Upcoming IPCFRC Events
The IPCFRC EAPC Family Carer Reference Group will be holding a symposium at the 7th Public Heath Palliative Care International Conference (PHPCI 2022) on:
“Empowering family carers to support people requiring palliative care”
The purpose of the symposium is to provide a brief summary of the status of the evidence regarding family carer support and an overview of select initiatives focussed on carer empowerment. Participants will be informed about contemporary international evidence regarding the status of support for family carers of people requiring palliative care. They will also be provided with examples of initiatives that promote carer wellbeing as well as resources that target family carer empowerment. There will also be dedicated time allocated to audience discussion so that further insights and strategies for carer support can be shared.
Session Chairs:
- Professor Clare Gardiner (The University of Sheffield, UK)
- Professor Peter Hudson (St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and The University of Melbourne, AU)
Presentations include:
- "Brief overview of status of evidence regarding carer support and the role of the EAPC family carer reference group” by Professor Peter Hudson, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and The University of Melbourne, AU.
- "Economic impacts for family carers : End of life caregiving and paid employment" by Professor Clare Gardiner, The University of Sheffield, UK.
- "Empowering family carers via the support of and collaborations with health professionals” by Dr Aline De Vleminck, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) & Ghent University, Belgium.
- " Family carers’ support needs throughout and after the euthanasia procedure” by Dr Sigrid Dierickx, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) & Ghent University, Belgium.
Session Date/Time: Thurs 22 Sept 2022 @11.00am-12.30pm (Bruges, Belgium)
Further information on the session will be available on the PHPCI 2022 website.
Past IPCFRC Events
The IPCFRC has assisted with collaboration opportunities in the field by holding presentations and open meetings at the following major international palliative care conferences:
- 2021 – Oct – 17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Virtual Conference
- 2018 – Oct – 22nd International Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Canada
- 2018 – May – 10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Bern, Switzerland
- 2016 – Oct – 21st International Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Canada
- 2016 – June – 9th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Dublin, Ireland
- 2015 – May – 14th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2014 – Sept – 20th International Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Canada
- 2014 – June – 8th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Lleida, Spain
- 2013 – May – 13th World Congress of The European Association for Palliative Care, Czech Republic
- 2012 – Oct – 19th Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Canada
- 2012 – June – 7th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Trondheim, Norway
- 2012 – March – 9th Palliative Care Congress, Newcastle, Gateshead, UK
- 2011 – May – 12th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Lisbon, Portugal
- 2010 – June – 6th Research Congress of the EAPC, Glasgow, UK
- 2008 – Sept – 17th Annual Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Canada
- 2008 – May – 5th Research Forum of the EAPC, Trondheim, Norway
- 2007 – June – 10th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Budapest, Hungary
- 2006 – May – 4th Research Forum of the European Association for Palliative Care Research Forum, Venice, Italy