Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting 2021-04-27

Date	27 April 2021 (Tuesday)
Time	6:00pm – 7:30 pm
Topics	1. How Has COVID-19 Changed Palliative Care for Cancer Patients? A Sharing of Cases 2. Palliative Care in Head and Neck Cancer
Presenters	Queen Mary Hospital Bradbury Hospice
Registration	Registration Form Deadline: 22 April 2021

[Event promotion] 14th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference

The 14th Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Conference will be held virtually for the first time on 13-14 Nov 2021. Exciting lectures and workshops are coming your way!

Event	14th Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Conference
Date	13-14 November 2021 (Saturday, Sunday)
Format	Online Conference
Organiser	Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care network Hospice Palliative Care Japan
Conference Website	https://site2.convention.co.jp/aphc2021/
Call for abstracts	https://site2.convention.co.jp/aphc2021/abstract/ Deadline: 26 April 2021 (Monday)

Internet resources relevant to Palliative Care (PC) and COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO)
– Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into responses to humanitarian emergencies and crises: a WHO guide 2018
– Providing palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic Experiences from Spain (2020) (produced by WHO/Europe)

International/ regional PC professional associations
– Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) Covid-19 Resources
– European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Coronavirus and the palliative care response
– International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) Resources relevant to Palliative Care and COVID-19
– Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) WHPCA partner resources for COVID-19
– European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Introduction to the ESMO COVID-19 Palliative Care Pathways

National PC professional associations
– Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland COVID-19 and Palliative, End of Life and Bereavement Care in Secondary Care – Role of the specialty and guidance to aid care (22 March 2020) pdf file – this guidance covers areas including symptom control, discussions about goals of care and clinical decision making in respiratory failure.
– Centre to Advance Palliative Care, USA (CAPC) CAPC COVID-19 Response Resources
– National Hospice and Palliative Care Organisation, USA (NHPCO) COVID-19 Information
 eHospice, under NHPCO Free COVID-19 Shared Decision-Making Tool(19 March 2020)
 eHospice, under NHPCO Managing breathlessness in Covid-19 (25 March 2020)
– Palliative Care Australia COVID-19 Updates
 Palliative Care Autralia Statement on COVID-19

Palliative care related publications with OPEN ACCESS
– COVID-19 Collection. Journal of Pain and Symptom management
– BC Centre for Palliative Care Guidelines. Symptom management for adult patients with COVID-19 receiving end-of-life supportive care outside of the ICU (22 Mar 2020)
– Brooks SK, Webster RK, Smith LE, et al. The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence. Lancet 2020; 395: 912-20.
– Nouvet, E., Sivaram, M., Bezanson, K. et al. Palliative care in humanitarian crises: a review of the literature . Int J Humanitarian Action 3, 5 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-018-0033-8
– Downar, James et al. Palliating a Pandemic: ‘‘All Patients Must Be Cared For’’ J Pain Symptom Manage 2010 Feb;39(2):291-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.241.
– Coronavirus (COVID19). JAMA network
– Palliative Care Considerations for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease under COVID-19 American College of Cardiology (ACC)
– Ting Ruth, Edmonds Polly, Higginson Irene J, Sleeman Katherine E. Palliative care for patients with severe covid-19 BMJ 2020; 370 :m2710
– Daisy J. A. Janssen, Magnus Ekström, David C. Currow, Miriam J. Johnson, Mathew Maddocks, Anita K. Simonds, Thomy Tonia, Kristoffer Marsaa. COVID-19: Guidance on Palliative care from a European Respiratory Society International Task Force. European Respiratory Journal Jan 2020, 2002583; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02583-2020

[Event Promotion] HKSCPC Live Webinar Annual Symposium 2021

Event	Hong Kong Society of Children Palliative Care Annual Symposium 2021
Date	13 March 2021 (Saturday)
Time	2:00pm – 5:15pm
Venue	S.K.H Holy Carpenter Church Community Centre Hall 4/F, 1 Dyer Avenue, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Format	Online (zoom) & In-person (30 quota – first come first serve)
Organiser	The Hong Kong Society of Children’s Palliative Care S.K.H. Holy Carpenter Church District Elderly Community Centre
Registration	https://qrgo.page.link/cnG6X Deadline for Registration: 12 March 2021

[Event Promotion] JCECC International Conference 17-18 June 2021

Event	International Conference on Community End-of-Life Care
Date	17-18 June 2021
Organiser	Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project (JCECC)
Format	Virtual Conference
Website	www.jcecc.hk/conf2021 Call for Abstracts – Deadline of Submission 31 March 2021 Conference Registration Deadline: 1 June 2021

[Event Promotion] HKPDF Professional Talk – Practical approach to managing non-motor complications of Parkinson’s Disease for the non-neurologists

Event	HKPDF Professional Talk: Practical approach to managing non-motor complications of Parkinson’s Disease for the non-neurologists
Date	1 April 2021 (Thursday)
Time	6:00pm – 7:00pm (HK time)
Organiser	Hong Kong Parkinson’s Disease Fund
Speaker	Prof. K. Ray Chaudhuri (UK)
Website	http://www.hkpdf.org.hk/activity_tc.php
Registration	https://forms.gle/vS13jHFEVujQxW3x5 Registration Deadline: 19 March 2021

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting 2021-03-30

Date	30 March 2021 (Tuesday)
Time	6:00pm – 7:30 pm
Topics	1. Introduction of An Integrated Breathlessness Service Program in a Palliative Care Ambulatory Center- Proactive Education and Therapeutic Intervention approach 2. Stereotactic body radiotherapy as a primary treatment for spinal metastasis : A single institution experience.
Presenters	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Prince of Wales Hospital
Registration	Registration is closed.

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