Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Webinar on Out-of-Hours Care
Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Webinar on Out-of-Hours Care
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The Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care is delighted to announce an online launch event on Thursday, 5 March 2026 from 1:00pm-2:30pm. The event will be a webinar focused on out-of-hours palliative and end-of-life care.
This free event is fully virtual and will take place online via Microsoft Teams.
This 90-minute event will bring together researchers, commissioners, clinicians, and policy experts. It will include short talks on the latest research and evidence, as well as a cross-sector panel discussion.
Agenda:
13:00 – 13:10 |
Welcome & Introduction to the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Professor Katherine Sleeman | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London |
Session 1 |
Chair: Professor Katherine Sleeman | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London |
13:10 – 13:20 |
Do Out-of-Hours Palliative Care Telephone Advice Lines Work? Insights from a Rapid Systematic Review Dr Therese Johansson | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London |
13:20 – 13:40 |
Out-of-Hours Community-Based Care: What Works for Patients, Families, and Healthcare Professionals? Dr Alice Firth | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, and Research Lead at Princess Alice Hospice |
13:40 – 13:50 |
Optimising Access to Injectable Medication for Symptom Relief Dr Ben Bowers | University of Cambridge |
13:50 – 14:00 |
Inequalities in Out-of-Hours Emergency Department Visits Dr Joanna Davies | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London |
Session 2 |
Chair: Professor Katherine Sleeman | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London |
14:00 – 14:30 |
Panel discussion Dr Therese Johansson | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London Dr Alice Firth | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, and Research Lead at Princess Alice Hospice Dr Joanna Davies | Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London Dr Ben Bowers | University of Cambridge Kate Heaps | Chief Executive of Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, and Palliative and End-of-Life Clinical Lead for Southeast London ICS |