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11th Congress of the EAPC 2009
assigned to
the Austrian Society for Palliative Care 
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“COMMITTED
TO PEOPLE” |
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We
would like to invite you to the 11th Congress of the European
Association for Palliative Care, to be held in Vienna 7th
- 10th May 2009.
Vienna has been a melting-pot of different cultures and people,
situated in the centre of Europe and a communication point
between East and West. We want to use this position and discuss
the different views and developments of medical, social, ethical,
political, economical and other areas, but with the focus
of care on the patient at the centre of palliative care.
The last congresses of the European Association for Palliative
Care in Aachen and Budapest have shown the international reputation
of the EAPC which already reach far beyond Europe.
The Congress in Vienna will build up on this reputation and
expand it even further. The International Association for
Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC), Help the Hospices, ESMO,
IPSO and other Pan National Associations will be invited to
join in the preparations of the Congress, confirming again
this congress being the worldwide conference on palliative
care.
Results from the 'Budapest Commitments', a two-year campaign
on advocacy with the national associations, will be presented
in Vienna, as a symbol for a new area in joint venture in
Palliative Care for patients, relatives and carers.
We hope to see you in Vienna !
Friedemann
Nauck
Scientific Committee
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Hans-Georg
Kress
Organising Committee |
- Symptom
control – what evidence is required
- Geriatrics
in palliative care – concepts for the future
- Palliative
care in children
- Needs
for palliative care in non-oncology patients
- Outcome
in palliative care – assessment and measurement
- Resilience
in palliative care – a shift of paradigm
- Concepts
of autonomy - which are useful?
- End-of-life-decisions
- what make them difficult?
- Euthanasia
- different ways in Europe
- Education
and training – challenges and opportunities
- Palliative
nursing – how to develop specialisation
- Grief
and bereavement in the context of different cultural settings
- Standards
in palliative care – do we need concepts for a national
standard
- Research
in palliative care – what are the goals and limits
- Advocacy
– stakeholders and decision makers
Congress
Site: Austria Centre Vienna Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 4,
1220 Vienna
Congress
language: The lectures and discussions will be held
in English.
Working groups: Rooms will be available for working groups
on a first come – first served basis.
Abstract submission: A call for abstracts
will be issued in April 2008, inviting you to send abstracts
for oral communications or posters.
COMMITTEES |
Scientific Committee:
Friedemann Nauck (Chair), D
Philip Larkin (Co-Chair), Irl
Stein Kaasa, N
Carl-Johan Fürst, S
Sheila Payne, UK
Katalin Hegedus, H
Steffen Eychmüller, CH
Maria Nabal, E
Franco de Conno, I
Geoffrey Hanks, UK
Hans G. Kress, A
Imke Strohscheer, A
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Local Organizing Committee:
Hans G. Kress (Chair)
Franz Zdrahal (Co-Chair)
Imke Strohscheer
Michaela Werni
Rudolf Likar
Gerda Hohenberg
Theresia Ulrich
Helen Neubacher
Heidi Blumhuber
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