Programme Summary

PROGRAMME SUMMARY

25th - 27th JULY 2024

Day 1: THURSDAY 25th JULY 2024
8:00am REGISTRATION
PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS
9:00am – 12:00noon PCW 1: Overcoming Challenges in Community Palliative Care
PCW 2: Paediatrics Palliative Care Essentials
PCW 3: Practical Aspects of Palliative Care Nursing
PCW 4: Caregiver Tips 101
PCW 5: Communication Masterclass – Teaching Difficult Conversations
12:00 noon – 1:15pm REGISTRATION
1:30pm – 2:15pm PLENARY 1: Blueprint for Palliative Care in Malaysia
2:15pm – 3:00pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Strengthening Connections and Collaborations in Palliative Care
3:00pm – 3:15pm TEA BREAK
3:15pm – 5:00pm SYMPOSIUM 1:

SYMPTOMS MANAGEMENT

SYMPOSIUM 2:

SPIRITUAL CARE

SYMPOSIUM 3:

NEW FRONTIERS IN PALLIATIVE CARE

Updates on Cancer Pain CPG

Approach to Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Palliative Care

Managing Depression and Anxiety in Palliative Care Patients

Panel Discussion: Interfaith forum on Spirituality and EOL care Upstreaming Palliative Care – Opportunities and Challenges

ECHO Project

Experience of Using PCOC System to Improve Delivery of Care

5:00pm END OF DAY 1
6:45pm – 10:00pm OPENING CEREMONY + CONGRESS DINNER
Day 2 : FRIDAY 26th JULY 2024
8:45am – 9:30am PLENARY 2: Making Healthcare Human
9:30am -10:15am PLENARY 3: Research Collaborations and Breakthrough in Palliative care   
10:15am – 10:30am TEABREAK / POSTER VIEWING
10:30am – 12:30pm SYMPOSIUM 4:     

INTEGRATING PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES IN MALAYSIA

SYMPOSIUM 5:

PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING

SYMPOSIUM 6:

FREE PAPERS

Panel Discussion 1:
Re-imagining Hospital- Community/ Public-Private Palliative Care Services Collaborations – The Sarawak ExperiencePanel Discussion 2:
Community Hospices/ Palliative Care Services – Triumphs & Tribulations
PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING FORUM 

Palliative Care Nursing in Malaysia – A Pioneer’s Journey

Charting the Path for a Career in Palliative Care Nursing

Panel Discussion:

  • Community PC Nurses role in assessing and managing patients’ symptoms
  • Joy in the midst of suffering
  • Overcoming challenges / Burnout/ Compassion fatigue

 

FREE PAPERS
12:30pm – 2:00pm LUNCH BREAK
2:00pm – 2:45pm PLENARY 4: Transforming Palliative Care through Connections
2:45pm – 3:30pm PLENARY 5: We Rise By Lifting Others –  Journey of a Hospice Volunteer
3:30pm – 3:45pm TEA BREAK
3:45pm – 5.30pm SYMPOSIUM 7:

PAEDIATRICS PALLIATIVE CARE

SYMPOSIUM 8:

PALLIATIVE CARE IN NON- CANCER SETTINGS

SYMPOSIUM 9:

ALLIED HEALTH/ PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE

Perinatal + Neonatal Palliative Care

Holistic Care for Children with Cancer

Bridging the Gap in Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults

Supportive Care for Patients Living with Advanced Heart Failure : The Sabah Experience

Palliative care for patients with ESRF: Perspective and Future

Supporting Communication In Patients With Motor Neuron Disease And Other Neurological Disease

The Palliative Heart in Pharmaceutical Care

Tapping into Welfare Resources for the Needy (in BM – national language)

Bridging the Gap and Meeting Community Needs – The Kuching Life Care Story

5.30pm END OF DAY 2
6.00pm BIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MALAYSIAN HOSPICE COUNCIL
DAY 3: Saturday 27th July 2024
8:30am – 9:15am PLENARY 6: Community-Based Palliative Programme For Children With Complex Medical Disabilities
9:15am – 10:00am PLENARY 7: Facts and Fiction of Medical Cannabis
10:00am – 10:45am PLENARY 8: What is a Good Death? 
10:45am – 11:00am TEA BREAK
11:00am – 12:10pm Symposium 10: 

END-OF-LIFE CARE

Symposium 11: 

COPING AND CARING – PATIENTS’ AND CARERS’ PERSPECTIVE 

Ethics and Cultural Considerations at End of Life

Managing End-of-Life Symptoms

Living with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) – What I wish others will know

Grief and Bereavement

12:10pm -1:00pm PLENARY 9: Hospice and Palliative Care – Past, Present and Future 
1:00pm CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRIZE GIVING