Conference Programme

Please note that this day of workshops is an optional extra and the cost to attend is not included in the conference registration fee.  Click on the button below to learn more about the workshops. You can register and pay for the workshops along with your normal conference registration.

Workshops: Wednesday 18 June

TIMEW/S NO.TUGELA (MAHARANI)W/S NO.SKY VENUE (MAHARANI)W/S NO.ILANGA NORTH, EAST & SOUTH (ELANGENI)
REGISTRATION07:30 - 08:30
Please register at the Elangeni Hotel
MORNING WORKSHOPS08:30 - 12:301Practical Skills in Palliative Care
Facilitated by Sr Kash Raghubar
2Meaning Making at End of Life: How to Find Comfort and Peace – An interactive workshop on spirituality in palliative care
Facilitated by Hanneke Lubbe
3Integrating a Palliative Care Approach Across Perinatal and Neonatal Settings
Facilitated by Sr Tracy Rawlins
LUNCH BREAK 12:30 - 13:30
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS13:30 - 17:304The Importance of Communication, Language, and Culture in Palliative Care
Facilitated by Dr Welly den Hollander
5A Toolkit for Building Moral Resilience – An Interactive Workshop on Ethics in Palliative Care
Facilitated by Dr Heidi Matisonn
6Navigating Difficult Choices and Conversations at the End of a Child's Life
Facilitated by Dr Julia Ambler
THEME: EVOLUTIONGREAT ILANGAILANGA NORTH, EAST & SOUTHSUITES 1 & 2
07:30 - 08:20Registration and Networking
Chairs: Mr Warren Oxford Huggett, Dr Jesne Kisten
CONFERENCE OPENING08:30 - 08:45Welcome Addresses and Candle Lighting Ceremony
Dr Jesne Kistan, Mr Warren Oxford Huggett, Dr Samantha Govender, Dr Colleen Cox
08:45 - 09:00Opening Performance
Open Air School
09:00 - 09:30Opening Address
Dr Busisiwe Ndlovu - Director for Non-Communicable Diseases (NDoH)
PLENARY
SESSION 1
09:30 - 10:00Compassionate Communities, Lessons from Kerala
Dr Suresh Kumar
10:00 - 11:00Panel Discussion: Compassionate Communities
Facilitated by Dr Colleen Cox
Panellists: Dr Suresh Kumar, Dr Margie Munnings, Sr Kash Raghubar, Dr Jennie Morgan & Mrs Galiema Isaacs
TEA & COFFEE BREAK 11:00 - 11:30
Session Chairs:
Dr Margie Venter; Dr Zama Ndlazi
Session Chairs:
Dr Dalene van Jaarsveld; Dr Minenhle Sokhela
Session Chairs:
Dr Michelle Meiring; Dr Ané Buchner
PARALLEL
SESSION 1
11:30 - 11:50Communication in Palliative Care: Listening to Understand
Dr Kathryn Mannix
This will be a virtual presentation
Quality of Life Scores of Women Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer in the Zululand District, Kwa-Zulu-Natal
S Dlamini
Navigating the Digital World: The Impact of Social Media on Families in PPC (Positive and Negative)
B Suckling
11:50 - 12:10Evaluation of the Acceptability and Validity of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide amongst Healthcare Professionals in an Oncology Setting in South Africa: Final Results
Dr H Burger
Integrated Palliative Outcomes Scale (IPOS): A Review of Treatment Outcomes among Cancer Patients at the Wits Centre for Palliative Care Chris Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa
Dr M Ratshikana
Palliative Care in Emergency & Humanitarian Situations
Sr J Marston
12:10 - 12:30The Evolution of Mindful Practice in Working with the Dying
B Kaplan
Optimizing Home-Based Care of Patients with Palliative Care Needs in a Rural Subdistrict in South Africa
Prof L Jenkins
Patch Academy: The Development of a Global Resource in Children's Palliative Care
Sr T Rawlins
12:30 - 12:50The Revised Bereavement Support Course – Contemplating its Relevance and Efficacy for Supporting Loss and Grief in South African Communities
F Tong
Minding the Gap: Tales of an Occupational Therapist and her Role in a Hospice MDT
R du Plessis
Lambano Sanctuary – 24 Years Later, Every Child’s Life Matters
T Makume
LUNCH BREAK 12:50 - 14:00
Session Chairs:
Dr Jayne Cunningham; Dr Sentebaleng Seitshiro
Session Chairs:
Dr Welly den Hollander; Dr Fiona Lourens
Session Chairs:
Dr Nicky Jooste, Sr Tracy Rawlins
PARALLEL
SESSION 2

