Meetings and Conferences

A call for Abstracts

The 6th Research Congress of the EAPC is to be held in Glasgow 2010 and will cover all relevant topics in palliative care research.

We are hoping to see a high number of scientific contributions from all of you in Glasgow next year.

The abstract submission deadline is postponed to November 16, 2009.

Young Investigator Award: The EAPC would like to honour an outstanding young person for his/her contributions in research in palliative care.
The successful candidate will be asked to give a plenary lecture at this Congress. Application deadline is November 16.

Registration is due to open on November 30, and accommodation bookings will be made available on-line at the same time.

For detailed scientific information and information about the congress and the city of Glasgow, please visit our website clicking here or go to: http://www.eapcnet.org/research2010/index.html

Welcome to the 6th Research Congress of the EAPC!

Best wishes,

Paediatric Palliative Care Workshop – India

The growing interest in paediatric palliative care in India is indeed gratifying. Cankids, a Delhi-based NGO, that works in collaboration with Dr Sushma Bhatnagar and team at the Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, is organizing a Paediatric Palliative Care Workshop on6-8th November, 2009, at the Vasant Vihar Club, New Delhi. Ms Poonam Bagai, the chairman of Cankids, informs us that the workshop will offer, amongst others, an introduction to palliative care for children with chronic illnesses, psychosocial care, communicating with children and their family and ethical issues. The workshop will be conducted by Dr Gayatri Palat, Program Director, Palliative Access (PAX) Programme, India -International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR), Consultant, Palliative Care, MNJ Institute of Oncology and RCC, Hyderabad, India. For more information please write to: [email protected]