Programme

PROGRAMME

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