Seminar Series

Our seminar series brings together people with an interest in palliative care research. Our focus is on topics relevant to everyday palliative care practice. We hope these seminars will foster learning, inspiration and discussion. We seek CPD approval for each seminar. For those able to stay following a seminar we provide a space and refreshments to foster networking with others interested in palliative care practice and research.

• Schedule: One seminar per academic term on a Wednesday (see current list of seminars below).

• Mailing list: Full details of forthcoming seminars are provided to those on our mailing list. Contact Yana Kitova to be added or removed from the mailing list.

Latest seminar

Date: 15th February 2023 Speaker: Professor Janet Hardy Title: Medicinal cannabis: pot or panacea? You can watch the recording below: YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=potCk-bz-PM

Past seminars

2017

Date: 14th September 2017 Speaker: Jane Seymour Professor of Palliative and End-of-Life Care, The University of Sheffield  Title: Palliative sedation for cancer patients:  a European study of the experiences and practices of healthcare professionals and bereaved carers

2018

Date: 10th January 2018 Speaker: Irene Tuffrey-Wijne Associate Professor in Intellectual Disability & Palliative Care, Kingston University and St.George's University of London  Title: Best practice in delivering palliative care to people with intellectual disabilities

Date: 2nd May 2018 Speaker: Andrew Wilcock Clinical Reader in Palliative Medicine and Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. Title: The three Fs and breathlessness: Functional MRI, Feasibility and Findings

Date: 21st November 2018 Speaker: Mike Bennett Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Leeds Title: What interventions improve the experience of pain in patients approaching the end of life?

 

2019

Date: 6th March 2019 Speaker: Annmarie Nelson Marie Curie Professor of Supportive and Palliative Care Scientific Director Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre Title: Twenty years on from 'nothing about me': Why do so many non-small cell lung cancer patients receive systemic anti-cancer therapy in the last 30 days of life?

Date: 16th October 2019 Speaker: Miriam Johnson Professor of Palliative Medicine Director, Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre Title: "Chronic breathlessness; populations and persons"

2020

	Date: 26th February 2020 Speaker: Caroline Shulman General Practitioner in Homeless and Inclusion Health Kings Health Partnership Pathway Homeless team & Honorary Senior Lecturer, UCL Title: Palliative care for the homeless
	Date: 14th October 2020 Speaker: Dr Kathryn Mannix Consultant in palliative care, Newcastle Hospitals NHS trust  Author of ‘With the end in mind’ which was shortlisted in 2018 for the Wellcome Book Prize Title: Recognising dying CPD approved

2021

	Date: 10th February 2021 Speaker: Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield Professor of Psycho-oncology, University of Sussex Title: Communication of prognosis in advanced cancer CPD approved
	Date: 16th June 2021 Speaker: Professor Merryn Gott Title: Equity in palliative care CPD approved

2022

	Date: 9th March 2022 Speaker: Dr Barry Laird - Reader, Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre Title: Cachexia and the role of the systemic inflammatory response CPD approved Watch the recorded seminar:  YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFvA9q53PIQ
	Date: 12th October 2022 Speaker:  Dr Maddy French - Lecturer in Palliative Care at Lancaster University Title: Social deprivation and hospice services CPD approved Watch the recorded seminar:  YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vekc_HiQYZg

2023