Tenth international Research Conference
20 November 2025
Liverpool, UK
programme
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MORNING PROGRAMME
08:45 COFFEE AND REGISTRATION
09:30 Opening address Prof John Ellershaw, University of Liverpool, UK, and Chair of the International Collaborative for
Best Care for the Dying Person
09:35 Welcome David Melia, Group Chief Nursing Officer, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, and Professor Peter
McCormick, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Postgraduate Affairs and International Partnerships, University of
Liverpool
09:40 The International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person: Successes over the past ten years and
ambitions for the future Prof John Ellershaw, University of Liverpool, UK
10:00 The International EU Horizon 2020 iLIVE Project: Key research findings and implications for palliative care
practice Prof Agnes van der Heide, Erasmus UMC, Netherlands
10:20 The National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL): What have we learned and how can we drive forward
improvement in care for the dying? Dr Mary Miller, Clinical Lead, National Audit of Care at the End of Life
(NACEL), UK
10:40 Panel discussion
11:00 COFFEE AND POSTER VIEWING
11:20 What has the palliative care community learned from the implementation of Physician Assisted Suicide in the
State of Victoria, Australia? Associate Prof Mark Boughey, University of Melbourne, Australia
11:40 Is it possible to develop Europe-wide standards for palliative care education? The EU COST Action CODE-YAA
Project Dr Stephen Mason, University of Liverpool, UK
12:00 Digital legacy in palliative care research: challenges and opportunities Dr Amara Nwosu, Lancaster
University, UK
12:20 Panel discussion
12:30 LUNCH
13:00 GUIDED POSTER VIEWING (optional)
GUIDED POSTER VIEWING
Printed posters have been grouped into themes and colour coded as shown below. If you would like to participate in the guided poster viewing session, please choose your preferred theme and go to the relevant colour-coded poster board at lunch time.
Guided viewings will begin at 13:00
parallel sessions
With the exception of oral presentations from submitted abstracts (which will take place in the main hall), parallel sessions will be held on Floor 12.
As space in Parallels 2, 3, and 4 is limited, delegates will be invited to register their interest in these sessions at the 13th Floor conference desk during registration and morning refreshment breaks. There is no need to register for the oral presentations from submitted abstracts.
