SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
AND ABSTRACTS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
Pre Congress Symposia and Meetings



INFORMAL MEETINGS

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
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THURSDAY, JUNE 7
FRIDAY, JUNE 8 SATURDAY, JUNE 9
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ABSTRACTS
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THURSDAY, JUNE 7
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Plenary lectures
Plenary lectures
Plenary lectures
Oral presentations
Oral presentations
Oral presentations
Posters
Abstract N°: 218-473
Posters
Abstract N°: 474-759
Posters
Abstract N°: 760-988



THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Printable programme

07.30 – 09.00 Registration
09.00 – 10.00 Opening Ceremony and EAPC Award
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Marilène Filbet, France – Katalin Hegedűs, Hungary
10.00 – 10.30

Plenary 1.
Plenary Hall
1. Connecting diversities to scale up palliative care in Africa
Faith Mwangi-Powell, Uganda
10.30 – 11.30 Poster Viewing and Coffee
Poster topics
Assesment 218 – 274
Complementary therapy 275 – 298
Palliative Care in the Elderly 299 – 315
Non Cancer 316 – 347
Policy 348 – 372
Service Organisation and Place of Care 373 – 473
11.30 – 13.00 Follow-up sessions:
Policy in palliative care – steps for improvement Joint EAPC/IAHPC session

Budapest I. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Lukas Radbruch, Germany – Kathleen Foley, United States
2 Funding – needs, responsibility and availability
Mary Callaway, United States
3 Access to controlled medications: impact for millions
Willem Scholten, Switzerland
  Drugs – the essential list
Liliana de Lima, United States
4 A National Policy – Does It Make A Difference?
Eugene Murray, Ireland
  Research – the Venice declaration
Liliana de Lima, United States - Lukas Radbruch, Germany
11.30 – 13.00 Parallel session:
Palliative Care and People with Intellectual Disabilities
Budapest II. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Linda McEnhill,United Kingdom, – Stewart Todd, United Kingdom
5 Palliative care and intellectual disability – exploring the knowledge of specialist palliative care providers in Kent
David Oliver, United Kingdom
6 “The Veronica Project”: An ethnographic study into the experiences of people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) who have cancer (preliminary findings)
Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, United Kingdom
7 Palliative care for people with intellectual disability: lessons we have learned and challenges for the future
Karen Ryan, Ireland
8 Social resurrectionists: death in a disabilty context
Stuart Todd, United Kingdom
9 An assessment tool for the bereavement needs of people with Intellectual disabilities
Noelle Blackman, United Kingdom
11.30 – 13.00 Parallel session:
Complementary Therapy

Aachen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Torkel Falkenberg, Sweden – Susie Wilkinson, United Kingdom
10 A Global Perspective – World Health Organization Strategies and Resolutions
Torkel Falkenberg, Sweden
11 Complementary Therapies – The evidence base
Susie Wilkinson, United Kingdom
12 Effects and evaluation of haptotherapy for chemotherapeutical treated palliative cancer patients
Adriaan Visser, The Netherlands
13 Users Perspectives on Homeopathy: Oscillating between Treatment and Companionship
Petra Plunger, Austria
11.30 – 13.00 Parallel session:
Oral Problems - Assessment and Treatment

The Hague Hall - Building C
Chairs: Andrew Davies, United Kingdom – Martine De Vlieger, Belgium
14 Oral problems – assessment and treatment overview
Andrew Davies, United Kingdom
15 Oral Hygiene
Margaret Sweeney, United Kingdom
16 Intervention Possibilities in Cancer treatment Induced Mucositis and What about Guidelines
Fred Spijkervet, The Netherlands
17 Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis
Florian Strasser Switzerland
11.30 – 13.00 Parallel session
Palliative Care in Nursing Homes - European Perspectives

Palermo Hall - Building C
Chairs: Katherine Frogatt (United Kingdom) – Katharina Heimerl (Austria)
18 Consultation and Involvement for Older Adults Living in Long Term Care Settings: An Action Research Study
Katherine Froggatt, United Kingdom
19 Palliative Care in Nursing Homes – the need for organization development
Katharina Heimerl, Austria
20 Nursing homes and hospice – needs fulfilled?
Friedemann Nauck, Germany
21 A Palliative Approach in Nursing Institutions: Background and Perspective
Elena Vvedenskaya, Russian Federation
11.30 – 13.00 Free paper session
Pain

Geneva Hall - Building A
Chairs: Per Sjögren (Denmark) – Carla Ripamonti (Italy)
22 The intravenous to oral milligram potency ratio of morphine
Wael Lasheen, United States
23 Intermittent cancer pain: clinical importance and classification
Wael Lasheen, United States
24 Managing skin irritation of Buprenorphine TTS (BUP TTS)
Johan Van den Eynde, Belgium
25 Nasalfent, a novel intranasal formulation of fentanyl, is rapidly effective and well–tolerated during treatment of breakthrough cancer pain
Geoffrey Davis, Canada
26 Validation study of the Doloplus scale in six languages
Bernard Wary, France
27 Palliative Sedation in an Acute Care Hospital: Policy, Ethics and Case Studies
Kelli Gershon, United States
11.30 – 13.00 Parallel session
Development of Palliative Care in Europe

London Hall - Building C
Chairs: Marilène Filbet (France) – Carlos Centeno (Spain)
28 View from the Observatory
David Clark, United Kingdom
29 Palliative Care in Europe are moving forward
Carlos Centeno, Spain
30 Council of Europe Recommendation: the Purpose and the Impact
Natasa Milicevic, Serbia
11.30 – 13.00 Free paper session
Family and Bereavement

