Team Lead, Usma Nuu chah nulth Family & Child Services's clinical, behavioural health and cultural therapeutic team, she is passionate about collaboratively working to sustainably integrate and apply culturally led trauma responsive best practices as a path to wellness.

  
  

  
  

  Ed Ross

  Son to Lena and Darrell Ross Sr, and father to five beautiful children, Ed is a proud Tseshaht man who is committed to sharing the knowledge he’s received from many great teachers in a good way, as he believes it’s not meant to be withheld.

  Passionate about giving back to community, when not fishing on the Somass river, Ed can be found consulting for agencies, organizing events for the basketball team he coaches, leading a multi-Nation dance group, and spending time with family.

  
  

  TRAVEL & ACCOMODATIONS

  The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport Hotel

  3099 Corvette Way, Richmond, BC. V6X 4K3

  
  

  The Westin Wall Centre has provided a courtesy block of guestrooms while they are available. Please see the link below for booking.

  Rate:  15% - 20% discount off of prevailing retail rates

  BOOKING LINK: The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport Hotel Booking Link

  You are responsible for your own travel expenses and/or hotel accommodations, which are not included in your ticket price. 

  
  

  PAYMENT INFORMATION

  Payment is due within 30 days of invoice. No refunds or cancellations, however substitutions are permitted. Please email admin@bcapop.ca for substitution requests.

  For ticket pricing of 5+ registrations, please contact admin@bcapop.ca for group rates. 

  
  

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• BCAPOP's 28th Annual Perinatal Conference (Live/In-Person/Richmond)

  • Start
    April 26, 2027
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    4:30 PM
  • End
    April 28, 2027
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC
  • Spaces left
    136

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  We are pleased to open early bird registration until October 31, 2026, or until 75 tickets are sold, whichever comes first. Early bird rates guarantee a minimum $75/ticket savings!
  

  
  

  LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

  We respectfully acknowledge that our conference is held on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Musqueam People.

  ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

  This annual event draws more than 150 perinatal professionals and helping peers from BC and features three full days of opportunities, including a pre-conference session, Networking Reception and a two-day main conference.  Attendees will experience a program full of inspiring speakers, best practice updates, skill building sessions, and the strengthening of a provincial network that drives perinatal professionals and helping peers to improve outcomes for perinatal people and their families. 

  This conference is for perinatal professionals and helping peers:  pregnancy outreach workers, nurses, physicians, child welfare workers, family support workers, social workers, health/social service students, outreach workers, shelter workers, detox workers, treatment centre workers, midwives, doulas, birthworkers, childbirth educators, peer support workers and anyone else who supports perinatal people.

  CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS | CONFIRMED SPEAKERS 

  • Alixandra Bacon, MA & Registered Midwife - Neurodivergence in the Perinatal Period: The latest evidence and strategies to create an affirming practice
  • Dr. Rana Van Tuyl & Dr. Cheryl Heykoop - Pregnancy loss rates in BC: A decade of data and a call for services 
  • Dr. Wendy Hall - Twenty-five years of studying fathers' parenting experiences - has anything changed?
  • Lillian Schatteman, BSc - Mental Health of Racially Diverse Perinatal Mothers: A Content Analysis of YouTube Videos
    
  • M. Dreyer, A. Jubb, & F. Segovia-Quiroz - Changing the Story: How Lived Experience Is Destigmatizing Perinatal Substance Use Care
  • Angela Wu, BSW, LLM - Considerations for improving health outcomes for im/migrant women & gender diverse people engaged in sex work 

  Stay tuned for additional speaker announcements and the full program expected to be released in Fall 2026. 

  PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! | ADDITIONAL FEE & PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED | MONDAY APRIL 26th 1:30-4:30PM (ONLY 30 SEATS AVAILABLE)

  We Can All Make A Difference With Prenatal Education

  Presented by: Christine Sexauer, Childbirth Educator

  This pre-conference session will provide an essential introduction to prenatal education for perinatal professionals and helping peers, particularly those new to the field or developing their practice. We will review what expecting families, professionals and helping peers need to know such as: 

  • stages of labour 
  • the importance of staying home in early labour 
  • understanding your values and preferences 
  • informed consent 
  • medical interventions that may be recommended and/or required 

  In addition, this workshop will explore your own biases and provide an opportunity to reflect on your own experiences and feelings about birth. Attendees will learn how we all have a role in shaping positive birth experiences, reducing generational trauma, and that an educated birth is an empowered birth.

