Care of the renal patient towards the end of life: Emerging evidence, including patient and professional perspectives
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
A joint meeting with the Nephrology Section
Registration Details:
Fellow: £60
Associate: £60
Student Members: £35
Trainee - Fellow: £45
Non-Fellow: £150
Allied Health Professional: £65
Nurse: £65
Student Non-Member: £45
Trainee - Non-Fellow: £80
Meeting ref: PL-J10-1
CPD: 5 credits
9.00 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
| Chair: Dr Aine Burns, Director of Medical Education, Royal Free Hampstead Trust | |
9.30 am |
Welcome and introduction |
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THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT |
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9.40 am |
Renal palliative care - A historical perspective |
| Professor Ken Farrington, Consultant Nephrologist, Lister Hospital, Stevenage | |
10.10 am |
Research spot: Renal registry developments |
| Dr Charlie Tomson, Consultant Nephrologist, Southmead Hospital, Bristol and National Kidney Foundation Medical Advisor | |
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CURRENT EVIDENCE |
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10.25 am |
Emerging evidence on renal palliative care |
| Dr Fliss Murtagh, Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, King's College London | |
10.55 am |
Research spot: Quality of life - Comparing dialysis and conservative pathways |
| Professor Ken Farrington, Consultant Nephrologist, Lister Hospital, Stevenage | |
11.10 am |
Tea and coffee |
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SOCIOLOGY CONTEXT |
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11.45 am |
Chronic kidney disease, dialysis and society |
| Renee C Fox, PhD, Annnenberg Professor Emerita of the Social Sciences Department of Sociology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA | |
12.45 pm |
Research spot: Decision-making in end-stage kidney disease |
| Dr Robert Elias, Chadburn Lecturer and Specialist Registrar in Renal Medicine, St George's Hospital | |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
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DEVELOPING SERVICES |
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| Chair: Ms Emma Murphy, Renal Palliative CNS, Guy's Hospital, London | |
2.15 pm |
What do patients near End of Life want from professionals? |
| Mr Jonathon Hope, Patient-centred Change Consultant | |
2.45 pm |
Research spot: Opting not to dialyse: A practitioner research study to explore patient experience |
| Mrs Helen Noble, Adult Nursing Lecturer, City University, London | |
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CARE AT END OF LIFE |
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3.00 pm |
Improving care in the last days and hours - The renal LCP |
| Professor John Ellershaw, Medical Director / Professor of Palliative Medicine, Marie Curie Cancer Care | |
3.30 pm |
Tea and coffee |
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FUTURE DIRECTION |
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| Chair: Professor Neil Sheerin, Professor of Nephrology, Newcastle | |
3.45 pm |
Questions and discussion |
| All speakers | |
4.45 pm |
Challenges and future directions |
| Dr Donal O'Donoghue, National Clinical Director for Kidney Care | |
5.15 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
5.25 pm |
Close of meeting |