Barcelona Hall - Building C
Chairs: Barbara Monroe (United Kingdom) – Unnur Valdimarsdottir (Iceland)
31 The Social Worker in Palliative Medicine
Ruth Powazki, United States
32 Emotional preparedness at the time of wifes death predicts psychological morbidity for widowers 4–5 years after the loss – a population based follow-up
Arna Hauksdottir, Sweden
33 Promoting Resilience through Bereavement by Connecting Diversity Notably by Connecting Flesh and Soul, Loss and Bliss
Hugues Cormier, Canada
34 Palliative Care: The Economic Perspective for Families and Health Care System
Serge Dumont, Canada
35 When a child loses his brother or sister: interest of dynamic peer support groups
Agnes Suc, France
11.30 – 13.00 Free paper session
Assessment - Needs and Measures

Bergen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Philippe Poulain (France) – Sheila Payne (United Kingdom)
36 Does recognition of the dying phase have an impact on interventions during the last three days of life?
Agnes Van der Heide, The Netherlands
37 Defining Unbearable Suffering
Jaap Gootjes, The Netherlands
38 Measuring pain and symptoms in resource-poor settings: a comparison of verbal, visual and hand scoring methods in Sub-Saharan Africa
Richard Harding, United Kingdom
39 Delirium Observation Screening scale: its use in cancer patients after opioid change
Lia Van Zuylen, The Netherlands
40 Predictive value of the prognostic inflammatory and nutritional index (PINI) in terminally ill cancer patients
Jean-Philippe Durand, France
41 Use of the APCA African Palliative Outcome Scale (POS) improves nursing assessment of palliative care patients
Julia Downing, Uganda
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
13.15 – 14.15 Nycomed Symposium
Challenges in treating breakthrough pain

Budapest I. Hall - Building A
Chair: Sebastiano Mercadante (Italy)
  Introduction
Sebastiano Mercadante, Italy
  The “ART” of breakthrough pain treatment
Andrew Davies, United Kingdom
  Challenges in breakthrough pain treatment
Stein Kaasa, Norway
  Nasal fentanyl: A clinical pharmacological perspective
Ola Dale, Norway
  Questions & Answers
13.15 – 14.15 Guided Poster Tour
Poster topics
Assesment 218 – 274
Complementary therapy 275 – 298
Palliative Care in the Elderly 299 – 315
Non Cancer 316 – 347
Policy 348 – 372
Service Organisation and Place of Care 373 – 473
14.30 – 15.00 Plenary 2.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Rianne De Wit (The Netherlands) – Stein Kaasa (Norway)
42 Resilience and palliative care
Barbara Monroe, United Kingdom
15.00 – 15.30 Plenary 3.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Rianne De Wit (The Netherlands) – Stein Kaasa (Norway)
43 Hydration practice: attitudes and evidence
Peter Lawlor, Ireland
15.30 – 15.40 EAPC News 1.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Rianne De Wit (The Netherlands) – Stein Kaasa (Norway)
44 EPCRC: Improved treatment of pain, depression and fatigue through translation research
Stein Kaasa, Norway
15.40 – 16.30 Poster Viewing and Coffee
Poster topics
Assesment 218 – 274
Complementary therapy 275 – 298
Palliative Care in the Elderly 299 – 315
Non Cancer 316 – 347
Policy 348 – 372
Service Organisation and Place of Care 373 – 473
16.30 – 18.00 Follow-up session
Hydration - Attitudes and Practice

Budapest I. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Françoise Porchet (Switzerland) – Peter Lawlor (Ireland)
45 Hydration attitudes and practice: The nursing perspective
Esther Schmidlin Switzerland
46 Hydration attitudes and practice: Ethical decision-making
Friedemann Nauck Germany
47 When Is It Time To Stop – Cultural Perspectives
Eduardo Bruera United States
48 Stopping hydration a step towards euthanasia
Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Agnes Van der Heide, The Netherlands
16.30 – 18.00 Follow-up session
A Change of Perspective - from Risk to Resilience

Budapest II. Hall - Building A
Chairs: David Oliviere (United Kingdom) – Barbara Monroe (United Kingdom)
49 Building Resilience into Family Palliative Care: unlocking resilience in the family and its implications for clinical practice
David Oliviere, United Kingdom
50 Palliative care in a multi cultural society
Nathan Cherny, Israel
51 Relation between job stress and satisfaction among palliative care professionals
Manuela Ciucurel, Romania
52 Burden and support needs of family caregivers of patients with malignant brain tumors
Maria Wasner, Germany
16.30 – 18.00 Workshop
Depression in Palliative Care: The Key Questions and the EPCRC Research Agenda

Aachen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Irene Higginson (United Kingdom) – Franco De Conno (Italy)
53 “Are you depressed?” The need for diagnostic tools in palliative care Representing the EPCRC research group
Jon Håvard Loge, Norway
54 Guidelines for depression in palliative care: current challenges and research agenda Representing the EPCRC research group
Irene Higginson, United Kingdom
16.30 – 18.00 Parallel session
The Needs and Care of Patients with Neurological Diseases

The Hague Hall - Building C
Chairs: David Oliver (United Kingdom) – Raymond Voltz (Germany)
55 Symptom prevalence amongst people affected by advanced and progressive neurological conditions – a systematic review
Tariq Saleem, United Kingdom
  Challenges in the care of patients with ALS
Gian Domenico Borasio, Germany
  PC Practice in neurology and oncology
Ágnes Ruzsa, Hungary
16.30 – 18.00 Workshop
Fundraising - The Resource Alliance (Joint EAPC/Help the Hospices)

Palermo Hall - Building C
Chairs: David Burland (United Kingdom) – Katalin Muszbek (Hungary)
57 Successful fundraising for palliative care
David Burland, United Kingdom
16.30 – 18.00 Free paper session
Symptoms

