Current Issues in Palliative Care 2011

The British Journal of Hospital Medicine and International Journal of Palliative Nursing are delighted to announce the 5th National Conference ‘Current Issues in Palliative Care’ to be held in London on 12th & 13th April 2011.

This major two day event presents an excellent educational opportunity for specialists in palliative care medicine and nursing to update and extend their knowledge and skills.

The conference will bring together leading experts in the field to discuss the key topical issues in palliative medicine and will be indispensable for practitioners working across all aspects of palliative care as well as those looking to specialise.

Highlights will include:-

• KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Politics, funding and the future of palliative care services
• Palliative care and dementia
• Palliative care and COPD
• Interventional pain management in palliative care
• Palliative chemotherapy
• WORKSHOP: Promoting team longevity in palliative care
• DEBATE: Achieving patients’ preferred place of death is central to achieving a good death