APHC 2011 Programme 150311

9th ASIA PACIFIC HOSPICE CONFERENCE 2011 Palliative Care in Mainstream Medicine 14 – 17 July 2011, Hotel Equatorial, Penang, MALAYSIA

PRE-CONFERENCE: THURSDAY, 14 JULY 2011 Workshop places are limited, and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, upon receipt of payment. If the first choice of workshop is unavailable, an alternative will be allocated if indicated in the registration form.

0900-1700 FULL DAY WORKSHOPS Art and Science of Palliative Nursing

A full-day workshop exploring the “why, who and how” of Palliative Nursing, from philosophy of care, to self-care, to clinical practice and audit. Topics include:  Who am I am Why am I here?  Philosophy of Caring  Resilience and Self-Care  Clinical Practice Skills  Emergencies in Palliative Care

Pain & Symptom Management

A full-day workshop on the practical challenges of managing pain and non-pain symptoms in the palliative care setting. Topics include:  “Difficult Pain” : Definitions and Approaches to Management  Interventional Procedures for Pain  Dyspnoea  Delirium  Anorexia-Cachexia

1300-1700 HALF DAY WORKSHOPS Ethical Decision-Making

A case-based interactive discussion workshop, facilitated by experienced clinicians, on negotiating ethical dilemmas faced when caring for patients at the end of life. Participants are welcome to bring their own cases.

Research Forum

An opportunity to interact with experienced palliative care researches.

Learning to Teach Palliative Medicine

A half-day workshop aimed at educators in palliative medicine, on improving awareness and effectiveness in delivering teaching.

1730-1900 Welcome reception

9th ASIA PACIFIC HOSPICE CONFERENCE 2011 Palliative Care in Mainstream Medicine 14 – 17 July 2011, Hotel Equatorial, Penang, MALAYSIA

Conference Programme MAIN MEETING, DAY 1: FRIDAY, 15 JULY 2011 0800 0900 0930 1030 1100

Registration Opening Ceremony - including APHN 10th Anniversary Celebration Keynote Address: "From Pathways to Paradigms" Speaker: Prof John Ellershaw TEA Concurrent Symposium A1-A4 A1. Education & Training (1)  Undergraduate Medical Education in Palliative Care (Satoru Tsuneto)  Nursing Education: Do We Supervise or Suffocate? (Edward Poon)  Interprofessional Education: The Hospis Malaysia Foundation Course (Sylvia McCarthy) A2. WPCA Seminar Series  Strategic Planning for National Palliative Care Associations: Lessons from regions of the world (Elizabeth Gwyther, Anil Paleri, Margaret O’Connor) A3. Grief & Bereavement Workshop  “Mourning, Grieving, Healing, Hope” (Liese Groot-Alberts & Sue Marsden) A4. Proffered Papers

1230 1400

LUNCH Concurrent Symposium B1-B4 B1. Education & Training (2)  Teaching the Teachers (TBC)  APHN Diploma in Palliative Care (Rosalie Shaw)  Evaluating Outcomes (TBC) B2. WPCA Seminar Series  Fundraising for National Palliative Care Organisations (David Praill, Kim Green, Joan Marston, Faith Mwangi-Powell) B3. Palliative Care in Special Populations  The Needs of Children (Kuan Geok Lan)  Palliative Care for Older People (Merryn Gott)  Caring for Pacific Islanders & Other Minorities (Sue Marsden) B4. Proffered Papers

1530

TEA

1600

Plenary 1: “Doing Good, Better” Speaker 1: Stephen R. Connor / Title: Quality and Standards in Palliative Care Speaker 2: Faith Mwangi-Powell / Title: Moving Hearts and Changing Minds

1730

End of Day 1

9th ASIA PACIFIC HOSPICE CONFERENCE 2011 Palliative Care in Mainstream Medicine 14 – 17 July 2011, Hotel Equatorial, Penang, MALAYSIA

DAY 2: SATURDAY, 16 JULY 2011 0830

Registration

0900

Plenary 2: “Managing Transitions”

1030 1100

Speaker 1: Prof Merryn Gott / Title: The Interface between Chronic Disease & Palliative Care Speaker 2: Prof Malcolm Fisher / Title: Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit TEA Concurrent Symposium C1-C4 C1. Withdrawing/Withholding Life Support  Communication in the ICU (Malcolm Fisher)  Futility – When is Enough, Enough? (Noreen Chan) C2. WPCA Seminar Series  Approaching Policy Makers: Advocacy Workshop (Sharon Baxter, Claire Morris, Kim Green, Stephen Connor) C3. Hope & Meaning  Responding to “Why Me?” (Liese Groot-Alberts)  What does it mean to “Be There” for Our Patients? (Jan Phillips) C4. Proffered Papers

1230 1400

LUNCH Concurrent Symposium D1-D4 D1. Evolving Roles in Palliative Nursing (1)  Overview (Margaret O’Connor)  Nurse as Researcher (Sheila Payne)  Nurse as Master Clinician (Catherine Teo) D2. Non-Cancer Palliative Care  Renal Palliative Care (Annie Kwok)  Advanced COPD (Wu Huei Yaw)  Issues to Overcome in Addressing Palliative Care in the HIV/AIDS Community (Christopher Lee) D3. Ethics and Law  Whose Rights? Who is Right? (TBC)  Does the Law Promote Caring? (Norchaya Talib)  Autonomy in Context (Frank Brennan) D4. Proffered Papers

1530

TEA

1600

Plenary 3: “Invisible Wounds”

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Speaker 1: Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir/ Title: A Voice for the Voiceless Speaker 2: Dr Harmala Gupta/ Title: Hinohara Lecture “Not Just Surviving but Thriving: the CanSupport Journey” Banquet

1730 1900

9th ASIA PACIFIC HOSPICE CONFERENCE 2011 Palliative Care in Mainstream Medicine 14 – 17 July 2011, Hotel Equatorial, Penang, MALAYSIA

DAY 3: SUNDAY, 17 JULY 2011 0830

Registration

0900

Plenary 4: “Pain and Symptom Management”

1030 1100

Speaker 1: Dr Mary Cardosa / Title: Rational Use of Opioids in Pain Management Speaker 2: Prof MR Rajagopal / Title: Tools of the Trade: Essential Medicines in Palliative Care TEA Concurrent Symposium E1-E4 E1. Evolving Roles in Palliative Nursing (2)  Nurse as Educator (Yvonne Bray)  Nurse as Leader (Edward Poon)  Keeping it All in Balance (Jan Phillips) E2. Challenges in Clinical Practice  Skills at the Bedside: From Consultation to Communication (Natasha Michael)  Diagnosing Dying (John Ellershaw)  TBC E3. IT in Palliative Care  Using IT to Enhance Learning: The Taiwan Experience (Wang Yingwei)  Web-Based Learning (Elizabeth Gwyther)  Social Networking (Noreen Chan) E4. Partnerships to Enhance Care  Working with Government Agencies (Richard Lim)  Working with Volunteers (Ranjit M Oommen)  Cross-Country Collaboration: The APLI Experience (Odette Spruyt)

1230

LUNCH

1400

Plenary 5: “Narratives in Palliative Care”

1530

Speaker 1: A/Prof Cynthia Goh / Title: The Story of APHN Speaker 2: Dr Rosalie Shaw / Title: Healing through Story End of Day 3 – CLOSING

TBC – to be confirmed

*Provisional programme as at 15 March 2011. Please check the website for updates.