Geneva Hall - Building A
Chairs: Carla Ripamonti (Italy) – Carol Tishelman (Sweden)
58 EEG frequencies: evidence of central origin of cancer related fatigue
Mellar Davis, United States
59 Symptom prevalence in patients with incurable cancer: a systematic review
Alexander De Graeff, The Netherlands
60 Dyspnea in palliative care – a multidimensional experience
Ingela Henoch, Sweden
61 What do patients with inoperable lung cancer report as MOST DISTRESSING during the first year post diagnosis in the Stockholm region of Sweden? An inductive structured assessment approach
Carol Tishelman, Sweden
62 Development of a Care Pathway for the management of constipation on an In- Patient unit
Sarah Wells, United Kingdom
63 Constipation on Opioids: Inter-individual variation calls for individually tailored treatment plans
Joanne Droney, United Kingdom
16.30 – 18.00 Free paper session
Ethical Issues

Barcelona Hall - Building C
Chairs: Lars Johan Materstvedt (Norway) – Rianne De Wit (The Netherlands)
64 Attitudes of Flemish Palliative Care Nurses and Physicians towards Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide
Joris Gielen, Belgium
65 “It turned out that we were in charge”
Gillian Chowns, United Kingdom
66 Diversity in aims of palliative chemotherapy: a care ethical perspective
Susanne De Kort, The Netherlands
67 The wish to hasten death among ALS patients in a palliative care program
Ralf Jox, Germany
68 Advance directives in palliative care units: a prospective study
Sophie Pautex, Switzerland
102 Pastoral care of the elderly: do clergy have an attitude problem?
Peter Speck, United Kingdom
16.30 – 18.00 Free paper session
The Diversity of Palliative Care

Bergen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Katalin Hegedűs (Hungary) – Andrew Davies (United Kingdom)
70 An assessment of the confidence that staff working in palliative care and intellectual disability services have in their ability to provide palliative care to people with intellectual disability
Karen Ryan, Ireland
71 Transition towards Palliative Care. An exploration of its meaning for advanced cancer patients in Europe
Philip Larkin, Ireland
72 Advanced care planning for Indigenous Australians: the process of engaging, the lessons learnt and the way forward
Mark Boughey, Australia
73 Reporting cancer and dying in the news: a study of Portuguese newspapers and magazines
Barbara Gomes, United Kingdom
74 The Battle for Palliative Care during Wartime
Amitai Oberman, Mali Szlaifer, Israel
75 Level of unmet need and use of palliative care services in an Australian population
Bev McNamara, Australia
16.30 – 18.00 Workshop
Oral History

Paris Hall - Building A
Chairs: David Clark (United Kingdom) – Michael Wright (United Kingdom)
76 Oral history: A tool for education, research and development in hospice and palliative care
David Clark, United Kingdom
77 An oral history of palliative care in Germany and Austria
Sabine Pleschberger, Austria
18.00 – 18.15 Break
18.15 – 20.15 Welcome Reception on the Danube

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FRIDAY,
JUNE 8
Printable programme

08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Opioid - How to Rotate

Aachen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Per Sjögren (Denmark) – Franco De Conno (Italy)
78 Opioids – how to rotate
Per Sjögren, Denmark
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Self Management of Symptoms

The Hague Hall - Building C
Chairs: Rianne De Wit (The Netherlands) – Carla Ripamonti (Italy)
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Emergencies in PC

Palermo Hall - Building C
Chairs: Friedemann Nauck (Germany) – Philippe Poulain (France)
79 Emergencies in Palliative Care
Friedemann Nauck Germany
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
The Role of Religion in PC

Barcelona Hall - Building C
Chairs: Michael Wright (United Kingdom) – Piotr Krakowiak (Poland)
80 The role of religion in palliative care
Michael Wright, United Kingdom
81 The role of religion in palliative care
Piotr Krakowiak, Poland
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Paediatric Palliative Care

Bergen Hall - Building C
Chair: Millie Solomon (United States)
82 A Mew Model and New Resources for Teaching Pediatric Palliative Care
Mildred Solomon, United States
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Fundraising - Meet the Expert

Paris Hall - Building A
Chairs: David Burland (United Kingdom) – Neelam Makhijani (United Kingdom)
57 Successful fundraising for palliative care
David Burland, United Kingdom
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
PhD Education - a European Perspective

Venice Room - Building C
Chairs: David Clark (United Kingdom) – Stein Kaasa (Norway)
83
PhD education – a European perspective
David Clark, United Kingdom
08.45 – 09.00 Break
09.00 – 09.30 Plenary 4.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Chantal Wood (France) – Carlos Centeno (Spain)
84 The courage to be
Lars Björklund, Sweden
09.30 – 10.00 Plenary 5.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Chantal Wood (France) – Carlos Centeno (Spain)
85 Paediatric palliative care
Finella Craig, United Kingdom
10.00 – 10.10 EAPC News 2.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Chantal Wood (France) – Carlos Centeno (Spain)
  European Palliative Care Atlas
Carlos Centeno, Spain
10.00 – 11.00 Poster Viewing and Coffee
Poster topics
Bereavement 474 – 497
Culture and Values 500 – 521
Ethics 522 – 552
Family 553 – 574
Other Symptoms 575 – 636
Paediatric Palliative Care 637 – 653
Pain 654 – 736
Personal Experience 737 – 741
Personell 742 – 757
Volunteers 758 – 759
10.15 – 10.45 The Song Rooms: a recording of a concert from children's hospices worldwide Produced by Rosetta Life
11.00 – 12.30 Archimedes session - Fighting the fire: meeting the challenges of breakthrough cancer pain. This house proposes that: ‘a radical approach to breakthrough cancer pain is required in order to optimise patient treatment throughout Europe’
Palermo Hall - Building C
Chair: Marie Fallon (United Kingdom)
11.15
Introduction
11.20
THE DEBATE: This house proposes that a radical approach to BTCP is required in order to optimise patient treatment throughout Europe

Key debating points:
● Current treatments – how well do they address breakthrough cancer pain?
● What approach should we take – physician- or patient-led prescribing?
● What impact will new treatments & technology have?
● How relevant are clinical guidelines for today’s patient?
● Health economics – what are the implications?

