The 7th International APCA Conference Draft Program August 24th – 26th 2022
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Pre Conference Day 1: Monday 22nd August 2022 |
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Workshops 1. EPEC Paediatric Palliative Care workshop |
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Pre Conference Day 2: Tuesday 23rd August 2022 |
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Workshops 1. EPEC Paediatric Palliative Care workshop 2. Research workshop 3. Digital Health workshop |
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Pre Conference Day 3: Wednesday 24th August 2022 |
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10:00 |
Arrival, Registration of Delegates and Coffee |
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11:00 – 15:00 |
1. African Ministers Meeting |
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16:00 - 18:00 |
2. Side Event; Comparative Models in Palliative Care: Perspectives from Africa, Asia, and the Americas. |
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Conference Day 1: Thursday 25th August 2022 |
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8:00 – 9:30 |
Arrival and Registration of delegates |
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9.30 - 11.00 |
Conference Opening Ceremony |
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Arrival of invited Guests |
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Arrival of the Guest of Honor |
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National Anthem and East African Anthem |
MC |
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Prayer |
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Introductions and Welcome remarks from Executive Director APCA |
Dr Emmanuel Luyirika |
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Speech from the Executive Director WHPCA |
Dr Stephen Connor |
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Keynote address “Palliative care in pandemics” |
Prof Liz Gwyther |
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Entertainment |
MC |
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Speech from the Guest of Honor & Official Opening of the conference |
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Photo moment |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Plenary Session: Impact of Pandemics on Palliative Care Session chairs: Mr. Andre Wagner 11.30-11.50 Opening Remarks & Introduce Dr Tedros AGhebreyesus, Director General WHO Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. Palliative Care in a Pandemic Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General of the World Health Organization 11.50-12.10 Implications of COVID-19 and other pandemics on palliative and comprehensive chronic care Dr Ambrose Talisuna, Regional Advisor, International Health Regulations and Global Health Security- WHO, Uganda 12.10-12.30 Patient power experience Zimbabwe/ South Africa / Ethiopia to identify patients (child, adult man & woman) 12.30-12.50 Integration of Palliative care across disciplines and disease conditions (including mental health) Prof Seggane Musisi, former Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Makerere University College of Health Sciences founder of the African Psycare Research Organization (APRO), Uganda 12.50-13.00 – Q&A |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break and Poster Viewing |
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14:00 – 16:30 |
Presentation of Free Papers in Tracks |
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Track 1: Empowerment through Education/Learning Session Chairs: |
Track 2: Building an African Evidence Base Session Chairs: |
Track 3: Comprehensive/Holistic Care Session Chairs: |
Track 4: Harnessing Technology in Palliative Care Session Chairs: |
Track 5: Health Systems, Policy and Law Session Chairs: |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
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17:00 – 18:30 |
Panel Discussion on International Palliative Care Associations Session Chairs: Discussants; (Julie Ling, APCA, Asia-Pacific Ednin Hamzah, Canadian, Latin America, NHPCO-Stephen can follow up the Americas), Mediterranean (Middle East), China, Australia (Stephen), Eurasia African Union- Commissioner Health Services International Atomic Agency (how pandemics affected access to radiation and other radiation related technologies in health) |
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18:30 – 20:30 |
Evening Connect Event and Cocktail |
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Conference Day 2: Friday 26th August 2022 |
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8:00 – 9:30 |
Arrival, Registration of delegates and Coffee |
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9:30 – 11:00 |
Plenary Session; Advocacy, Quality and Health Systems – How they work together Session Chairs: Dr Marie Charlotte and Dr Ddungu Henry 9.30-9.50 1. Access to essential controlled medicines Dr Katherine Pettus Senior Advocacy and Partnerships Director for the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) 9.50-10.10 2. My Palliative Care Journey – Education and Clinical Care Professor Olaitan Soyannwo, Centre for Palliative care, Nigeria/ University College Hospital, Ibadan Nigeria 10.10-10.30 3. Quality in Palliative Care Professor Jim Clearly, Walther Global Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology, USA 10.30-10.50 4. Palliative care research and evidence in the COVID response - what did we learn? Dr Richard Harding, Herbert Dunhill Chair of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation, Director of the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre of Palliative Care, Vice Dean (International) of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing Midwifery & Palliative Care, Trustee of Marie Curie, and Vice Chair of the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance. 10.50-11.00 5. The value of death and quality of death in Africa- Singapore Prof Eric Finkelstein, Professor in the Health Services & Systems Research Program at Duke-NUS Medical School, Executive Director of the Lien Centre for Palliative Care. |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Presentation of Free Papers in Tracks |
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Track 1: Empowerment through Education/Learning Session Chairs: |
Track 2: Building an African Evidence Base Session Chairs: |
Track 3: Comprehensive/Holistic Care Session Chairs: |
Track 4: Harnessing Technology in Palliative Care Session Chairs: |
Track 5: Health Systems, Policy and Law Session Chairs: |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break and Poster Viewing |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Presentation of Free Papers in Tracks |
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Track 1: Empowerment through Education/Learning Session Chairs: |
Track 2: Building an African Evidence Base Session Chairs: |
Track 3: Comprehensive/Holistic Care Session Chairs: |
Track 4: Harnessing Technology in Palliative Care Session Chairs: |
Track 5: Health Systems, Policy and Law Session Chairs: |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
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16:00 – 17:30 |
Plenary Session: Palliative and Comprehensive Care in a Pandemic Session Chairs: Dr Zippy Ali & Mr. Mark Donald Mwesiga 16.00-16.20 1. Delivering Person-Centered care amidst pandemics -Lessons from Covid-19 Prof Anne Merriman, Founder Hospice Africa, Uganda 16.20-16.40 2. Children’s Palliative Care in a pandemic Prof Julia Downing, Executive Director International Children's Palliative Care Network, Uganda 16.40-17.00 3. Caring for the Caregiver: Health and Wellness for Health Care Providers Prof Ann Berger, Chief of Pain and Palliative Care Senior Research Clinician, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, USA 17.00-17.20 4. Advocacy lessons from other fields of Health and Human rights Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell, Chief Executive Officer Girls Not Brides, UK 17.20-17.30 5. Implications of long COVID-19 on Palliative Care and comprehensive Chronic Care Dr Agnes Binagwaho – Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health of Rwanda vice chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity Rwanda |
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17:30 – 18:15 |
Conference Closing Ceremony and sharing of Key Outcomes (Speeches, Award of best presentations)
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