  NETWORKING RECEPTION | OPEN TO ALL | MONDAY APRIL 26th 4:30–6:30PM 

  TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION

  The conference will be held at the Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC. You are responsible for your own travel expenses and/or hotel accommodations, which are not included in your conference registration fee.  The Westin Wall Centre is offering a limited room block rate of $279.00/night plus taxes & parking for BCAPOP conference attendees. This rate is available until March 25th, 2027 or until sold out, whichever comes first. 

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  EXHIBITORS

  • Douglas College
  • BCAAFC - Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program
    
  • BCW Reproductive Mental Health and Substance Use
    
  • The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
    
  • Karis Support Society
  • First Nations Health Authority 
  • More to be added!

  SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES

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  GROUP RATES

  Please email admin@bcapop.ca for group rates of 5 or more registrants. 

  REGISTRATION IS NON-REFUNDABLE 

  Tickets are transferable to another individual, please email admin@bcapop.ca for any name substitutions. Registration is not complete until payment is received.

  PAYMENT DEADLINES

  Payment on pending registrations must be received within 30 days of registration, otherwise registration will be cancelled. For registrations made within 30 days prior to the event, payment is due immediately. 

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• Exhibitor Opportunities at BCAPOP's 28th Annual Perinatal Conference

  • Start
    April 27, 2027
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • End
    April 28, 2027
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport, 3099 Corvette Way, Richmond, BC (In-Person)
  • Spaces left
    28

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  Photo credit: www.albertlaw.ca
  

  LAND ACKNOWLEDEMENT

  We respectfully acknowledge that our conference is held on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territory of the Musqueam Peoples. 

  ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

  This annual event draws more than 150 perinatal professionals and helping peers from BC and features three days of opportunities, including a pre-conference session, Networking Reception and a two-day main conference.  Attendees will experience a program full of inspiring speakers, best practice updates, skill building sessions, and the strengthening of a provincial network that drives perinatal professionals and helping peers to improve outcomes for perinatal people and their families. 

  EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES

  

  GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR EXHIBITOR PACKAGE 

  As one of our valued Exhibitors, you will have many opportunities to engage and network with our attendees, share updates and information about your products and/or services.

  • Exhibitor tables will include one skirted 6’ table and two chairs. Please advise us if you have any requirements or special requests for your table and contact us if you require shipping information to the venue.
  • Set up schedule and conference agenda will be distributed closer to the event date.
  • Lunch and breakfast break presentations are subject to BCAPOP approval.
  • BCAPOP is not responsible for attendance levels at sponsored events.
  • Exhibitor benefits are subject to change at BCAPOP’s sole discretion.
  • BCAPOP will not share attendee lists. You are welcome to gather these at your exhibitor table from willing attendees.

  For the full BCAPOP's 28th Annual Conference Exhibitors & Sponsorship package: 

  CLICK HERE!
  

  
  

  TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS

  The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport is offering a limited room block rate of $279/night plus taxes for BCAPOP exhibitors & conference attendees until March 25, 2027 or until sold out.  You are responsible for your own travel expenses and/or hotel accommodations, which are not included in your ticket price. 

  BOOK ACCOMMODATIONS
  

  PAYMENT INFORMATION

  Payment is due within 30 days of invoice. No refunds or cancellations, however substitutions are permitted. Please email admin@bcapop.ca for substitution requests. 

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• BCAPOP's Online Conference for Helping Peers (Recorded Video)

  • When
    January 31, 2028
  • Location
    Recorded Video

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  BCAPOP's Online Conference for Helping Peers

  You will have access to the recording once you receive your confirmation email. 

  This recorded conference is FREE and open to all helping peers in BC who support pregnant, postpartum or early parenting people who have a history of substance use.  Please join us for insightful learning, self-reflection, and skill development.
  

  Conference Highlights

  

  
  

  FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM AVAILABLE HERE 

  Originally recorded January 13th, 2026. 

  
  

  In order to preserve registrants' confidentiality  and anonymity, BCAPOP used Zoom Webinar and registrants' video profiles were disabled. This free recording will be available until January 31, 2028.

  
  

  BCAPOP gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the Provincial Perinatal Substance Use Program, BC Women's Mental Health and Substance Use Programs + Initiatives for this event.
  

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