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Help the Hospices conference 2011

Recognised as a key feature of the hospice and palliative care calendar, our biennial conference brings together people from a wide range of disciplines to facilitate debate and share learning.

You can view conference highlights below or browse the conference programme. You can also read articles by conference speakers in a special issue of the Hospice Information Bulletin.

Highlights

PostersSearch abstracts and download posters.
Ethics in practice: desire to die, desire to livePresented at our 2011 conference - research and case studies on ethical issues which underpin daily practice in hospice and palliative care. Dr Rachel Burman and Dr Annabel Price.
Outcome measures showing the difference we makeThree different measures to inform their choice for their own units. Rosanna Heal, St Christopher's Hospice; Alison Stevens, Dorothy House Hospice; Dr Barbara Daveson, Cicely Saunders Institute.
Death, dying and social differencesFrom our 2011 conference: presentations and case studies on the theme of disadvantaged dying and some practical strategies for service improvement. David Oliviere, Dame Barbara Monroe, Professor Sheila Payne, Dr Regina McQuilliam, Dr Chris Farnham
Widening horizons: the big hospice debateHospice and palliative care in and beyond the UK and what we can learn from one another. Dame Barabara Monroe, St Christopher's Hospice; Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell, African Palliative Care Association; Dr Jim F. Cleary, WHO Collaborating Centre for Pain Policy and Palliative Care
Emerging needs and their implications for hospices: transitional care; care of those with dementia; enablement and independenceFrom our 2011 conference: opportunities for hospices to address new or previously unrecognised needs in people approaching the end of life. Beverley Barclay, Dr Adrian Treloar, Rebecca Jennings, St Joseph's Hospice, Hackney.
Opening plenaryRt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Secretary of State for Health
ADAPT'Problem solving in a complex world' - why success always starts with failure. Tim Harford, economist and senior columnist for the Financial Times.
Addressing politics, silos and turf wars in order to widen horizons in palliative careDr Faith Mwangi-Powell from the African Palliative Care Association gives the third plenary presentation at Help the Hospices 2011 conference about widening horizons in palliative care
The challenge of collaborative working between nationally-led and locally-owned servicesTrust and partnership were the key themes to come from the fourth plenary session at our conference this week, delivered by Julia Palca and Thomas Hughes-Hallet.
Final plenaryProfessor Jessica Corner, Southampton University; Dr Jo Hockley, St Christopher's Hospice
Closing remarksDavid Praill, chief executive of Help the Hospices
New conference videos11 May 2012 Topics include disadvantaged dying, unrecognised health needs, ethical issues and palliative care, outcome measures in use in hospices and what we can learn from each other.

CPD approval

Doctors who attended the conference can add the event to their online CPD diaries via the Royal College of Physicians' website using reference number 67461.

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