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Making life before death matter

In our twenty-fifth anniversary year, we hosted our third multi-professional conference in Harrogate on 24 to 26 November 2009.

Our conference provides an arena to share the breadth of expertise and experience in hospices. Many hospices have also used previous conferences as an opportunity for both professional development and team building.

 

Conference highlights

  • The question you ask largely dertmines the answer you get Opening up social innovationCharles Leadbeater on the challenges of providing 'intimacy at scale' and the importance of working with people rather than doing things 'to' them.
  • Jo Hockley at the Help the Hospices 2009 conference Caring for people in late old age in care homesAfter running through policy changes in the care for older people, Jo Hockley; nurse consultant for care homes at St Christopher’s Hospice, London, highlighted differences in end of life care between hospice and specialist palliative care and nursing care homes.
  • Professor Dr Lukas Radbruch, President of the European Association of Palliative Care International perspectivesThe second plenary from the second day of the Help the Hospices conference 2009 with presentations from Professor Dr Lukas Radbruch, President of the European Association of Palliative Care
  • Conference sponsor Lloyds TSB The economic outlook for 2010Following on from his appearance at the Forum of Chairmen conference in 2009, Trevor Williams, chief economist, Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets revisits a hospice audience, and shares his views on the current economic situation and looks to the future.
  • Professor Paul Hunt, School of Law, Essex University; UN Special Rapporteur on the right to highest attainable standard of health (2002 to 2008) Opening plenaryProfessor Paul Hunt, School of Law, Essex University; UN Special Rapporteur on the right to highest attainable standard of health (2002 to 2008); Barbara Monroe, St Christopher's Hospice

 


 


 

Sponsors

The conference is sponsored by Wyeth and Lloyds TSB

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Lloyds TSB
Delegates at the conference
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