The Scientific Committee has decided to include nine plenary sessions, covering key aspects of palliative care and its development. We have invited speakers of outstanding reputation, including health care professionals with extensive experience in palliative care and distinguished academics.
The plenary sessions will include a lecture in memory of Virgilio Floriani and as recognition of the Floriani Foundation and its contribution to palliative care over the years, including its support for the foundation of the EAPC.
The papers prepared by the speakers for the plenary sessions will be published in full in the European Journal of Palliative Care. For scheduling please see Preliminary Timetable. TOPICS
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How much palliative care does a society need? (Floriani Lecture)
Kathleen Foley, USA . |
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Are the ethics of palliative care culturally dependent?
Diego Gracia, Spain |
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Are we killing off morphine?
Franco De Conno, Italy |
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The multidisciplinary team: fact or fiction?
Jessica Corner, UK |
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Unpacking fatigue: the patho-physiology of subjective symptoms
Jon Håvard Loge, Norway |
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Why (not) legalise euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide?
Henk ten Have, The Netherlands |
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Palliative care and geriatrics: the best of both worlds?
Bernard Wary, France |
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From the laboratory to the clinic: exploring pain at the molecular level
Gavril Pasternak, USA |
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Sources of inspiration: spiritual and existential issues
Balfour Mount, Canada |
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