14:00 - 14:20Queering Palliative Care: Validation of a Thematic Framework for Understanding Queer-Affirming Palliative Care Education
Dr C G Howes
Street Medicine and Palliative Care
Dr S Carpenter
Establishing a Holistic Bereavement Care Model for Perinatal Loss
N Shibula
14:20 - 14:40Building Palliative Medicine Leadership for Tomorrow
Prof R Krause
Bridging Borders: African Health Professionals involvement in a Telementoring Program - Palliative Care ECHO
Dr H Haydon
Palliative Care Support Interventions for Parents Bereaved by Still-Birth or Early Neonatal Death
M Glass
14:40 - 15:00Training Palliative Care: Opportunities for Collaborative Practice
Prof B Gaede
Situational Analyses of Novel Nurse-Led Palliative Care Implementation Plan in Routine Health Care Services in the Western Cape
B Green Thompson
What is the Role of a Paediatric End-of-Life Doula in Enhancing Paediatric Palliative and Hospice Care
Y Smith
TEA & COFFEE BREAK 15:00 - 15:30
Chairs: Dr Julia Ambler; Dr Colleen Cox
PLENARY
SESSION 2
15:30 - 16:00A Hands-On Demonstration of a Human-Centred Designed Tool for Enhancing Quality in Children's Palliative Care Using Service Data
Erin Das
16:00 - 16:30Ubuntu as a Principle for Informed Palliative Care
Nokulinda Mkhize
16:30 - 17:00The Safari Concept: An African Framework for End-of-Life Care
Dr Christian Ntizimira
This will be a virtual presentation
RECEPTION EVENT19:00 - 21:00MZANSI MIXER
Venue: Great Ilanga Conference Centre

Conference Day 2: Friday 20 June

THEME: SOLUTION GREAT ILANGAILANGA NORTH, EAST & SOUTHSUITES 1 & 2
07:00 - 08:15PALPRAC AGM
Venue: Great Ilanga
WELLNESS/ NETWORKING07:00 - 08:20Wellness programme
Expressive Arts Ilanga North, East & South / 7:00 - 7:45
Office Yoga Suites 1 & 2 / 7:30 - 8:15
Dr Welly den Hollander
Chairs: Tersia Burger; Hanneke Lubbe
PLENARY
SESSION 3
08:30 - 09:00How to Eat an Elephant: Finding Solutions to Address the Growing Need for Children’s Palliative Care in SA
Tarryn Bell
09:00 - 09:30The Puzzle Model: Integration of Telehealth to Expand Access to Palliative Care
Dr Barbara Matthews & Dr Craig Geoff Howes
09:30 - 10:30Panel Discussion: Who Knew? Palliative Care for People without Cancer?
Facilitated by Dr Margie Venter
Panellists: Prof Rene Krause, Dr Victoria Wassas, Dr Mari Geldenhuys, Dr Sudesh Hariparshad, Prof Bernhard Gaede, Dr Fiona Lourens
TEA/COFFEE BREAK 10:30 - 11:00
Meet with Angel Paws Therapy Dogs
Session Chairs:
Dr Colleen Cox; Sr Hilary Grey
Session Chairs:
Dr Craig Geoff Howes; Dr Thilo Govender
Session Chairs:
Tracey Brand, Sr Alex Daniels
PARALLEL
SESSION 3
11:00 - 11:20How Did We “Mind the Gap”? Reflections on the Role of Soul Carers in a Home, a Medical Practice, and a State Hospital
C Scrooby, R Peerutin
Holding the Centre | Listening to the Patient Voice
U Torr & K de Villers- Alignd
Integrating Paediatric Palliative Care into the Existing Healthcare System in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) - Experiences from Regional Hospital in Northern KZN
Dr J Wiles
11:20 - 11:40The Art Therapist’s Position in the Palliative Care System
M Jansen van Rensburg
Value-Based Care: A Fractal-Based Framework
Dr N Nyathi - Alignd
A Community Based Paediatric Palliative Care Practice Model to Facilitate Children's Participation in the Northwest Province
P Mathe
11:40 - 12:00Family Dynamics in Palliative Care: Blessings and Challenges
Dr W den Hollander
Quantifying AIB Savings Through a Clinical Twin Approach
J Duvenage - Discovery
Optimizing Palliative Care Enrollment for Oncology Patients: A Data-Driven Approach
S Da Silva - Discovery
Spiritual Care in Mother and Child Palliative Care Settings
B Matrose
12:00 - 12:20The Experience of Primary Caregivers of Patients Receiving End of Life Hospice Care
H Lubbe
Reaching More Members Needing Palliative Care and Support: Experience with the Implementation of a Digital Companion
K Cardwell - Discovery
Healing in the sand: The Application of Jungian Sandplay Therapy in Paediatric Palliative Care
H L Henderson
LUNCH BREAK 12:20 - 13:30
Chairs: Tracey Brand; Dr Margie Venter
PLENARY
SESSION 4

