Annual conference

PALLIATIVE CARE: How can we make a difference?

Wednesday 30 September 2009

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh EH2 1JQ

Among the speakers were Dr Elizabeth Ireland, National Clinical Lead for Palliative Care, who addressed the question: What difference can Living and Dying Well make to palliative care services in Scotland?

Download the following Speaker presentations (PDF).

Real life challenges of implementing a national end of life care strategy - Barbara Monroe, Chief Executive, St Columba's Hospice
What difference can the Liverpool Care Pathway really make? - Phil Saltmarsh, Assistant Directorate Manager, Specialist Palliative Care Team, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen Hospitals NHS Trust
How can we make a difference to palliative care in hospitals? - Dr Pam Levack, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Tayside and Co-Chair L&DW short-life working group - acute setting
Making a difference through network collaboration - Dr Paul Baughan, Forth Valley Health Board Lead Cancer GP & Lead Clinician, WOSCAN Primary Care MCN and Prof John Welsh, Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Glasgow & Lead Clinician, WOSCAN Regional Palliative Care MCN
How can we make a difference to palliative care services for children and young people? - Andrea Cail, Director of Service Development, Children's Hospice Association Scotland
Making a difference for people with learning difficulties - Linda McEnhill, Founder, NNPCPLD and Widening Access Project Manager, Help the Hospices
Make a difference to the majority of people with palliative care needs: people with non-malignant conditions - Dr Jackie Chaplin, Project Manager, Palliative care for people with non-malignant conditions, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Therapeutic encounters - how can you make a difference? - Dr David Reilly, Consultant, The Centre for Integrative Care, Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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