Principal debaters:
Andrew Davies United Kingdom
Catherine Urch United Kingdom
Sebastiano Mercadante Italy
Frank Elsner Germany
Geoff Davis Canada
12.10
Audience voting
12.15 Summary
11.00 – 12.30 Follow-up session
'Beyond Words' - Creating Relationships in Unique Ways

Budapest I. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Nigel Hartley (United Kingdom) – Lars Björklund (Sweden)
86 Beyond Words – making relationships in unique ways
Nigel Hartley United Kingdom
87 Pet dogs – a genuine support in existential crises
Peter Strang Sweden
88 Silence, a language beyond words
Lars Björklund Sweden
11.00 – 12.30 Workshop
Pain: Clinical Challanges and the EPCRC Research Agenda

Budapest II. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Augusto Caraceni (Italy) – Geoffrey Hanks (United Kingdom)
89 Genetic markers for opioid responses – Representing the EPCRC group
Frank Skorpen Norway
90 Pain assessment: How can the clinical tools be improved? Representing the EPCRC Research Group
Marianne Jensen Hjermstad Norway
91 Guidelines for pain: the main challenges from the EPCRC a 6th EU framework research project
Augusto Caraceni Italy
11.00 – 12.30 Parallel session
Paediatric Palliative Care

Aachen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Chantal Wood (France) – Richard Hain (United Kingdom)
92 Pain in children’s cancer – new strategies
Boris Zernikow Germany
93 The Role of Paediatric Palliative Care in facilitating Resilience in Children infected with HIV in a Resource Poor and Multi-cultural community
Joan Marston South Africa
94 End-of-life in NICU: differences between deaths occurring naturally and deaths following a medical decision
Denis Oriot France
96 The palliative care needs of Australian children who die from cancer and their families
Leanne Monterosso Australia
96 Caring for life: The palliative and supportive care needs of children and families in Western Australia
Leanne Monterosso Australia
11.00 – 12.30 Joint EAPC/ESMO session
Palliative Care and Oncology Collaboration in University and Local Hospitals

the Hague Hall - Building C
Chairs: Lukas Radbruch (Germany) – Nathan Cherny (Israel)
  Common objectives
Stein Kaasa Norway
  How to do it – clinical cooperation and scientific joint projects
Mario Di Cato Luxembourg
  How palliative care can improve cancer patients: a need for early collaboration
Marilène Filbet France
  How to facilitate collaboration between ESMO and EAPC – aspects of care and organisation
Håkan Mellstedt Sweden
11.00 – 12.30 Free paper session
Palliative Care in the Elderly

Geneva Hall - Building A
Chairs: Françoise Porchet (Switzerland) – Elena Vvedenskaya (Russian Federation)
97 Dying in old age: how illness trajectories influence place of death
Julie Skilbeck United Kingdom
98 Opening the door for older people to explore end of life issues
Jane Seymour United Kingdom
99 End–of-life care for heart failure in Acute Care for Elders Unit: a retrospective case series
Vito Curiale Italy
100 Improving End of Life care in care homes in England: An evaluation
Collette Clifford United Kingdom
101 Analysing End of Life care in care homes: After Death Analysis tool
Keri Thomas United Kingdom
69 Connectedness: ethics and advanced home care technology in the last phase of life
Dick Willems The Netherlands
11.00 – 12.30 Video Presentations
London Hall - Building C
103 The Gifts of Grief
Nancee Sobonya United States
104 “To care at home: a journey through the experience”
Massimo Melo Italy
11.00 – 12.30 Parallel session
Teams and Team Working - Conflict, Supervision and Management

Barcelona Hall - Building C
Chairs: André Rhebergen (The Netherlands) – Pam Firth (United Kingdom)
105 Team working – fulfilling or frustrating
Peter Speck United Kingdom
106 Sources of stress and reactive behaviours in the PC team
Oscar Corli Italy
107 When the team is limited
Daniela Mosoiu Romania
11.00 – 12.30 Free paper session
Education in Palliative Care

Bergen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Steffen Eychmüller (Switzerland) – Betty Ferrell (United States)
108 Resuscitation in palliative care
Madeline Bass United Kingdom
109 The End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Salzburg Institute for Nurses in Eastern Europe
Betty Ferrell United States
110 The first Nordic Specialist Course in Palliative Medicine 2003–2005. Final evaluation of the course content and the impact of the course on students and on palliative care in their area
Tove Vejlgaard Denmark
111 The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) Consensus Syllabus for Undergraduate palliative medicine
Paul Paes United Kingdom
112 Evolution of the Subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in the United States: The Role of Accreditation and Certification
Steven Radwany United States
113 An Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS Palliative Care Education Strategy in Rural Uganda
Julia Downing Uganda
11.00 – 12.30 Workshop
Bridging the Gap between Oncology and Palliative Care: an Interactive Educational Tool
Sponsored by an Educational Grant from Grünenthal GmbH.

