Faculty Research Award - $ 8640

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship - $40,000

Thunder Bay Citizenship Spirit Award

Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network Research Fellowship - $100,000

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies Specialization in the Social, Cultural & Political Contexts of Education

Dissertation: Death Education: Simulating the End of Life to Beginning Healthcare Providers. 
Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Korteweg

ON Clinical Placement: Thunder Bay Sexual Assault/ Sexual Abuse Counselling and Crisis Centre
*Graduated with First Class Standing

Past Chair, Board of Directors, Hospice Northwest

Dying with Carolyn: Using simulation to improve communication skills of unregulated care providers working in Long-Term Care

Developing and implementing peer-led intervention to support staff in long-term care homes manage grief

OA6 Talking about death won't kill you; introducing die-alogues

Development of a palliative care education program in rural long-term care facilities

Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work and the Palliative Care Division Lead at the Centre for Education and Research On Aging and Health (CERAH) at Lakehead University. Her research interests include enhancing palliative and end-of-life care for all Canadians, interprofessional education, high fidelity simulation and mentorship. She recently completed a two year research fellowship with the Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) and worked with Pallium Canada  co-leading their Compassionate Communities initiative.  Kathy is also the past chair of the board of directors for Hospice Northwest.

Gerontology

Palliative Care

End-Of-Life Care

Interprofessional Education and Care

LGBTQ

High Fidelity Simulation

Qualitative Research

Social Work

Website

Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health

Death Education

Podcast - Talking about death won't kill you!

Good medicine: Supporting elderly individuals at home in Northwestern Ontario

Interdisciplinary End-of- Life Care Education Using High Fidelity Simulation in Long Term Care.

Improving Public Engagement in Advance Care Planning through peer- facilitated group activities

Dying alone: perspectives on the final stage of life from LGBT elders living in Ontario

Valuing the perspectives of LGBT older adults in Canada: An evidence based approach to developing inclusive research and policy agendas

Speaking Up and Speaking Out: A toolkit for  healthcare professionals caring for older LGBT adults facing the end of  their lives

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Palliative Care Division Lead, Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health (CERAH)

An unconventional death educator with an equal parts wry and wise delivery style, Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller is committed to showing her audience that talking about death and dying won’t kill you. Using stories and research, Kathy extends an invitation to view death as not a taboo subject - but rather a shared life experience. Audience members walk away with shifted perspectives and a deep understanding that talking about death, without knowing or needing all the “answers”, actually brings us closer to our loved ones than we ever imagined possible.

Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller, MSW, PhD thinks about dying and death a lot. She knows thinking about it – and teaching and researching about it – helps her to embrace life full on. 

An unconventional death educator with a passion for palliative care and improving end of life care for all, Kathy has inspired and challenged a generation of healthcare providers to be prepared to care for individuals who are dying, as well as their families, regardless of the setting. 

She has been teaching and researching at Lakehead University for over a decade leveraging her experiences as a cancer survivor, and as a palliative care provider, to challenge us to have the important conversations about dying, death and life. Kathy strives to make an impact with her teaching and research to discover, share and communicate the information that we are all "dying to know."



This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Talking About Death Won’t Kill You | Kathy Kortes-Miller | TEDxKanata

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