Message from the Congress ChairHow fortunate we are to be working in a field where we can useall of our human experience, wisdom and talents when required!We can go from being in a medical or technical mode through tousing artistic or communication skills. Following a longstandingtradition of focus on Whole Person <strong>Care</strong> and on healing thatstarted with Balfour Mount in ‘76, this International Congress features workshopsand presentations, artworks and music that will help you grow and resourceyourself as a palliative care provider or researcher. Whatever your discipline ordegree of experience, in this Congress you will discover world-class, leadingedge innovative ideas. You will be in a setting that allows you to go beyond theboundaries of your background or subspecialty. You will be nourished by newperspectives. We have strong <strong>international</strong> presenters who will stimulate youand help bring your programs and your work to the next level. We trust that thecontacts made and friendships renewed will inspire new projects that will helpreduce suffering and improve the quality of life of patients and families back inyour community. Enjoy the offerings here, and welcome to Montreal!Anna Towers, MDCM, FCFP<strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> McGillMcGill University, MontréalMessage from McGill University’sEric M. Flanders Chair of <strong>Palliative</strong> MedicineWhat a plea<strong>sur</strong>e it is to welcome you to the 19 th InternationalCongress on <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong>, hosted by <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> McGill.This year’s program reflects the breadth, depth, and interdisciplinarystrength of our dynamic and growing field. Superb plenaries featuring expertsfrom around the world will bring us state-of-the art perspectives on caregiverstress and coping, team resilience, health care services, symptom control,dignity, pain, and healing. Our concurrent all-day seminars feature in-depth,interactive sessions on cutting-edge developments in whole person care, neuropalliative care, humanism and professionalism in nursing, and pediatric palliativecare. We are especially impressed and excited by an increase in both the numberand quality of abstracts submitted which, combined with our plenaries and all-dayseminars, have allowed us to offer our strongest program to date. As always, thiscongress provides you with a unique blend of the arts, humanities and clinicalsciences as well as a great opportunity to meet, reflect, and exchange. Welcome,and may your time with us be very enriching.Bernard J. Lapointe, MDThe Eric M. Flanders Chair of <strong>Palliative</strong> MedicineDirector, <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> McGillChief, the Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Division of<strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong>, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal
Congress Planning CommitteesExecutive CommitteeAnna Towers, Congress Chair,<strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> McGill,McGill University, MontréalDawn Allen, Associate Director,<strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> McGill, McGillUniversity, MontréalRobin Cohen, Director ofResearch, <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> McGill,McGill University, MontréalKappy Flanders, Co-Chair,Council on <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong>,MontréalThomas Hutchinson, Director,McGill Programs in Whole Person<strong>Care</strong>, MontréalBernard Lapointe, Eric M.Flanders Chair of <strong>Palliative</strong>Medicine, McGill University;Director, <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> McGill,McGill University, MontréalStephen Liben, Director, <strong>Palliative</strong><strong>Care</strong> Program, The MontrealChildren’s Hospital, MontréalDavid Oliviere, Director ofEducation, St. Christopher’sHospice, London, United KingdomProgramme CommitteeVasiliki Bitzas, Jewish GeneralHospital, Montréal, QCMaryse Bouvette, BruyèreContinuing <strong>Care</strong>, Ottawa, ONVéronique Chaput, McGillUniversity Health Centre,Montréal, QCJohanne de Montigny, MontrealGeneral Hospital, Montréal, QCSarah Friebert, Northeast OhioMedical University, Akron, OH,United StatesBruno Gagnon, McGill UniversityHealth Centre, Montréal, QCRomayne Gallagher,Providence Health <strong>Care</strong>,Vancouver, BCMarc Hamel, Montreal GeneralHospital, Montréal, QCDavid Henderson,Colchester-East Hants <strong>Palliative</strong><strong>Care</strong> Program, Truro, NSBarbara L. Jones,University of Texas at Austin,Austin, TX, United StatesMary Ellen Macdonald,The Montreal Children’s Hospital,Montréal, QCChristopher MacKinnon, McGillUniversity (student), Montréal, QCPedro Mejia, Montreal GeneralHospital, Montréal, QCBonica Orng, Montreal GeneralHospital, Montréal, QCJamie Penner, McGill University(student), Montréal, QCDanielle Pollack, Council on<strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong>, Montréal, QCAron Portnoy, Senior Resident,McGill University, Montréal, QCMarie-Claude Proulx, TheMontreal Children’s Hospital,Montréal, QCMona Rutenberg, Jewish GeneralHospital, Montréal, QCDeborah Salmon, MontrealGeneral Hospital, Montréal, QCSandra Watson, Montreal GeneralHospital, Montréal, QC3
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