Dr. Eman Hassan
Executive Director, BC Centre for Palliative Care
Dr. Eman Hassan is the executive director of the BC Centre for Palliative Care and the lead for the Centre’s public health portfolio. She has more than 20 years of experience leading population and community health initiatives in BC and abroad. Under Eman’s leadership, the Centre’s community-empowering interventions, including the Compassionate Communities initiative and advance care planning program, received national recognition either as an innovation or a best practice in community-based palliative care. In addition to her leadership of the BCCPC, Eman is an adjunct professor at the UBC Palliative Medicine Division. Throughout her career, Eman received notable awards from academic and research institutions. The latest award she received is the 2021 Convening and Collaborating Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.
Dr. Eman Hassan is the executive director of the BC Centre for Palliative Care and the lead for the Centre’s public health portfolio. She has more than 20 years of experience leading population and community health initiatives in BC and abroad. Under Eman’s leadership, the Centre’s community-empowering interventions, including the Compassionate Communities initiative and advance care planning program, received national recognition either as an innovation or a best practice in community-based palliative care. In addition to her leadership of the BCCPC, Eman is an adjunct professor at the UBC Palliative Medicine Division. Throughout her career, Eman received notable awards from academic and research institutions. The latest award she received is the 2021 Convening and Collaborating Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.