Brussels Hall - Building A
Chairs: Klaus Reckinger (Germany) – Detlef von Zabern (Germany)
114 Bridging the gap between oncology and palliative care. Presentation of an interactive educational tool
Detlef Von Zabern Germany
  Introduction to the project and current status
Detlef Von Zabern Germany
  Educational background and case presentation
Jon Havard Loge Norway
  Symptom management: dyspnoea
Xavier Gomez-Batiste Spain
  Dignity
11.00 – 12.30 Workshop
Wound Care Part 1. - Practical Approach to Wound Care
Sponsored by an Educational Grant from Mölnlycke
Paris Hall - Building A
Chairs: Frank Ferris (United States) – Rosene Pirrello (United States)
115 Wound Care 1 – Practical Approaches to Palliative Wound Care
Frank Ferris United States
11.00 – 12.30 Workshop
The Family Focused Grief Therapy

Venice Room - Building C
Chair: David Kissane (United States)
116 Family Focused Grief Therapy (FFGT) during Palliative Care & Bereavement: a model of family-centered care to optimize adaptation and coping
David Kissane United States
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
12.45 – 13.45 Mundipharma Symposium
‘EXPECTATIONS’
Budapest I. Hall - Building A
  Introduction
  EPIC insights – the first European Pain in Cancer Survey of its kind
Franco De Conno Italy
  Meeting Patient Expectations
Gerhard Mueller-Schwefe Germany
  High Doses of OxyContin
Sebastiano Mercadante Italy
13.00 – 14.30 Workshop (continued)
The Family Focused Grief Therapy

Venice Room - Building C
Chair: David Kissane (United States)
116 Family Focused Grief Therapy (FFGT) during Palliative Care & Bereavement: a model of family-centered care to optimize adaptation and coping
David Kissane United States
14.00 – 14.25 Plenary 6.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Pam Firth (United Kingdom) – Lukas Radbruch (Germany)
117 Implementing quality palliative care – how to prove it
Frank Ferris, USA
14.25 – 14.35 EAPC News 3.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Pam Firth (United Kingdom) – Lukas Radbruch (Germany)
  Budapest Commitments
Carl Johan Fürst (Sweden), Lukas Radbruch (Germany)
14.35 – 15.00 Plenary 7.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Pam Firth (United Kingdom) – Lukas Radbruch (Germany)
118 Cultural Issues in Facing Death
Katalin Muszbek, Hungary
15.00 – 16.30 Poster Viewing and Coffee
15.00 – 16.30 Informal meeting
The Story so Far - EAPC - Paediatric Taskforce

Paris Hall - Building A
Chair: Richard Hain (United Kingdom)
  Presentation of the TRENTO guidelines
Finella Craig United Kingdom
119 Solid facts in Paediatric Palliative Care – A new EAPC Taskforce
Franca Benini Italy
  Discussion: A way forward for Paediatric Palliative Care in Europe
Chantal Wood France
15.10 – 16.15 Guided Poster Tour
Poster topics
Bereavement 474 – 497
Culture and Values 500 – 521
Ethics 522 – 552
Family 553 – 574
Other Symptoms 575 – 636
Paediatric Palliative Care 637 – 653
Pain 654 – 736
Personal Experience 737 – 741
Personell 742 – 757
Volunteers 758 – 759
15.15 – 16.15 Cephalon Symposium
Breakthrough Cancer Pain (BTcP) – Do we fully understand what our patients need and when they need it?

Budapest I. Hall - Building A
Chair: Philippe Poulain (France)
  What do our patients need? – New survey reveals shortcomings and experiences of current BTcP management
Andrew N Davies United Kingdom
  How can we improve on these experiences? – Providing our patients with help when they need it
John Zeppetella United Kingdom
  Future needs – Can we improve on what is available today?
Donald R Taylor United States
  Discussion & questions
16.30 – 18.00 Follow-up session
The Existential Dimension

Budapest I. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Peter Strang (Sweden) – Katalin Muszbek (Hungary)
120 Meaning
Lisa Sand Sweden
121 Hope
Michael Wright United Kingdom
122 The existential dimension of faith
Piotr Krakowiak Poland
123 Guilt
Peter Strang Sweden
16.30 – 18.00 Workshop
Cachexia in Cancer Patients: Inevitable or Treatable? Research Proposals from the EPCRCP

Budapest II. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Lukas Radbruch (Germany) – Kenneth Fearon (United Kingdom)
  Risk factors for Cachexia – is there a genetic profile?
Kenneth Fearon United Kingdom
124 EPCRC – Session: Cachexia in cancer patients – Classification, what difference does it make?
Florian Strasser Switzerland
125 Cachexia in cancer patients: Inevitable or treatable? Research proposals from the EPCRC
Lukas Radbruch Germany
16.30 – 18.00 Follow-up session
Developing a Common Language - towards Consensus Based Quality Palliative Care

Aachen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Frank Ferris (United States) – Xavier Gomez Batista (Spain)
126 Developing a common language towards consensus based quality palliative care – Why are definitions important?
Irene Higginsson United Kingdom
127 What is “hospice”?
Sheila Payne United Kingdom
  What is “hospice”?
Urska Lunder Slovenia
  What is “hospice”?
Xavier Gomez–Baptiste Spain
128 Developing a Common Language – Towards Consensus–based Quality Palliative Care
Frank Ferris United States
16.30 – 18.00 Joint EAPC/Help the Hospices
National Associations Meeting

the Hague Hall - Building C
Chairs: David Praill (United Kingdom) – Marilène Filbet (France)
129 EAPC national association task force
David Praill United Kingdom
16.30 – 18.00 Parallel session
Family and Bereavement

Palermo Hall - Building C
Chairs: Pam Firth (United Kingdom) – Unnur Valdimarsdottir (Iceland)
  Evidence base and bereavement
Unnur Valdimarsdottir Iceland
130 Grieving is a Family Affair
Pam Firth United Kingdom
131 The cultural determinants of grief
Eszter Biró Hungary
16.30 – 18.00 Free paper session
Communicating in Palliative Care

Geneva Hall - Building A
Chairs: Luigi Grassi (Italy) – David Oliviere (United Kingdom)
132 Decision-making in end-of-life care: a pilot study on the attitudes, knowledge and medical acts of 602 Belgian GPs
Marc Cosyns Belgium
133 The care givers point of view in the approach of sexual cancerns in palliative cancer patients
Mario Barmaki France
134 Handling Bad News for People with Learning Disabilities Facing Death
Jacqueline Saunders United Kingdom
135 Family-Oriented Communication in Palliative Care
Iris Cohen Fineberg United Kingdom
136 Patient-Family Communication About End-of-Life Topics: Development & Pilot Testing of a New Measure (PFICQ)
Jennifer Abbey United States
137 Body images and communication in psychotherapy and pastoral care
Helle Jensen Denmark
16.30 – 18.00 Video Presentations
London Hall - Building C
103 The Gifts of Grief
Nancee Sobonya United States
138 Art therapy in palliative care
Wadih Rhondali France
16.30 – 18.00 Free paper session
Research - Patient and Staff Perspective

