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12th Congress of
the European Association for Palliative Care
Lisbon - 19 -21 May 2011
assigned to the
Portuguese Association of Palliative Care APCP
We are pleased to invite you to the 12th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care.
Lisbon is situated at the western border of Europe, placed ideally to connect Europe to other continents. In historic times Portuguese traders have exchanged goods throughout all the known world, and we hope to exchange ideas with all palliative and hospice professionals in the world. This is shown in the congress motto “Reaching out”. Apart from contributions from renowned specialists from all over the world as in previous congresses, we hope to involve participants from around the Mediterranean as well as from across the Atlantic, in addition to participants from Eastern, Central and Western Europe.
Palliative Care has been focussed on cancer patients mostly, and we will use the congress also to reach out to other patient groups as well as to the specialists caring for these patients. Changing demographics with an ageing society are a major challenge to Europe and an increase in elderly or in patients with dementia is challenging the health care system in all European countries. Not all elderly patients or patients with dementia require palliative care, but a considerable number suffer from physical, psychosocial or spiritual problems that are complex and require specialist palliative care.
We will provide a programme with new information on symptom control, psychosocial care as well as spiritual and ethical issues. As in previous congresses, a major part of the congress will be based on contributions from the participants, giving voice and focus to the problems in the field and the newest research results. You are invited to mark the calendar for the congress, and to submit abstracts for posters and free communications. We are looking forward to see you in Lisbon!
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Prof. Lukas Radbruch
Chair of the Scientific Committee
President of the EAPC
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Dra. Isabel Galriça Neto
Chair of the local Committee
President of the APCP
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Definition, norms and standards – reaching consensus
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Reaching for excellence – new advances on symptom control
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Patient care and family care – reaching the goals
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New challenges – ethical issues in Palliative Care
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Reaching out to public health – from patient care to the public health approach
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Palliative Care and the elderly – meeting the challenge for 2050
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Palliative Care in adolescents – reaching the transition from paediatric to adult care
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Dementia – identifying the need for Palliative Care
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Reaching partnership – Palliative Care in high, middle and low income countries
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Getting them interested – involving Stakeholders and key players in the development
of Palliative Care in Europe
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Reaching out from Europe – the culture of Palliative Care in other settings
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Working hand in hand – research and education in international collaboration
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Palliative Care in physical and intellectual disability
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COMMITTEES
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Scientific Committee:
Chair
Lukas Radbruch Germany
Daniela Mosoiu Romania
David Oliver UK
Friedemann Nauck Germany
Isabel Galriça Neto Portugal
Manuel Luis Capelas Portugal
Maria Nabal Spain
Marilene Filbert France
Pam Firt h UK
Per Sjögren Denmark
Phil Larkin Ireland
Sheila Payne UK
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Local Organizing Committee:
Chair
Isabel Galriça Neto Portugal
Coordinator
Manuel Luís Capelas Portugal
Carla Reigada Portugal
Catarina Simões Portugal
Cristina Pinto Portugal
Edna Gonçalves Portugal
Heidi Blumhuber Italy
Helena Salazar Portugal
Lourenço Marques Portugal
Miguel Tavares Portugal
Paula Carneiro Portugal
Paula Sapeta Portugal
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