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2007; Volume 8, No 10, October

 
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Meetings

Advanced Course in Pain & Symptom Management 2008

Newcastle, United Kingdom
Date of Event: June, 18-19, 2008

Event Description

This course aims to provide participants with:

1. An update on pain and symptom management topics, which are challenging and evidence-based and which defines ‘what’s proven and what’s not proven but may be emerging’
2. Stimulation, thinking time and ‘brain space’ for reflection – to stimulate ideas and thoughts for self-directed learning over the next year
3. A means of benchmarking against other colleagues
4. The opportunity for networking
5. A distillation of information which can be disseminated ‘back at the ranch’
6. A synopsis of the top 10 publications in the past year


Contact Information & Registration:
Contact: Yvonne Roy
Sobell Study Centre,
Churchill Hospital,
Oxford,
OX3 7LJ, GB
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 225886
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 225599
Email: [email protected]
www.sobellhospiceoxford.org


Advanced Course in Pain & Symptom Management 2008

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Date of Event: June, 25-26, 2008

Event Description:

This course aims to provide participants with:

1. An update on pain and symptom management topics, which are challenging and evidence-based and which defines ‘what’s proven and what’s not proven but may be emerging’
2. Stimulation, thinking time and ‘brain space’ for reflection – to stimulate ideas and thoughts for self-directed learning over the next year
3. A means of benchmarking against other colleagues
4. The opportunity for networking
5. A distillation of information which can be disseminated ‘back at the ranch’
6. A synopsis of the top 10 publications in the past year

Contact Information & Registration:
Contact: Karen Allen
Sobell Study Centre,
Churchill Hospital,
Oxford,
OX3 7LJ, GB
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 225886
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 225599
Email: [email protected]
www.sobellhospiceoxford.org



An invitation to the European Association for Palliative Care
5th EAPC Research Forum 2008 in Trondheim, Norway


We are delighted to invite all our colleagues and friends to join us in Trondheim to experience and contribute to the latest cutting edge research in palliative care. Between May 29 and 31st, participants will see the latest research being presented, as well as plenary lectures from our invited guest speakers. Do not miss this unique opportunity to meet the most experienced researchers in palliative care in a face-to-face setting.

You may submit your abstract(s) online. The *deadline* for submission online is *October 15th, 2007.*

For detailed information about the program, abstract submission and the conference city of Trondheim, please visit our website at:

http://www.eapcnet.org/Research2008/

On behalf of EAPC we take pride in welcoming you to Trondheim and the 2008 EAPC conference.

Best wishes,

Stein Kaasa    
Augusto Caraceni


“To Comfort Always—A Course on Palliative Care”

Name of Sponsor: North Memorial Hospice and North Memorial Continuing Education

Event Location: Minneapolis, MNUSA
Date of Event: Nov 12 - 15, 2007

Event Description: 18th Annual “To Comfort Always—A Course on Palliative Care”
November 13-15, 2007
with a pre-conference program on November 12, 2007
8:oo a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Millennium Hotel Minneapolis

Pre Conference November 12, 2007 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. “Advanced Pain and Symptom Management at End-of-Life with Mary Lynn McPHerson

Look for the brochure online at the Continuing Education website as of Monday, August 20 with complete registration information!

Contact Information & Registration: North Memorial Healthcare
Continuing Education
3500 France Ave N
Suite 102
Robbinsdale MN 55422
Main: 763-520-5940
Fax: 763-520-7568

Contact Name: Molly Kundinger
Event Email: [email protected]

Event Website: http://www.northmemorial.com/healthcareprof/ceDetails.cfm?event_subId=175


Palliative Medicine 2008 - The 12th Annual International Symposium

Event Location: The Westin - Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona
Date of Event: March 13-15, 2008

Event Description: The 2008 Palliative Medicine Symposium will address:
- GI Symptom Management
- Grief and Demoralization
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Palliative Pharmacology
- COPD – from Gold Standards to Hospice

Contact Information & Registration: 1-800-238-6750 or 216-297-7330

Event Contact Name: Christine Krause
Event Contact Email:
Your Email Address: [email protected]
Event Website: www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/live/promo/2008/PM2008.asp


Singapore Palliative Care Conference

Event Location: Singapore
Date of Event: 29-30 August 2008

Event Description: TBA
Contact Information & Registration: TBA
Event Contact Name: Conference Secretariat
Event Website: http://www.singaporehospice.org.sg


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