Barcelona Hall - Building C
Chairs: Raymond Voltz (Germany) – Carol Tishelman (Sweden)
139 “Doing good care” – a grounded theory of palliative home nursing care
Anna Sandgren Sweden
140 A Cross-sectional, Consecutive Patient Survey of the Views of Cancer Patients and their Relatives towards Randomized Controlled Trials in Palliative Care
Clare White United Kingdom
141 What Are Patients Research Priorities for Palliative Care?
Paul Perkins United Kingdom
142 Self reported mobility in palliative patients: Does wording of items matter?
Jorunn Helbostad Norway
143 Assessment of the patients’ spiritual needs: the influence of investigators’ attitudes on patient drop-out rates
Gian Domenico Borasio Germany
144 Combining Patient & Professional Perspectives Using “Speed Dating”
Jane Maher United Kingdom
16.30 – 18.00 Free paper session
Paediatric Palliative Care

Bergen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Richard Hain (United Kingdom) – Chantal Wood (France)
145 The Coordination Centre for Paediatric Palliative Medicine in Munich – a model for the future?
Monika Fuehrer Germany
146 SisBroJekt – A German project for healthy siblings of chronically ill children
Wilma Henkel Germany
147 An Ethical Framework for Pediatric End-of-Life Decision Making
Mildred Solomon United States
148 The lived experience of parenting a child with a life limiting condition: A focus on the mental health realm
Alison Rodriguez United Kingdom
149 Paediatric hospice care: parental feelings, thoughts and remarks
Matthias Schell France
150 Pediatric Advanced Care Team: one of the models of delivery of pediatric palliative care in the USA
Tamara Vesel United States
16.30 – 18.00 Workshop
Bridging the Gap between Oncology and Palliative Care: an Interactive Educational Tool
Sponsored by an Educational Grant from Grünenthal GmbH.

Brussels Hall - Building A
Chairs: Frank Elsner (Germany) – Detlef von Zabern (Germany)
114 Bridging the gap between oncology and palliative care. Presentation of an interactive educational tool
Frank Elsner Germany
  Introduction to the project and current status
Detlef Von Zabern Germany
  Educational background and case presentation
Frank Elsner Germany
  Prognosis
Daniela Mosoiu Romania
  Symptom management: cancer related fatigue
Marie Fallon United Kingdom
16.30 – 18.00 Workshop
Absolute Attention - Using Music at the End of Life - an
Informative and Practical Workshop

Venice Room - Building C
Chair: Nigel Hartley (United Kingdom)
18.00 – 18.15 Break
18.15 – 19.30 EAPC General Assembly
Budapest II. Hall - Building A

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SATURDAY, JUNE 9
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08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Quality of Life - a Valuable Concept in PC

the Hague Hall - Building C
Chairs: Irene Higginson (United Kingdom) – Raymond Voltz (Germany)
151 Quality of life – a valuable concept?
Raymond Voltz Germany
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Nutrition

Palermo Hall - Building C
Chairs: Florian Strasser (Switzerland) – Ylva Orrevall (Sweden)
152 Nutrition – Meet the expert – morning session
Florian Strasser(Switzerland) - Ylva Orrevall (Sweden)
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Constipation - European Guidelines

Geneva Hall - Building A
Chairs: Philip Larkin (Ireland) – Nigel Sykes (United Kingdom)
153 Constipation – European guidelines
Philip Larkin Ireland
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Education - Adult Learning

London Hall - Building C
Chairs: Ruthmarijke Smeding (The Netherlands) – John Ellershaw (United Kingdom)
154 Adult Education
Ruthmarijke Smeding Germany
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Communication

Barcelona Hall - Building C
Chairs: Luigi Grassi (Italy) – Urska Lunder (Slovenia)
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
The Dead Body - Cultural Competence

Bergen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Françoise Porchet (Switzerland) – Nathan Cherny (Israel)
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
User Involvement

Brussels Hall - Building A
Chairs: David Oliviere (United Kingdom) – Sheila Payne (United Kingdom)
155 Meet the Expert Session: user Involvement and Palliative Care
David Oliviere United Kingdom
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Fundraising - Meet the Expert

Paris Hall - Building A
Chairs: David Burland (United Kingdom) – Neelam Makhijani (United Kingdom)
57 Successful fundraising for palliative care
David Burland United Kingdom
08.00 – 08.45 Meet the Expert
Volunteers

Venice Room - Building C
Chairs: Anne Merriman (Uganda) – Barbara Monroe (United Kingdom)
156 Meet the Expert – Volunteers
Anne Merriman Uganda
08.45 – 09.00 Break
09.00 - 09.25 Plenary 8.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: David Clark (United Kingdom) – Katalin Muszbek (Hungary)
157 Evaluation of Palliative Education: Why Bother?
Jose Pereira, Switzerland
09.25 - 09.35 EAPC News 4.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: David Clark (United Kingdom) – Katalin Muszbek (Hungary)
  Results of the elections of the EAPC Board of Directors 2007
Marilene Filbet, France
09.35 – 10.00 Plenary 9.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: David Clark (United Kingdom) – Katalin Muszbek (Hungary)
  158 The pathological states of consciousness. "Spiritus animalis residet in substantia cerebri" (Varolius 1543-1575)
Augusto Caraceni, Fabio Simonetti, Italy
10.00 – 11.30 Poster Viewing and Coffee
10.15 – 11.15 Molteni Symposium
“Start” Therapy: New Strategies to Improve Clinical Success
in Cancer Pain Control

