The Palliative Care Conference 2025
Past and Present Supporters include:
Overview
Palliative care is essential for ensuring dignity, comfort, and emotional support for patients and
families dealing with serious illness or nearing the end of life. This conference takes on particular
significance as:
• 65% of people are worried about access to palliative care (YouGov)
• 41% think the NHS is under-resourced to provide palliative care (YouGov)
• 16th October 2024 sees the Assisted Dying Bill formally introduced to Parliament.
Agenda
Registration
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Professor Erica Borgstrom, Professor in Medical Anthropology, The Open University (CONFIRMED)
Keynote: Strategies Supporting Palliative Healthcare Workers
- Offering support networks for professionals in palliative care settings, including counselling and debriefs
- Guidance on strategies on how to approach senior colleagues when discussing mental health
- Equipping frontline workers in palliative healthcare settings with the emotional tools to manage the intensity of palliative care
- Reducing staff absences by decreasing the workload of staff
- Advice on how to maintain positive working relationships in palliative settings
Dr Harrie Cedar, Associate Professor, Kings College London, (CONFIRMED)
Keynote: Supporting the Transition of Palliative Care: From Hospital to Community
Dr Sam Royston, Executive Director of Research and Policy, Marie Curie (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Producing Better Outcomes Using Digitised Predictive Care
- Updates on the latest developments from the proactive risk and data driven assessment (PRADA) system
- Outlining the complete digital care pathways for end of life patients
- Considering how PRADA will support equitable access and outcomes of care
- Facilitating Advanced Care Planning by ensuring care pathways include patients preferences, such as treatment at home
Professor Baldev Singh, Physician & Clinical Director of IT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, (CONFIRMED)
Questions and Answers
Comfort Break
Case Study: Dementia and Palliative Care
- Guidance on advanced care planning: giving patients with dementia the opportunity to plan ahead on how they would like to be cared for
- Managing symptoms of dementia, including pain, agitation, confusion and anxiety
- Ensuring carers have communication techniques that support patients
- Lessons on how to prioritise comfort for patients with dementia
Katherine Gray, Head of Research, Alzheimer’s Society, (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Assisted Dying: A GP’s Perspective
Professor Aneez Esmail, Professor(Emeritus) of General Practice, University of Manchester (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Death Doulas and a Personal Approach to End of Life Care
- Lessons about a personalised approach to palliative care that addresses the emotional
needs of patients - Facilitating open and honest conversations with patients about death that seek to remove
the stigma - Learning to support patients dying with dignity by empowering them with their own care and control of their environment and final days
- Tools for supporting families and caregivers, including after-death support
Sarah Parker, Founder, Dying with Grace (CONFIRMED)
- Lessons about a personalised approach to palliative care that addresses the emotional
Questions and Answers
Chairs Closing Remarks
Conference Close
Professor Erica Borgstrom, Professor in Medical Anthropology, The Open University (CONFIRMED)
Get in Touch
Speakers
Dr Harrie Cedar
Associate Professor
Kings College London
Dr Sam Royston
Executive Director of Research and Policy
Marie Curie
Professor Baldev Singh
Physician & Clinical Director of IT
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Professor Aneez Esmail
Professor(Emeritus) of General Practice
University of Manchester
Sarah Parker
Founder
Dying with Grace
Katherine Gray
Head of Research
Alzheimer’s Society
Testimonials
Excellent Palliative Care Conference- gained a greater insight into community based palliative care, the issues, campaigns for change and barriers affecting the service.
Fantastic speakers and opportunity for Palliative Care focus.
I really found this event useful and informative.
Very Informative.
Why You Should Attend?
- Hear a diverse group of speakers lend their expertise and experience on palliative care.
- Gain insights from policy-makers and those at the forefront of palliative care.
- Get practical knowledge on providing the best care for patients from case studies that
reflect the ever changing and dynamic nature of palliative care. - Gain 4 hours of CPD points towards your yearly total.
Who Should Attend?
| Job Title Examples | Organisation Type Examples |
| Nurses | Charities |
| Doctors | NHS Foundation Trusts |
| Clinical Directors | Hospices |
| Director of Policy | Care Homes |
| Medical Directors | Children Hospitals |
| Consultants | Palliative Care Research Centres |
Pricing Options
PRIVATE SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
PUBLIC SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
VOLUNTARY SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
Sponsorship
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If your products, services, and solutions can support our audiences in their roles, and you want to make connections and generate new business with key stakeholders, decision makers, and influencers, then please contact us HERE
IMPORTANT: There are only a small number of sponsorship opportunities available to ensure maximum exposure and ROI – contact us today to secure your place.
Virtual vs F2F
Whilst F2F provide better options for networking, there are many distinct advantages of sponsoring our online conferences including:
- Wider geographical reach of delegates and a different audience who prefer online to f2f
- Lower sponsorship package costs
- No travel/accommodation
- Less time out of the office
- No stand materials required (lower costs)
- 1 of only 2 sponsors involved – less competition on the day
- Prime speaking slot in the morning of the conference including Q&A – less distractions and easier for delegates to hear/absorb information
- Receive all delegate data after the conference to follow-up directly with those who attend and don’t attend (small % but still key stakeholders)
- Ongoing exposure via OnDemand access (coming soon)
To find out more and discuss your specific objectives, please contact us below:
