IRGH Annual Conference 2011
Working together for excellence in palliative care – who are our partners?
Wednesday, 12th October 2011
Green Park Training and
Conference Centre, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury
Programme for the day
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Introduction: Caring for patients and families today involves partnership working between professional disciplines; the statutory and independent sectors; generalists and specialists; the acute sector and community; professionals and informal carers.
We all need skills in collaboration and negotiation – today we will hear about perspectives and pitfalls. Vicki Robinson will chair the panel of expert speakers on this subject.
| 8:45am | Registration and coffee |
| 9:15am | Chair's introduction: Vicky Robinson, Consultant Nurse in Palliative & End of Life Care, King's College Hospital |
| 9:30am | Keynote speech – Dying Well Matters: Professor Ilora Finlay, Cardiff University |
| 10:15am | Generalists and specialists working together : Dr Phil Sawyer, MacMillan Lead GP, St Albans |
| 11:00 am | Coffee |
| 11:30am | Oncology/palliative care for haematology patients : Dr Mary Clarke, Consultant Haematologist, Portsmouth Hospital |
| 12:15am | Motor Neurone Disease and the MND Association – Collaborative w orking with the voluntary sector : Liz Pybus, Regional Care Development Advisor, Motor Neurone Disease Association |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm | Working with informal carers – a different perspective? Lesley Ralston, carer |
| 2:45pm | Death and the Coroner , Mr Richard Hulett, HM Coroner for Buckinghamshire |
| 3:30pm | Tea and close |
