Annual Conference 2016

The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference took place on Thursday 22 September, at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. The full programme for the day can be viewed here.

A summary of some highlights from the day is available in this article on ehospice by Caroline May.

Poster displays are available here: poster presentations.

Footage of plenary speakers can be viewed below. Many thanks to Catriona Forrest and the University of Glasgow End of Life Studies Group for sharing photographs and film footage from the day.

Dr Martin Wilson

PowerPoint slides can be viewed here: Dr Martin Wilson slides.

Professor Myra Bluebond-Langner

Maria McGill

Professor Charles Normand

PowerPoint slides can be viewed here: Prof Charles Normand slides

Professor Brendan McCormack

PowerPoint slides can be viewed here: Prof Brendan McCormack slides

Dr Hamilton Inbadas

Diana Kerr

PowerPoint slides can be viewed here: Diana Kerr slides

Parallel Sessions

PowerPoint slides for some of the parallel sessions held at the conference are available below:

Navigating the realities of integration; pressures, goals and solutions

Diana Hekerem, Dr Donald Macaskill, Rob McCulloch-Graham, Alison Taylor

It Takes a Village Volunteer—what motivates bereavement support volunteers & what difference do they make?

Dr Ros Scott and Stewart Wilson

Anticipatory care planning in the real world

Janette Barrie, Stuart Cumming and Sheila Steel