Budapest I. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Geoffrey Hanks (United Kingdom) – Franco De Conno (Italy)
  Initiating treatment with oral morphine: terminology and guidelines
Geoffrey Hanks United Kingdom
  Epidemiology of cancer pain with an overview of opioid treatment options
Stefan Wirz Germany
  “Start” therapy: Evidence to support a fixed dose regimen and factors predictive of analgesic response
Franco De Conno Italy
  Therapeutic strategies for breakthrough pain: Initial and maintenance therapy
Philippe Poulain France
  Discussion
10.15 – 11.15 Guided Poster Tour
Poster topics
Basic Research, Epidemiology 760 – 797
Communication 798 – 819
Education 821 – 893
Methodology 894 – 913
Other 914 – 988
11.30 – 13.00 Follow-up session
Delirium - a Challenge to Contact and Communication

Budapest I. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Eduardo Bruera (United States) – Augusto Caraceni (Italy)
159 Managing the Patient with Pain and Delirium
Eduardo Bruera United States
160 Delirium in the patient and its impact on the family and staff
Pam Firth United Kingdom
161 Delirium – a challenge to contact and communication. Nursing challenges
Marianne Hjermstad Norway
11.30 – 13.00 Parallel session
Palliative Sedation - an Update

Budapest II. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Philippe Poulain (France) – Lars Johan Materstvedt (Norway)
162 Definition and principles of palliative sedation therapy
Alexander De Graeff The Netherlands
163 Palliative sedation: Pharmacology – evidence and practice
Staffan Lundström Sweden
164 Ethical Considerations
Lars Materstvedt Norway
11.30 – 13.00 Follow-up session
From Basic Education to Specialist Training - EAPC Task
Forces on Education

Aachen Hall - Building C
Chairs: David Clark (United Kingdom) – Jose Pereira (Switzerland)
165 From basic education to specialist training – EAPC Taskforces on Nurse Education
Philip Larkin Ireland
  EAPC medical curriculum
Marilène Filbet France
166 Palliative care education and accreditation
David Clark United Kingdom
11.30 – 13.00 Joint EAPC/IPOS session
Communication

the Hague Hall - Building C
Chairs: Katalin Muszbek (Hungary) – Luigi Grassi (Italy)
167 Suggestions in the communication with cancer patients
Éva Bányai Hungary
168 Integrated Psycho–Oncology focusing the needs in palliative care: experiences and empirical data
Elisabeth Andritsch Austria
169 Communication skills – a core competence in Palliative care
Luzia Travado Portugal
11.30 – 13.00 Free paper session
The Diversity of Palliative Care 2.

Geneva Hall - Building A
Chairs: Jane Seymour (United Kingdom) – Furio Zucco (Italy)
170 A love affair as palliativum?
Hans-Christof Müller-Busch Germany
171 An Alternative Perspective on Palliative Care: How Homeopaths approach Chronic Illness
Petra Plunger Austria
172 Complementary therapies in cancer: exploring the contributions of therapy & therapist to patient care
Charlotte Wilson United Kingdom
173 A large multicenter prospective randomised trial on the treatment of death rattle in palliative care
Johan Menten Belgium
174 Measuring Attitudes to Change and Relation Competence in a Palliative Medicine Unit
Beate André Norway
175 Double-blind randomized comparison between double-dose of immediate morphine versus single-dose morphine at bedtime to cancer patients
Maria Piribauer Norway
11.30 – 13.00 Free paper session
The Organisation of Palliative Care Services

London Hall - Building C
Chairs: Tine De Vlieger (Belgium) – Daniela Mosoiu (Romania)
176 Hospital death rates in six European countries: a population-based cross national study of clinical, sociodemographic and health care system factors
Joachim Cohen Belgium
177 Description of a new integrated palliative care model
Gunnhild Jakobsen Norway
178 Inequity in the provision of and access to palliative care services for cancer
patients in Italy. Results from the Italian survey of the dying of cancer (ISDOC)

Monica Beccaro Italy
179 A comparison of the quality of care provided to cancer patients in the last three months of life in hospices compared with hospitals, from the perspective of bereaved relatives: results from a survey using the VOICES questionnaire
Julia Addington-Hall United Kingdom
180 Specialist palliative care services (pcs) at home in Spain: structure, outputs, and outcomes
Jose Espinosa Spain
181 Cultural Pain and its impact on patient and family care: Connecting diversity in culture, policy and practice
David Oliviere United Kingdom
11.30 – 13.00 Parallel session
AIDS - Challenges for Palliative Care (Epidemiology Resources and Organisation of Care etc.)

Barcelona Hall - Building C
Chairs: Faith Mwangi–Powell (Uganda) – Mary Callaway (United States)
182 AIDS – challenges for palliative care in Uganda
Anne Merriman Uganda
  AIDS – challenges for palliative care in Russia
Elena Vvedenskaya Russian Federation
183 HIV infection and AIDS – challenges for palliative care in Romania
Ovidiu Popa Velea Romania
184 AIDS and Palliative Care in France: new challenges
Jean-Michel Livrozet France
11.30 – 13.00 Video Presentations
Brussels Hall - Building A
185 The Song Rooms
Lucinda Jarrett Jarrett United Kingdom
138 Art therapy in palliative care
Wadih Rhondali France
104 “To care at home: a journey through the experience”
Massimo Melo Italy
11.30 – 13.00 Workshop
Wound Care Part 2. - Demonstration and Practice
Sponsored by an Educational Grant from Mölnlycke

