Palliative Care meetings & conferences

Association for Death Education and Counseling 36th Annual Conference

Riding the Dragon: End of Life and Grief as a Path to Resilience, Transformation and Compassion

April 23–26, 2014 Pre-Conference Institute: April 22–23, 2014 Baltimore, Maryland

Death and bereavement are profoundly life-altering and may be likened to a great and mysterious hero’s journey. The path of grief is often dark and ominous, when suddenly,
in the words of author Julia Cameron, “rising from the mists and rolling fog of our not knowing,” the hero (griever) comes face to face with a dragon. According to a Chinese proverb, “If he ignores the dragon, it will eat him. If he tries to confront the dragon it will overpower him. But if he rides the dragon, he will take advantage of its might and power.” Therein lies the potential for resilience, transformation and compassion. At this year’s conference, participants will deepen their appreciation for the dark night of the soul and the great gifts that can emerge when, rather than being defeated, the bereaved find the strength and courage to ride the dragon.

About ADEC:

The Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), founded in 1976, is the oldest interdisciplinary organization in the field of dying, death and bereavement. The membership comprises educators, counselors, nurses, physicians, hospital and hospice personnel, mental health professionals, clergy, funeral directors, social workers, philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, physical and recreational therapists, and wellbeing specialists. ADEC’s goal is to enhance the ability of professionals to meet the needs of those with whom they work in death education and grief counseling.

Questions?

Contact ADEC Headquarters at:

ADEC Headquarters
111 Deer Lake Road, Suite 100
Deerfield, IL 60015 USA
Phone:+1- 847-509-0403
Fax: +1-847-480-9282
E-mail: adec@adec.org

2014 World Cancer Congress

3-6 December 2014 Melbourne, Australia

This next World Cancer Congress will be held in Melbourne, Australia, from 3 - 6 December 2014 and will be hosted by Cancer Council Australia.

Building on the success of the 2012 World Cancer Congress in Montréal, Canada, UICC would like to bring your expertise on board to help us build a top-quality programme highlighting collaboration, interactivity and innovative thinking.

The World Cancer Congress is the opportunity to involve all players in the global cancer community and to contribute collectively towards achieving UICC’s mission: eliminating cancer as a life-threatening disease for future generations.

One of the key objectives of the 2014 World Cancer Congress will be to equip delegates with the tools and implements needed to effectively apply knowledge, take action at all levels and address priorities efficiently.

It is in this spirit that the event’s theme has been chosen – Joining Forces – Accelerating Progress.

Congress audience

Approximately 3,000 delegates representing the entire spectrum of the global cancer control community from over 100 countries participate.

Cancer in Africa: Bridging Science and Humanity

21-24 November 2013 Durban, South Africa

The African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer is pleased to announce its 9th International Conference on Cancer in Africa. It will take place in Durban, South Africa from 21-24 November 2013 at the International Convention Centre Durban.

Held every two years, the AORTIC conferences provide a unique platform to bring together leading African and international health care professionals in cancer care, advocates, leaders in Government, and various members of the international health industry and global cancer community to meet and discuss cancer-related matters and proffer solutions to significantly reduce the impact of cancer in Africa and indeed around the world. To make a difference, AORTIC invites you, as a committed member of the international cancer control community, to contribute to and listen to world-renowned speakers, to network with colleagues and professionals from all over the world, and to be exposed to the latest research findings in the cancer arena.

The target audience for AORTIC’s 9th International Cancer Conference is anyone interested in the cancer burden in Africa, including physicians, nurses, social workers, researchers, and representatives of NGOs and international businesses.

The programme will address cutting edge cancer management and basic science and clinical research on cancers relevant to Africa. This will include the following topics: National Cancer Control Plans (NCCPs), Cancer Registration, Basic Sciences, Genetics, Epigenetics, Site-specific Cancers, Biomarkers, Radiation, Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, HIV-AIDS-related Cancers, Haematology, Cancer Advocacy, Tobacco-related Cancers, Paediatric Oncology, Palliative Care, and Oncology Nursing.

2nd Annual Conference on Medicine and Religion

May 28, 2013 - May 30, 2013 Chicago, Illinois

What Does It Mean to Care? Religious Traditions and Health Professions Today 

At the heart of medicine is care. Medical care, surgical care, nursing care, wound care, palliative care, even spiritual care—almost everything health professionals do is advanced as a form of care. Yet patients, health professionals, and critics of medicine often question how much care there is in health care. Moreover, it is often unclear how health care fits into a faithful life, as understood in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

The second annual National Conference on Medicine and Religion will provide a forum for scholars and health care professionals to ask what it means to care and how the traditions and practices of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam inform possible answers to the question.

What is the care that faith requires, with respect to one’s patients, one’s colleagues, and oneself? How are professionalized forms of care related to and potentially in tension with the care provided in other contexts? How do both types of care relate to the care taught by different religious traditions? What sort of care does contemporary medicine propose to provide and actually provide? What can we learn from paradigmatic expressions of care found within religious texts and historical or contemporary religious communities? How do illness experiences and health care practices inform and shape religious norms and practices? How do religious traditions and practices challenge or propose an alternative to conventional health care norms and practices?

For questions concerning the conference, please contact the Program on Medicine and Religion at medrelig@uchicago.edu or 773-702-0903.

11th Death, Dying and Disposal Conference

The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom September 5-8, 2013

We are delighted to announce that the eleventh biennial Death, Dying and Disposal conference will be held at The Open University, Walton Hall Campus in Milton Keynes between the 5th -8th September 2013 under the auspices of the OU's Faculty of Health & Social Care and the Association for the Study of Death & Society (ASDS). We are arranging what we envisage will be a thought-provoking and innovative event which will once again bring together some of the leading international academics, practitioners and experts from across the arts, humanities, social sciences and clinical fields that make up the diverse arena of death and dying studies.

The underpinning rationale for the 2013 conference is 'Where theory meets practice' and we would like to welcome papers from academics, professionals and practitioners from a range of disciplines on any issue or topic which addresses this overarching theme.

Registrations

Conference registration opens in October 2012, so if you would like to find out more information about the conference or join our event mailing list, please visit our website at http://www8.open.ac.uk/health-and-social-care/main/research/research-events/death-dying-and-disposal-11Web Page: www8.open.ac.uk/health-and-social-care/main/research/research-events/death-dying-and-disposal-11

Contact: hsc-re-events@open.ac.uk

World Parkinson Congress 2013

3rd World Parkinson Congress (WPC 2013) Montreal, Canada October 1 to 4, 2013

The World Parkinson Congresses provide an international forum for the latest scientific discoveries, medical practices and care initiatives related to Parkinson disease. By bringing physicians, scientists, nurses, rehab professionals, policy advocates, care partners, family members and people with Parkinson's disease together, we aim to create a worldwide dialogue that will help expedite the discovery of a cure and best treatment practices for this devastating disease.

Plans are underway for the third World Parkinson Congress from October 1 - 4, 2013 to be held at the Palais des congrès in Montreal, Canada. The WPC 2013 is on track to be as successful as the first two Congresses but we can only do it with your involvement. The WPC 2013 is more than just a meeting. We hope to leave a legacy behind. When planning each WPC, we work with the local community to raise awareness about and increase the quality of life of people living with Parkinson disease. Please join us and help make this vision a reality in Montreal in 2013.

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society of Oral Oncology 2013 International Cancer Care Symposium

June 27-29, 2012 Berlin, Germany

The annual MASCC/ISOO 2013 International Cancer Care Symposium will facilitate a fruitful exchange on the clinical management and basic science aspects of supportive care in oncology and will be a perfect opportunity to network in a cross disciplinary environment.

Symposium Topics
The symposium topics for MASCC/ISOO 2013 in Berlin will be:

Bone Metastases
Cachexia
Cancer Pain
Cutaneous Toxicity
Dyspnea
Education in Supportive Care
End-Stage Disease
Fatigue
Geriatrics
Hematologic Toxicity
Lymphedema
Mucositis
Nausea-Vomiting
Neurological Complications
Neutropenia-Infections
Nutrition
Oral Complications
Paediatrics
Palliative Care
Psychooncology
Thromboembolic Events
Quality of Life
Rehabilitation
Survivorship
Treatment of Specific Toxicities
Other Supportive Care

Congress Organizer:

Kenes International
1-3 Rue de Chantepoulet, P.O. Box 1726, CH-1211, Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488 , Fax: +41 22 906 9140
E-mail: mascc@kenes.com

WCN 2013 XXI World Congress of Neurology

September 21-26, 2013 Vienna, Austria

Join leading neurologists at WCN 2013, the world’s biggest neurology event. The XXI World Congress of Neurology will feature a rich scientific programme, including the latest developments in clinical practice and research, distinguished plenary speakers, teaching courses, workshops, and lectures, all on the increasingly global aspect of our work.

List of Proposed Topics

Epilepsy (Joint WFN & ILAE)
Movement Disorders
Stroke (Joint WSO & WFN)
Neuro-critical care
Dementia
MS & Demyelinating Diseases
Neuromuscular disorders
Headache
Pain
Neurorehabilitation
Neurooncology
CNS infection
Vertigo and balance disorders
Sleep
Leukoencephalopathies & Child neurology
Autoimmune encephalitis
Neurology, Health economics & outcomes
Metabolic and mitochondrial diseases
Neuroepidemiology
Environment, Climate Change
Autonomic nervous system
Neuroophthalmology
Brain & Behavior
Motor neuron disease
Channelopathies
Palliative care
Nutritional disorders & Neurotoxins
Stem cells in Neurology, hopes, uses and abuses
Neurological surgery for the neurologist
Psychiatry for the neurologist
Neuroethics
Interventional Neuroradiology
Advances in Neuroimaging
Advances in Neurophysiology
Therapeutic Neurotoxins
Biomarkers
World History of Neurology
You Tube neurology
Movies and neurology
Sports neurology
Training in neurology around the world
WHO Neurology Initiatives (Noncommunicable disease Initiative, MhGAP Program, ICD-11 revision of neurology codes)
Cases from around the world
Making the Case for Neurology

Contact Us
Please email us at wcn@kenes.com for more information or any queries.
 

15th World Conference on Lung Cancer

October 27-30, 2013 Sydney, Australia

At the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer our objectives are to:

• Enhance tobacco control and smoking cessation
• Identify effective global lung cancer prevention strategies
• Understand risk stratification for screening and early detection
• Utilise optimal biopsy and molecular testing strategies to support individualized care
• Optimize cost-effective imaging for diagnosis, staging and follow-up
• Describe best practice multi-disciplinary management and identify barriers to its implementation
• Appreciate emerging technologies and recent advances in treatment for lung cancer
• Highlight optimal symptom relief and palliation strategies for thoracic cancers
• Practice survivorship and support strategies

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

International Conference Services Ltd.
Suite 2101 - 1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 2K3
Phone: +1 604 681 2153
Fax: +1 604 681 1049
Email: WCLC2013@icsevents.com

Conference Manager: Grit Schoenherr