THURSDAY APRIL 3RD 2008
CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN PALLIATIVE CARE
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT
CULTURES IN THE CONTEXT OF CARE
Chair—Professor Sian Maslin-Prothero
TOPICS
The Challenge of Palliative Care in Developing Countries Professor Virginia Gumley, Director of Nursing and Education.
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. Older Chinese People’s View About Cancer and End of Life Care Professor Sheila Payne, Help the Hospices
Chair in Hospice Studies
Death and Bereavement Across Cultures Dr Colin Murray Parkes, OBE MD FRCPsych.
Consultant Psychiatrist, St Christopher’s Hospice & St Joseph’s
Hospice
CHOICE OF WORKSHOPS
Symptom Management in a Cultural Context Dr Charlie Bond, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Severn Hospice
Dr Claire Hookey, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Douglas Macmillan
Hospice
Palliative Care for Marginalised Populations Dr Sue Read, Senior Lecturer, Keele University
Complementary Approaches to Symptom Management Dr Edward Lindop, Advisor to Education Douglas Macmillan Hospice.
Gillian Kirkland, Community Palliative Care Nurse Specialist,
Douglas Macmillan Hospice.
Annette Johnson, Aromatherapist, Douglas Macmillan Hospice
Creating Spaces for Effective Support Professor Bernard Moss, Social Work Education and Spirituality,
Staffordshire University
The Reverend Dr Jane Tillier, Chaplaincy Team Leader, Douglas
Macmillan Hospice
