Unprecedented Times – Global Palliative Care more relevant than ever in the time of COVID-19
Saturday 24th October
Registration at 8.20am
This virtual conference by Zoom can be booked by going to https://palliativecareworks.org/
- Jane Appleton – Chair Designate of PCW will be introducing the conference, followed by talks from
- Dr Rachel Clarke – Palliative Care doctor and author of ‘Dear Life’ – Creative compassion in COVID times
- Harmala Gupta – President of CanSupport and Cancer Care India – Experiences during the pandemic
Plus…
- Professor Richard Harding Herbert Dunhill Chair & Director of the Centre for Global Health Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation Preparedness and response: the palliative care evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Q&As
- Mr. Jovin Risiki Faith Community Manager for HIV Response / USAID funded – Why is there still so little PC in Tanzania, and how is COVID-19
changing this? - Dr. Karilyn Collins PCW Trustee & Director PCW project in S.E. Tanzania – Progress report and impact of COVID-19
- Mr Ephrem Abathun CEO of Hospice Ethiopia, Addis Ababa – Coping with COVID-19 in Ethiopia
- Mr Tamer Al Jafari Palliative Care Coordinator Nurse, Augusta Victoria Hospital, East Jerusalem Challenges of setting up a Palliative Care team
- Dr. Daniel Munday International Nepal Fellowship. Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Health Services Research, University of Edinburgh – Translation of the Palliative Care Toolkit into Nepali (supported by PCW)
Questions
Group Breakout and Discussions
- Dr. Gillian Chowns & Dr. George Smerdon PCW Trustees – Whither Zoom? Experiences of delivering online training.
- Dr. Fiona Rawlinson Programme Director Postgraduate Palliative Care Education Cardiff University – Virtual Teaching skills in Palliative Care Education
Sign up at https://palliativecareworks.org/
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