updated: 6 May 2008

Diary of events in palliative care and connected specialities

DISCLAIMER: This calendar of events is intended to serve as a guide to meetings and conferences that might be of interest to those working in palliative care or related disciplines. It is not a comprehensive listing and the inclusion of any meeting does not necessarily signify EAPC approval of the quality of the programme. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and validity of all entries, the EAPC does not accept responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions. Intending delgates should contact the conference organisers directly for full information regarding any conference listed in this diary.

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2008
Field	Date	Event	City, Country (Language)	Contact & Information
Palliative Care Education	April 24 2008	Giornata Italiana al St. Chritopher Hospice Cosa funziona in Cure Palliative?	London, UK	Rosanna Heal tel: +44 (0)20 8768 4606 email: r.heal@stchristophers.org.uk Download: Programme and Registration Form
End of life care	May 2 2008	Conversations in the Discipline: Working Together Toward a Better Quality. Interdisciplinary Perspective on End of Life and Palliative Care.	Binghamton, USA	Rita Christopher Decker School of Nursing Binghamton University (607) 777-2311 rchristo@binghamton.edu http://continuinged.binghamton.edu/decker/
Palliative Care	May 3-4 2008	Alpha International Seminar on Palliative Care Lulu Internatinal Conventin Centre Thrissur	Kerala, India	download programme & registration form e-mail: community@alphapainclinic.com
Palliative Care	May 12 - 16 2008	Multi-Professional Week in Palliative Care Five Days of Intensive Tutoring in Clinical Palliative and End of Life Care	London, UK	Tina Bynoe Education Marketing Officer St. Christopher's Hospice Tel: 020 8768 4661 Fax: 020 8768 5838 T.Bynoe@stchristophers.org.uk
Palliative Care Research	May 28 - 31 2008	5th Research Forum of the EAPC	Trondheim, Norway	Elin Steen elin.steen@ntnu.no www.eapcnet.org/congresses.html
Palliative Care	11-12 June 2008	St. Francis Hospice 7th Annual Kaleidoscope International Palliative Care Conference. "Pearls and Promises: The Changing Face of Palliative Care Practice"	Dublin, Ireland	E-mail: education@sfh.ie Web site: www.stfrancishospice.ie/education/kaleidoscope.htm
Palliative Care	19-21 June 2008	Congrès National des Soins Palliatifs et de l'accompagnement de fin de vie	Paris, France	tel: +33 (0)144641515 e-mail: congress-sfap2008@colloquium.fr www.sfap.org
AIDS	3-8 August 2008	XVII International AIDS Conference	Mexico	http://www.aids2008.org/ Help the Hospices will be holding a Global Fund satellite session on the 2nd August. If you are interested in taking part in this workshop, please let us know at c.morris@helpthehospices.org.uk
Cancer Nursing	17-21 August 2008	International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care 15th International Conference on Cancer Nursing	Singapore	http://www.isncc.org/ www.isncc.org/meeting/announcement/ Call for abstracts, download
Pain	14-15 August 2008	Official Satellite Meeting of the Glasgow 2008 World Congress on Pain.	Davos, Switzerland	For registration, click here
Pain	17-22 August 2008	12th World Congress on Pain at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow	Glasgow, Scotland, UK	Phone +44 206 547 6409 Fax +44 206 547 1703 e-mail: iaspdesk@iasp-pain.org www.iasp-pain.org/meetopen.html
Palliative Care Education	28-30 August 2008	"Current Concepts in Palliative Care: Update and Review Course" and "Hospice Medical Director Course"	Chicago, USA	for more information www.aahpm.org news release click here
Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism	13-16 September 2008	30th European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) congress	Florence, Italy	www.espen.org/Congress/congress_dates.htm
Palliative Care	23-26 September 2008	17th International Congress on Palliative Care	Montréal, Canada	early registration deadline is March 24, 2008 For more information www.pal2008.com or call 450-292-3456 ext. 227 E-mail: info@pal2008.com
Pain	24-27 September 2008	XXVII Annual Congress of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy	Genoa, Italy	Abstract deadline: May 15, 2008 Reduced Registration Fee deadline: June 16 www.kenes.com/esra
Palliative Care	25-27 September 2008	7th Congress of the German Association for Palliative Care (DGP)	Wiesbaden, Germany	Congress Secretary: Jan Gramm T +49 (0)611 43-3911 F +49 (0)611 43-3740 info@dgpkongress2008.de www.dgpkongress2008.de
Palliative Care	30 September 2 October 2008	Intensive Board Review Course in Hospice and Palliative Medicine	Houston, USA	University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX For more information, contact: Email vmkathuky@mdanderson.org or visit www.mdanderson.org/palliativeconference
Palliative Care	1-2 October 2008	Pain and Symptom Management in Patients with Advance Disease: Clinical Review for Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses	Houston, USA	University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX For more information, contact: Email vmkathuky@mdanderson.org or visit www.mdanderson.org/palliativeconference
Palliative Care	3-4 October 2008	12th Annual Interdisciplinary Approach to Symptom Control, Palliative and Hospice Care Conference	Houston, USA	University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX For more information, contact: Email vmkathuky@mdanderson.org or visit www.mdanderson.org/palliativeconference
Palliative Care	3-6 November 2008	XV Congresso Nazionale SICP – Società Italiana di Cure Palliative	Giardini Naxos (ME), Italy	www.sicp.it www.fedcp.org www.oscbologna.com dowload depliant
Palliative Care	12-14 November 2008	ANTEA worldwide Palliative Care Conference	Rome, Italy	ORGANISING SECRETARIAT FASI S.r.l. Via R. Venuti, 73 - 00162 Roma Tel. +39-0697605610 Fax +39-0697605650 info@anteacongress2008.com www.anteacongress2008.com
Palliative Care	12-14 November 2008	2nd National Congress Palliative CareOrganized by NPTN	Lunteren, Netherlands	Info:www.nationaalcongrespalliatievezorg.nl e-mail: wjansen@palliatief.nl / abrinkman@palliatief.nl
2009
Field	Date	Event	City, Country (Language)	Contact & Information
Public Health &Palliative Care	January 16-17 2009	International Conference on Public Health and Palliative Care	Kalicut, Kearala, India	more info: a.kellehear@googlemail.com www.pubhealthpallcare.in
Palliative Care	February 13-15 2009	16th International Conference of Indian association of Palliative Care. "Freedom from pain"	New Delhi, India	Organizing Committee IAPCON - 2009 Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar Telefax No: +91 11 26588227 Mobile No: +91 9868398300/9868398303 e-mail: shumob@yahoo.com http://www.iapcon2009.org/
Palliative Care	March 25-28 2009	Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)	Austin, TX, USA	Press Release www.aahpm.org http://www.iapcon2009.org/

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