13:30 - 14:00Palliative Care Accreditation and Standards
Warren Oxford Huggett
14:00 - 14:30Understanding Parental Anger in Paediatric Palliative Care: Why It’s Not Personal
Bonita Suckling
14:30 - 15:00Overcoming Burnout
Dr Julia Ambler
TEA/COFFEE BREAK 15:00 - 15:30
WORKSHOPS15:30 - 17:00Policy Revolution / Durban Declaration
Facilitated by Dr Michelle Meiring and Dr Thilo Govender
Different Models of Providing Palliative Care in the Community: Sustainable, Self-Funding & Inclusive
Facilitated by Tersia Burger & Hanneke Lubbe
Legacy and Meaning Making at the End of Life
Facilitated by Dr Samantha Govender, Loren Mirsky Piatkin and Louise Henderson

Conference Day 3: Saturday 21 June

THEME: REVOLUTIONGREAT ILANGAILANGA NORTH, EAST & SOUTHSUITES 1 & 2
WELLNESS/ NETWORKING07:00 - 08:20Wellness programme
Expressive Arts Ilanga North, East & South | 7:00 - 7:45
Office Yoga Suites 1 & 2 | 7:30 - 8:15
Dr Welly den Hollander
Session Chairs:
Hanneke Lubbe; Tersia Burger
Session Chairs:
Dr Jesne Kisten; Dr Katya Evans
Session Chairs:
Dr Samantha Govender; Sue Boucher
PARALLEL
SESSION 4
08:30 - 08:50Holding Governments to Account to Implement WHA Resolution 67.19 on Strengthening of Palliative Care
Dr Megan Doherty
This will be a virtual presentation
Lessons Learnt Building a Primary Health Care Palliative Care Programme in the Cape Metro
Dr J Morgan
Integrating Palliative Principles into Paediatric Acute Perioperative and PICU Care
Dr P Penfold
08:50 - 09:10Propellers of Organisational Sustainability in Hospices in South Africa
R de Wet
Facilitating the Integration of Emergency Medical Services and Palliative Care in South Africa: A Nominal Group Technique
C Gage
Use of Palliative Chemotherapy in South Africa: Experience in a Single Unit
Dr A Buchner
09:10 - 09:30Putting the Brakes on IPU Closures: The Case for Specialised Palliative Care Beds
J Wishnia
Knowledge and Perceptions of Doctors in a Tertiary Level Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal towards Palliative Care
Dr JM Vahed
More than Just the Pills: How Palliative Care Services are Addressing the Social Determinants of Health in Adolescents Living with HIV
E Harned
09:30 - 09:50Palliative Care Integration: Policy Lessons in the Cape Metro District of the Western Cape
Dr J Arendse
Learning from Loss: How Lessons from Palliative Care are Helping Climate Change Activists
L Meinert
Bridging Gaps: Advancing Children’s Palliative Care Through Webinars
Sr A Daniels
TEA/COFFEE BREAK 09:50 - 10:20
Chairs: Dr Thilo Govender; Mr Warren Oxford Huggett
PLENARY
SESSION 5
10:20 -10:50A Revolution in Death Literacy
Dr Libby Sallnow
This will be a virtual presentation
10:50 - 11:20A Revolutionary Ethical Model for Palliative Care in Africa
Dr Michelle Meiring
11:20 - 12:00Palliative Care and Policy Implications for South Africa
Ratification of The Durban Declaration
Dr Aslam Dasoo
12:00 - 12:30Envisioning the Future for Palliative Care
Sr Joan Marston
CLOSURE12:30 - 13:00Prize Giving, Wrap Up, and Farewell
Dr Thilo Govender & Tracey Brand