Paris Hall - Building A
Chairs: Frank Ferris (United States) – Rosene Pirrello (United States)
186 Wound Care Part 2 – Wound Pain and Other Symptoms Associated with Wound Care
Frank Ferris United States
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch and Poster Viewing
Poster topics
Basic Research, Epidemiology 760 – 797
Communication 798 – 819
Education 821 – 893
Methodology 894 – 913
Other 914 – 988
14.00 – 15.00 Parallel sessions
Sleep and Fatigue - Two Tiring Symptoms

Budapest II. Hall - Building A
Chairs: Carol Tishelman (Sweden) – Ágnes Ruzsa (Hungary)
187 Fatigue in palliative care – a position paper from an EAPC workgroup
Frank Elsner Germany
  Sleep disturbances – research in paediatric palliative care
Boris Zernikow Germany
188 Distress or just a symptom?
Carol Tishelman Sweden
14.00 – 15.00 Parallel session
The Liverpool Care Pathway - Development,
Implementation, Evaluation and International Experience

Aachen Hall - Building C
Chairs: John Ellershaw (United Kingdom) – Massimiliano Panella (Italy)
189 An integrated care pathway – overview
Massimiliano Panella Italy
190 Promoting excellence in care of the dying: The Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway (LCP)
John Ellershaw United States
191 Experiences with the Liverpool care pathway for the dying in the Netherlands
Lia Van Zuylen The Netherlands
192 Liverpool care pathway for the dying phase: implementation process in Slovenia
Urska Lunder Slovenia
14.00 – 15.00 Workshop
The Budapest Commitments - the Final List of Priorities

the Hague Hall - Building C
Chairs: Lukas Radbruch (Germany) – Liliana de Lima (United States)
14.00 – 15.00 Parallel session
Facets of PC Delivery - 'My Own Palliative Service' (Reimbursement, Some Statistics: eg. Length of Stay and Case mix, Quality Control)

Palermo Hall - Building C
Chairs: Furio Zucco (Italy) – Csaba Simkó (Hungary)
193 Palliative care in Georgia
Rema Ghvamichava Georgia
194 My own Palliative Care Service – Italy
Furio Zucco Italy
195 The regional palliative care program of Extremadura
Javier Rocafort Spain
196 My own palliative care service – Hungary
Csaba Simkó Hungary
14.00 – 15.00 Follow-up session
New Perspectives on Palliative Care Education

Geneva Hall - Building A
Chairs: Jose Pereira (Switzerland) – Steffen Eychmüller (Switzerland)
197 Competencies in Palliative Care
Jose Pereira Switzerland
198 Assessment in Palliative Care education: Reviewing the instruments and their properties
Mone Palacios, Ron Spice Canada
199 “Multiprofessional teaching and learning: taking the lead in a novel approach”
Steffen Eychmueller Switzerland
14.00 – 15.00 Workshop
Review and Critique of a Scientific Paper

London Hall - Building C
Chairs: Geoffrey Hanks (United Kingdom) – Marie Fallon (United Kingdom)
14.00 – 15.00 Free paper session
Symptoms in Palliative Care 2.

Barcelona Hall - Building C
Chairs: Tine De Vlieger (Belgium) – Nathan Cherny (Israel)
200 Twist in the evaluation of the terminal patient
Pilar Lazaro Malo Spain
201 The Use of Drugs at the End of Life
Ruth Flockton United Kingdom
202 Physicians preference of thromboprophylaxis in palliative care patients
Herbert Watzke Austria
203 Helping people with advanced cancer and their care givers manage conflict over food
Jane Hopkinson United Kingdom
14.00 – 15.00 Free paper session
Policy

Bergen Hall - Building C
Chairs: Xavier Gomez Batista (Spain) – André Rhebergen (The Netherlands)
204 Categorising palliative care development: a global perspective
Michael Wright United Kingdom
205 Opioid prescribing – changing Romanian legislation
Alison Landon Romania
206 Creativity in Promoting Palliative Care Awareness
Mali Szlaifer Israel
207 Providers’ Assessments of Barriers to Optimal Cancer Pain Management in 5 Latin America Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Peru
Isabel Torres Vigil United States
14.00 – 15.00 Free paper session
Palliative Care - Non Cancer

Brussels Hall - Building A
Chairs: David Oliver (United Kingdom) – Katherine Frogatt United Kingdom)
208 Renal patients have symptoms too – a cross-sectional survey of symptoms in stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease managed without dialysis
Fliss Murtagh United Kingdom
209 Multiple Sclerosis and Palliative Care: Unmet needs of severely affected patients in Germany
Maren Galushko Germany
210 Addressing the diversity of symptoms in every day life in end-stage COPD patients
Jolanda Habraken The Netherlands
211 Patients with advanced heart failure attending a specialist heart failure unit – do specialist palliative care services have a role?
Norma O’Leary Ireland
14.00 – 15.00 Free paper session
The Diversity of Palliative Care 3.

Paris Hall - Building A
Chairs: Florian Strasser (Switzerland) – Françoise Porchet (Switzerland)
212 A Family Perspective on the Emotional Burden of End-of-Life Decision Making in an Intensive Care Unit
Teresa Albanese United States
213 Are psycho-social factors underestimated in managing nausea?
Peter Martin Australia
214 Burnout syndrome, coping strategies and risk behaviors in doctors from Romanian palliative services
Ovidiu Popa-Velea Romania
215 Physician strategies in communication about prognosis. An observational study
Lotte Rogg Norway
15.00 – 15.15 Break
15.15 – 15.45 Plenary 10.
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Franco De Conno (Italy) – Tine De Vlieger (Belgium)
216 Into the unknown: advance care planning for the end of life
Jane Seymour United Kingdom
15.45 – 16.15 Plenary 11. – Floriani Lecture
Plenary Hall
Chairs: Franco De Conno (Italy) – Tine De Vlieger (Belgium)
  217 Are we prepared to unmask the face of death?
Jacek Luczak, Poland
16.15 – 16.45 Closing Ceremony
Plenary Hall

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