Kindness, Humanity, and Respect
These core values of health care must be safeguarded in our time-pressured world. Dignity in Care provides practical ideas and tools to support a culture of compassion and respect throughout the health care system.
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Dignity in Care is based on 35 years of research by Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov in collaboration with progressive researchers from Australia, England and the United States. Learn More About Us.
Upcoming Events
2025 Dignity in Care Online Training Workshop – Registration Now Open
The Dignity in Care Online Training Workshop is a 3-day workshop that will take place September 5th, 12th, and 19th, 2025.
Designed to enhance the human side of healthcare, this interactive workshop focuses on the role and application of dignity in all aspects of clinical practice. The research, assessment tools, and clinical applications of dignity-conserving care will be examined during Day 1, while Day 2 and Day 3 provide a detailed look at the clinical practice of Dignity Therapy.
If you are looking to expand your ability to care for patients as people, to reconnect with why you chose to work in healthcare in the first place, or to broaden your community of like-minded clinicians, this is the workshop for you.
Book Release:
Coming in Fall 2025
“It takes a great mind to distil the complexities of life into accessible wisdom. Harvey Chochinov’s is such a mind, and in this book he shares his path to understanding and respecting the dignity of the people we serve as our patients.”
- Dr. Kathryn Mannix, author of With the End in Mind and Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversation
“Dr. Chochinov is a consummate clinician and visionary leader whose work and writings have been invaluable to palliative medicine – and by extension, to people living with life-threatening conditions. Engaging, insightful, reflective, at times funny, the essays in In Search of Dignity are food for mind and soul”
- Ira Byock, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Community & Family Medicine, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, author of Dying Well and The Best Care Possible
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
Velasco Yanez and colleagues (2025): Use of dignity therapy in palliative care: a comprehensive scoping review
The evidence suggests benefits across various dimensions of health, including among family members, pediatric and adolescent populations, and traditionally underrepresented groups, as well as its implementation in early stages of illness and posthumous delivery. The expansion of Dignity Therapy has also driven cultural and linguistic adaptations, the development of derivative tools, and its application in a range of clinical contexts, along with the involvement of a broader spectrum of professionals. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis to guide healthcare professionals on the current state of knowledge, while identifying key research gaps and new insights to inform future studies. Read the full paper here.
Additional recent publications from our team include: