Wednesday 10 March

0800 onwards Registration, tea and coffee available

0940-0945 Welcome from Dr Martine Meyer
                     Chair of Congress 2010

0945-1000 Official Opening of Congress by 
                     Professor Ian Gilmore
                     President, Royal College of Physicians

1000-1100 Plenary 1
                     Having the last laugh - using the
                     performing arts in improving
                     quality of life and well being
                     in dementia care
                     Magdalena Schamberger
                     Artistic Director, Hearts&Minds
                     Zoe Darbyshire
                     Elderflower Practitioner, Hearts&Minds
                     Maria Oller
                     Sweetie-Pie Elderflower, Hearts&Minds
                     Chair: Martine Meyer

1100-1130 Morning break, poster and exhibition viewing

1130-1230 Concurrent Sessions

International initiatives: learning from developing countries: 
Ms Rose Kiwanuka
Palliative Care Nurse, Palliative Care Association of Uganda
Dr Mhoira Leng
Head of Palliative Care, Mulaga Hospital and Makerere University
Chair: Professor Scott Murray

Free Papers 1
Long Term Conditions
End of life care for people with dementia: An evaluation
of implementation of the GSF and LCP - Susan Ashton
A National survey of specialist palliative care services for
patients with end stage renal disease - Stephanie Gomm
Do people with Parkinson's disease need palliative care?
George Kernohan
Chair: Marilyn Kendall

Free Papers 2
Prognostic Indicators
Prognostic factors for survival of terminally ill cancer patients in Shanghai, China - Xiao Li Gu
Prognosis prediction by palliative prognostic index (PPI): a prespective multi centre study - Sivakumar Subramaniam
The B12/CRP Index as a simple prognostic indicator in patient with advanced cancer: a confirmatory - Laura Kelly
Chair: Linda Kerr

Paediatric Palliative Care in the primary
care setting: How specialist palliative 
care can help
Dr Lynda Brook
Macmillan Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care, Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Dr Satbir Singh Jassal
Medical Director, Rainbows Children's Hospice
Chair: Fiona Hicks

1230-1400 Lunch, guided poster tours and exhibition viewing
                     Poster Guide - Dr Catherine Walshe

1255-1355 AGM of the Association for Palliative Medicine

1400-1500 Plenary 2
                     Cogito, ergo ouch: 
                      meditations on the psychology of pain
                     Professor Mick Sullivan, Professor of
                     Psychology and Medicine, McGill University
                     Montreal, Canada
                     Chair: Martine Meyer

1500-1530 Afternoon break, poster and exhibition viewing

1530-1630 Concurrent Sessions

Living through the peaks: exploring breakthrough
cancer pain - Nycomed sponsored symposium
Dr Jeremy Johnson, medical Director, Severn Hospice, Shrewsbury
Dr John Zeppetella, Medical Director, St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood
Chair: John Zeppetella

Free Papers 3
Spirituality & Culture
Spiritual care recommendations: people from sub-Saharan Africa receiving palliative care in the UK - Lucy Selman
Associations between beliefs and psychological status in
patients receiving palliative care - Louise Jones
The greatest thing is family: The meaning of
social support among Black Caribbean - Jonathan
Koffman
Chair: Bridget Johnston

Free Papers 4
Professional Education I
Which model of communication skills teaching? Julie Rowlands
Relationship between death, anxiety and burnout among
palliative care nurses - Brian Nyatanga
An exploration of junior doctors perceptions of stress
specific to their work in Hospice - David Flanagan
Chair: Margaret Kendall

1640-1740 Concurrent Sessions

A review of the APM task group recommendations and the use of 'rescue medication' in the management of cancer-related breakthrough pain  ProStrakan sponsored symposium
Dr Andrew Daview, Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton
Dr Jason Ward, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Gemma's Hospice Leeds/Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds
Chair: Andrew Davies

How to involve users in service development and research
Mr David Ardron
Chair, National Cancer Research Institute Consumer Liaison Group
Dr Marilyn Kendall
Senior Research Fellow, Edinburgh University and User Involvement Facilitator for COMPASS
Chair: Linda Kerr

Free Papers 5
Carers 1
Sleep disturbances in patients with advanced cancer and
their carers: how big is the problem? Jane Gibbins
Living with breathlessness: the experiences of
caregivers of patients with lung cancer or heart failure -
Farida Malik
Aspects of bereavement support perceived as helpful by
clients and their support workers - Holly Diamond
Chair: Fiona Randall

Free Papers 6
Place of Death
There's no place like home: the rapid discharge of dying
patients from hospital - Sue Haid
End of life care in hospital: a descriptive study of all
inpatient deaths in one year - Julian Abel
Place of death for the oldest old: more than half of over
85 year olds die away from home - Jane Fleming
Chair: Tim Peel

Networking session - and an opportunity for special interest groups to meet.
SIGs are invited to post details on the message board which will be available at the conference registration to advertise their groups and a meeting point within the exhibition hall

1745           Civic Reception

1000-1045 Morning break, poster and exhibition viewing

1045-1145 Concurrent Sessions

Dying with diabetes
Dr Tristan Richardson
Chair: Dr Martine Meyer

Free Papers 7
Clinical Innovation
Tele-clinic in palliative care - unique opportunity window, to deliver quality specialist care - Cherian Koshy
Improving palliative care standards through partnerships - Paula McCormack
Supporting the support workers in end of life care - Ann Corbett
Chair: Sue Duke

Free Papers 8
Research Methods
When is it acceptable for palliative patients to participate in clinical trials? A survey of palliative care professionals - Ruth Caulkin
A training programme for volunteer peer educators in end of life care education for older people - Jane Seymour
Palliative Medicine Outpatients Clinics (PMOC): Do different care settings influence the patients' experience - Declan Cawley

Children: Different - but the same species.
The evidence base for paediatric palliative care
Mr Nigel Ballantine
Lead Cancer Pharmacist, Birmingham Children's Hospital
Dr Richard Hain
LATCH Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Wales
Chair: TBC

1155-1235 Concurrent Sessions

Guided Poster Tours - Guide TBC

Meet the expert
                        - David Ardron - User Involvement
                        - David Currow - Breathlessness
                        - Allan Kellehear - Public Health
                        - Fiona Randall - Advance Care Planning

Free Papers 9
Children / Young People
The Role of a palliative care team in teenage cancer care - Caroline Stirling
Improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer - Caroline Stirling
Chair: Aruna Hodgson

Free Papers 10
Advance Care Planning
Advance care planning discussions in advanced cancer: analysis of patient - professional dialogues - Jane Harrington
Tick-boxed in: tensions between policy and practice in end of life care in primary care - Bruce Mason
Chair: Linda Kerr

Free Papers 11
Policy and Economics
Policy Review paper: Comparison of access to hospice services in England and Connecticut, USA - Vanessa Jackson
Impact of a palliative care needs assessment intervention on patient outcomes and service utilisation - Amy Waller
Chair: Margaret Kendall

1235-1400 Lunch, poster and exhibition viewing

1400-1500 Plenary 4 
                  Public health and Palliative care:
                  International developments
                         Professor Allan Kellehear 
                         Professor of Sociology and Head of the 
                         Department of Social & Policy Sciences,
                         University of Bath
                         Chair: Linda Kerr

1500-1530 Afternoon break, poster and exhibition viewing

1530-1630 Concurrent Sessions

A delicate balance - the challenge of managing severe opioid-induced constipation
Napp sponsored symposium - Gold Sponsor
Asbjorn Mohr Drewes, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
David Feuer, Consultant in Palliative Medicine - Barts and The London NHS Trust/Lead Cancer Clinician - The Homerton University Hospital
Chair: David Feuer

Networking session - An opportunity for special interest groups to meet

Free Papers 12
Carers II
Carer support needs assessment in end of life home care: developing a tool for routine practice - Gail Ewing
Diversity of experiences and impacts of caring for a patient with breathlessness in advanced COPD - Morag Farquhar
Why do bereaved carers agree to be involved in medical student education? - Jo Poultney
Chair: Elaine Stevens

Free Papers 13
Ethics
The influence of DNR-order on transition to palliative care - Iris Schaefer
Analysis of Oregon Health Department reports on the Death with Dignity Act - Ilora Finlay
The effect of the Harold Shipman murders on GP prescribing for dyspnoea in end stage COPD - Clare Gardiner
Chair: Kirsty Boyd

Guided Poster Tours - Guide Erna Haraldsdottir

1635-1735 Concurrent Sessions
                    
Stroke: Is it the end? -  Living with uncertainty
Dr Michelle Kidd
Associate Specialist in Stroke Medicine
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chair: Margaret Kendall

Free Papers 14
Professional Education II
Perceived changes in knowledge, skills and attitudes of F1s working in specialist palliative care - Clare Turner
Good death from the perspective of medical students after meeting patients in palliative care - Erica Borgstrom
Health education in palliative care: what are the views of hospice staff? - Nicola Baker
Chair: Bill Noble

Free Papers 15
Symptoms I
Opioids for breathlessness: views of patients with chronic heart failure - Stephen Oxberry
Primary thromboprophylaxis in the palliative care setting - a qualitative systematic review - Sarah McLean
A qualitative exploration of the role of crisis medication in managing terminal haemorrhage - Dylan Harris
Chair: Martine Meyer

