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Reaching the Hard to reach
(This is an external event, for information only)
A British Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference, featuring keynote presentations, paper and poster sessions from new and experienced researchers and a training session for PhD students. Confirmed keynote speakers include Harry Burns (Chief Medical Officer for Scotland), David Cameron (Director of the National Cancer Research Network) and Barbara Monroe (Chief Executive of St Christopher's Hospice, London).
Venue: Thorpe Park Hotel, Leeds
Event Start Date: 4th December 2008
Event End Date: 5th December 2008 For more information, contact: Sheila Payne
You can view more details at: www.pogweb.org/bpos01.php
Breathlessness Research Seminar
(This is an external event, for information only)
A Breathlessness research Seminar is to be held on the 9th December 2008.
It will be an all-day meeting and is aimed at those with an active interest in breathlessness research in advanced disease. Presentations will concentrate on recently completed research or work in progress or questions for future work and include aspects of measurement, interventions for breathlessness and patterns of breathlessness and disease trajectories.
Venue: Cancer Research UK building, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge Event Start Date: 9th December 2008
Event End Date: 9th December 2008 For more information, contact: Pauline Kleanthous
You can view more details at: www.ceco.org.uk/resourcedocs/breathlessness_091208.pdf
Research Partners' Forum
(This item, along with related documentation, can also be found under Research Partners events)
This is an opportunity for interested individuals to: - Help researchers undertaking work around life-limiting illness and end of life care to develop and carry out research projects that are relevant and accessible to the general public
- Be supported to develop your ideas, plan research projects and seek research funding to carry them out
Please contact the CECo member below for further information
Venue: Lancaster University
Event Start Date: 16th December 2008
Event End Date: 16th December 2008 For more information, contact: Katherine Froggatt
End of Life Decision Making: Dilemmas and Directions
(This item, along with related documentation, can also be found under Older Adults events)
This meeting aims to present current research and policy work concerning end of life decision making and to introduce an international and comparative perspective for UK researchers.
Venue: Holiday Inn Birmingham Event Start Date: 27th January 2009
Event End Date: 27th January 2009 For more information, contact: Katherine Froggatt
You can view more details at: www.pcrs.org.uk/events.php
Introduction to Research in Palliative Care Course
(This is a general CECo event)
This course, to be held at St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London, is designed for those with little prior knowledge of research but who are keen to learn more and to develop their research knowledge and skills.
Aims of the two days:
- Develop an understanding of research and its relevance to palliative care
- Identify researchable questions
- Explore ethical issues in the conduct of research in palliative care
- Improve skills in writing research proposals
This course will be facilitated by: Dr Christine Ingleton, Reader in Palliative Care, University of Sheffield
Venue: St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London
Event Start Date: 25th February 2009
Event End Date: 26th February 2009 For more information, contact: Lisa Bryan
You can view more details at: www.ceco.org.uk/resourcedocs/cecostc_rmw_feb09.pdf
Process and Outcome Evaluation of Policies, Programmes and Interventions in End of Life Care
(This item, along with related documentation, can also be found under Research Capacity events)
Aim:
To build evaluation capacity in relation to end of life care services and their outcomes
Objectives:
- To provide a forum for the discussion of a series of related and on-going evaluation studies relating to end of life care improvement strategies
- To allow for critical and supportive review of existing studies and their methodologies
- To benefit from external facilitation by an evaluation expert from the USA
- To explore the potential for an international evaluation network in end of life care research
Pat Rieker, Chair
Venue: Lancaster University
Event Start Date: 12th March 2009
Event End Date: 13th March 2009 For more information, contact: Lynne Hargreaves
PhD/Postdoc workshop
(This item, along with related documentation, can also be found under Research Capacity events)
The CECo research capacity building group are now planning the annual PhD/Postdoc workshop for 2009. In order to develop an interesting programme which meets the current needs of doctoral students and post doctoral researchers we would like their input.
If you are a post doctoral researcher or a doctoral student working in supportive and palliative care research, please can you complete the short questionnaire found either below or within the Research Capacity Events section and also forward it to colleagues.
If you are not a doctoral/post doctoral researcher, please can you forward it to any working with you.
Please return completed questionnaires by November 28th 2008.
Venue: Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre, Manchester
Event Start Date: 18th March 2009
Event End Date: 19th March 2009 For more information, contact: Lynn Calman
CECo 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting
(This is a general CECo event)
This event is open to palliative care clinicians and practitioners, service users, voluntary sector partners, and academics and researchers in supportive and palliative care, end of life care, primary care, nursing, sociology, health psychology, dementia studies, health economics, and elder care.
The programme includes two keynote addresses from Professors Alison Richardson, (Co-director of COMPASS), and Sean Morrison, (Director, National Palliative Care Research Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine), structured networking, “meet the expert” and plenary sessions from each of the CECo themes plus research partner sessions and poster presentations.
Venue: Radisson Manchester Airport Hotel Event Start Date: 21st April 2009
Event End Date: 22nd April 2009 For more information, contact: Anthony Greenwood
You can view more details at: www.ceco.org.uk/resourcedocs/ceco_asm2009.pdf
3rd State of the Science Meeting
(This item, along with related documentation, can also be found under Complex Symptoms events)
The State of the Science meetings are an excellent way of finding out about the state of the science in symptoms research. At the same time participants have the opportunity to contribute research ideas to the research agenda of the Symptoms Theme and to network with others in the areas. State of the Science meetings are open to everybody and have proved to be extremely popular. In previous years participants have included research partners, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, medical students, academics and researchers, both from the UK and abroad.
Venue: Southampton Event Start Date: 21st May 2009
Event End Date: 21st May 2009 For more information, contact: Sarah Brearley
Protocol Development Meeting
(This item, along with related documentation, can also be found under Complex Symptoms events)
The protocol development meetings are an opportunity to work in collaborative research teams to develop research ideas into research protocols. Attendance to these meetings is by invitation. Please contact Dr Sarah Brearley (sarah.brearley@christie.nhs.uk) or Dr John Hughes (john.hughes@liv.ac.uk) for further information or to express an interest.
Venue: Southampton
Event Start Date: 22nd May 2009
Event End Date: 22nd May 2009 For more information, contact: Sarah Brearley
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