Ashley Doty

Ashley joined the Palliative Outreach and Consult Team (POCT) in 2017 working within Providence's long term care sites. She completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology at UBC prior to completing her nursing degree at BCIT, where she became interested and focused on a career in palliative care. Ashley worked in Acute Medicine, Palliative Care Unit and at St. John's Hospice for three years prior to joining the POCT Team. Ashely has a passion for understanding human nature and providing patient and family centered care. She is excited to be a nurse educator that helps teach the interdisciplinary team about an early palliative approach, respectful and dignified end-of-life care. Ashley is an active member of the Elder Care Ethics Committee and is always seeking new areas of opportunity to learn and implement change that focuses on improving palliative care, for all patients. Ashley is a champion for teaching and demonstrating the use of the Serious Illness Conversation guide. She recently completed her hospice and palliative care specialization through the Canadian Nurses Association.