Course: Palliative Care – ‘Making A Difference Internationally’
Dates: 18-22 February 2013
Fees: £575.00 / £495.00 GBP (Academic/Charity rate)

http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/palliativecare


This course provides an innovative approach to understanding palliative care, and insight into the current and future palliative care research agenda. It explores the value of different research methods, and identifies the opportunities and challenges in carrying out research with patients, carers and professionals in this sensitive area.
The course is dynamic and interactive, and presents the work and practice of many countries giving an wider perspective of palliative care within Europe and throughout the rest of the world.

Who is the course for?
This course is suitable for both palliative care specialists and also those who are generalists in palliative care, i.e. health practitioners such as GPs, geriatricians and other hospital clinicians, as well as public health and policy specialists whose work deals with palliative care either directly or indirectly.
The course will provide attendees with the necessary knowledge for assessing or reassessing current palliative care practice, benchmarking with international standards, and a vital understanding of different palliative care approaches to various illnesses and prognoses.

Programme
The programme consists of lectures, workshops and discussions with video presentations and support materials. The content focuses on the most current practice and policies of palliative care worldwide.
Programme topics include:
• An overview of the global research and development agenda for palliative care 
• Review of illness trajectories and supportive/palliative care interventions for people with multimorbitities
• Review of the range of clinical research issues, methodologies and tools for assessment of palliative care needs, interventions and evaluation
• Maximising e-health and innovative technologies to develop palliative care services and conduct research
• Understanding and integrating user perspectives across different disease trajectories and experiences of illnesses
• Experience of palliative care within different social, ethnic and faith communities
• Developing culturally and contextually appropriate research skills within palliative care
• Resilience and an assets approach to end of life care
• Health promoting palliative care
 
Course Contributors
The programme combines clinical research and data gathered first-hand by an ensemble of international specialists to provide the course with expert knowledge and skills; contributing to the support materials and delivery of the course content.

Mark Hazelwood
Director, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Prof Scott Murray
St Columba’s Hospice Chair of Primary Palliative Care, The University of Edinburgh

Dr Liz Grant
Dep. Director Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh

Prof Alex Jadad
Centre for Global e-Health Innovation, Toronto University

Dr Moira Leng
Director, Palliative Care Unit, Makerere University

Prof Julia Downing
Makerere University & International Children’s Palliative Care Network

Dr Marilyn Kendall
Primary Palliative Care Research Group, The University of Edinburgh

Marshall Dozier
Senior Liaison Librarian, The University of Edinburgh

Sir Harry Burns
Cheif Medical Officer for Scotland

Richard Smith
Former Editor of the British Medical Journal



The course fee includes:
• Comprehensive course notes
• Full daytime catering
• Certificate of completion from The University of Edinburgh

Register online and pay by credit/debit card or request an invoice:
http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/palliativecare


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Enquiries to:
The Office of Lifelong Learning – CPD Unit
The University of Edinburgh
Paterson’s Land
Edinburgh EH8 1UA
Scotland, UK

Tel. +44 (0)131 651 1189/1180
Fax. +44 (0)131 651 1746
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