Inaugural SPICT International Conference 2018

Changing practice, promoting research and learning together

A clinician from any discipline or specialty who is delivering palliative care in the community, care homes, hospitals or prisons in the UK or elsewhere
A health or care professional who wants to learn more about how to identify people for early palliative care and proactive care planning
An educator delivering training on palliative care and anticipatory/advance care planning
A researcher already using SPICT™ in your work or planning new projects
A team translating SPICT to help promote early palliative care in your country
A manager looking to introduce SPICT™ in your service or organisation
A policy maker seeking to improve equity of access to palliative care
A representative from a patient support group or charity promoting public awareness about supportive and palliative care

Plenary presentations:
- Professor Scott Murray (Edinburgh): Making early palliative care a reality
- Dr Kirsty Boyd (Edinburgh): SPICT international programme
- Professor Geoff Mitchell (Australia): Advance project – care planning in primary care
- Dr Brendan O’Shea (Ireland): Acceptability of using SPICT with ‘Think Ahead’ in routine GP practice
Short papers and posters
Workshops:
- Using SPICT™ in hospitals, the community and in care homes
- SPICT™ Research & Development
- Translating SPICT™ and using it to promote early palliative care
- SPICT-LIS™
- SPICT-4ALL™
Special interest groups:
- SPICT-LIS (Low Income Settings)
- SPICT in prison healthcare
Partner organisations:
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care; Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie
Networking with colleagues
Scottish themed evening event with supper and dancing.