Innovative research methods: 
using observation in a palliative care context
Dr Catherine Walshe
RCUK Research Fellow, University of Manchester
Dr Gail Ewing, University of Cambridge
Dr Jane Griffiths, Lecturer in Community Nursing, University of Manchester
Chair: Dr Bridget Johnston 

1735-1830 Networking: an opportunity to meet with your
                     colleagues over drinks

1740-1810 AGM of The Palliative Care Research Society

1900-2230 Congress Dinner - Rhinefield House, New Forest

Friday 12 March

0730-0900 Registration, tea and coffee available

0800-0850 Masterclass: Palliative Care
                     Research - challenges, pitfalls
                     and rewards
                      Dr Bridget Johnston
                      Senior Research Fellow, University of Stirling
                      Dr Marilyn Kendall
                      Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

               Masterclass: VTE in 
               advanced disease
               Dr Miriam Johnson
                    Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine and
                    Honorary Consultant Hull and York Medical School
                    St Catherine's Hospice and Acute Trust
                    Dr Simon Noble 
                    Clinical Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, 
                    Cardiff University
                    Chair: Bill Noble

Cancer Breakthrough Pain Control: improving quality of life, reducing risk                
Cephalon Sponsored Symposium
Professor Sam H Ahmedzai, Professor of Palliative Medicine, The University of Sheffield
Dr David Brooks, Macmillan Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Chesterfield Royal Hospital

0900-1000 Plenary 5
                  Advance Care Planning: 
                  for Good or Ill?
                  Mr David Ardron, Chair of the NCRI Consumer
                       Liaison Group
                       Dr Fiona Randall, Consultant in Palliative
                       Medicine, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
                       Chair: Bee Wee

1010-1110 Concurrent Sessions

Haematological Malignancies: better treatments -
but what about palliative care?
Dr Mary Clarke
Consultant Haematologist
Chair: Martine Meyer

Free Papers 16
Symptoms II
The prevalence of pain and the palliative care profile of breast cancer patients in Mulago, Uganda - Eddie Mwebesa
An evaluation of the palliative care knowledge of support workers in Leicestershire - Jane Wale
What is an appropriate diet for people living with cancer and involuntary weight loss: a systematic review - Jane Hopkinson
Chair - Carol Davis

Free Papers 17
Sensitive issues in palliative care
Dealing with uncertainty in cancer of unknown primary: patients and professional perspectives - Philippa Hughes
Sexuality and intimacy in palliative care in the Netherlands - Hilde de Vocht
Transitions to palliative care for older people in acute hospitals - Clare Gardiner
Chair: Elaine Stevens

Developing and working in 
a community generalist palliative care team
Dr Paul Barker, GP, Moordown Medical Centre
Miss Pauline Cartmell, Community Matron, Generalist Palliative Care Team, Bournemouth & Poole Community Health Service 
Dr Simon Pennell, GP, Southbourne Surgery

1110-1135 Morning break, poster and exhibition viewing

1135-1235
Back to the Future
Innovative Technologies to improve Pain management
Archimedes Pharma Sponsored Symposium
The Evolution of Opioid Use
Dr Stephen Allen
Challenges of Managing Breakthrough Cancer Pain
Dr Peter Hargreaves
PecSys - Optimising Nasal Delivery
Dr Mark Walting
Chair: Catherine Urch

Free Papers 18
Long Term Conditions II
A story with no beginning: a qualitative study of end-stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Marilyn Kendall
The experience of living with metastatic colorectal cancer: Preliminary findings from a perspective - Emma Carduff
Self rated health in the final year of the oldest old - Jane Fleming
Chair: Linda Kerr

Free Papers 19
Primary and Community Care
Resources exchanged between district nurses and palliative patients in early support visits at home - Gail Ewing
Strangers in the night - Out of hours doctors and palliative care patients - Mark Taubert
Do they go on the list of not? General practitioners' definition of the palliative patient - Helen Mitchell
Chair: Margaret Kendall

Rehabilitation - living with disability
Dr Gail Eva
Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Dr Diane Playford
Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Neurologist, UCL Institute of Neurology
Chair: Bee Wee

1235-1250 A short comfort break - refreshments will be available

1250-1415 If Assisted Suicide were legalised - 
                     how should Health Care Professionals
                     be involved?
                     Discussion format will be based on that of the
                     'Moral Maze', a popular progrgamme on Radio 4
                     in the UK
                     Witnesses: Professor Ilora Finlay, Professor Derek
                      Morgan and Mr John Paley
                     Panellists: Natasha Cooper, Jean Gaffin 
                     Chair: Andrew Hoy