3rd international seminar on Public Health Research in Palliative Care

3rd International Seminar of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Reference Group on Public Health and Palliative Care, 16 - 17th November 2023

The third international seminar on Public Health Research in Palliative Care is being organised in partnership with the All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) and EAPC Reference Group on Public Health and Palliative Care. The theme of the seminar – A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care- is highly relevant as 2023 marks 75 years since the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nationals General Assembly in Paris on the 10th December 1948. This was recognized as a milestone document in the history of human rights, and paved the way for many human rights treaties applied globally. This does, however, raise a number of questions for palliative care: To what extent has Palliative Care enabled a human rights based approach? What is the contribution of a public health approach to palliative care? What lessons can be learnt and subsequent future considerations for research? The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most significant public health crises many of us will experience. This November seminar will present a key opportunity for researchers to come together to discuss public health palliative care research and debate some of these questions considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Thursday, 16 November 2023

Plenary 1
10.10 -10.30 Understanding equity and inequity at the end of life: a complex systems approach, Libby Sallnow, Palliative Medicine Consultant, CNWL NHS Trust

11.45 –12.30 Abstract Sessions Topic: Public Health Palliative Care
Looking forward: exploring the priorities for public health palliative care research in Europe in the coming decade, Steven Vanderstichelen

14.00 –15.00 BREAKOUT SESSION 2 Topic: Compassionate Communities
Chair:  Joachim Cohen

Caregiving experiences in the last year are associated with neighborhood participation regarding serious illness, death and loss: A cross-sectional survey study, Louise D'Eer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 

Developing Compassionate Workplaces to protect employees’ health and wellbeing: presentation of the international EU-CoWork project,  Steven Vanderstichelen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

15.30 -16.30 BREAKOUT SESSION 6 Topic: Public Health Palliative Care

How willing are people to help their neighbours in need of support? A cross-sectional survey among the general public, Luc Deliens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Friday 17 November 2023

Plenary 2

9.50 -10.10 Best Abstract Shared Meaning Across Lay People’s Personal Narratives of Serious Illness, the End of Life and Palliative Care, Marjolein Matthys, Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Ghent University

11.30 –12.30 BREAKOUT SESSION 7 Topic: Palliative Care and Underserved Population

Development of a Theory of Change for the evaluation of evidence-based practice and citizen-informed palliative care policy in Flanders, Louise D'Eer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Plenary 3

13.30 –13.50 Researching and Evaluating Compassionate Communities: the case of the Compassionate University, Joachim Cohen, Professor of Public Health and Palliative Care

14.10 –15.00 Panel Discussion Seminar takeaways and looking forward

Panel: Phil Larkin, Prof Joachim Cohen, Barbara Gomes, Sharon Williams, Chair Luc Deliens