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
| TIME | W/S NO. | TUGELA (MAHARANI) | W/S NO. | SKY VENUE (MAHARANI) | W/S NO. | ILANGA NORTH, EAST & SOUTH (ELANGENI) | |
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| REGISTRATION | 07:30 - 08:30 Please register at the Elangeni Hotel |
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| MORNING WORKSHOPS | 08:30 - 12:30 | 1 | Practical Skills in Palliative Care Facilitated by Sr Kash Raghubar | 2 | Meaning Making at End of Life: How to Find Comfort and Peace – An interactive workshop on spirituality in palliative care Facilitated by Hanneke Lubbe | 3 | Integrating a Palliative Care Approach Across Perinatal and Neonatal Settings Facilitated by Sr Tracy Rawlins |
| LUNCH BREAK 12:30 - 13:30 | |||||||
| AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS | 13:30 - 17:30 | 4 | The Importance of Communication, Language, and Culture in Palliative Care Facilitated by Dr Welly den Hollander | 5 | A Toolkit for Building Moral Resilience – An Interactive Workshop on Ethics in Palliative Care Facilitated by Dr Heidi Matisonn | 6 | Navigating Difficult Choices and Conversations at the End of a Child's Life Facilitated by Dr Julia Ambler |
Conference Day 1: Thursday 19 June
| THEME: EVOLUTION | GREAT ILANGA | ILANGA NORTH, EAST & SOUTH | SUITES 1 & 2 | |
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| 07:30 - 08:20 | Registration and Networking | |||
| Chairs: Mr Warren Oxford Huggett, Dr Jesne Kisten | ||||
| CONFERENCE OPENING | 08:30 - 08:45 | Welcome Addresses and Candle Lighting Ceremony Dr Jesne Kistan, Mr Warren Oxford Huggett, Dr Samantha Govender, Dr Colleen Cox |
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| 08:45 - 09:00 | Opening Performance Open Air School |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 | Opening Address Dr Busisiwe Ndlovu - Director for Non-Communicable Diseases (NDoH) |
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| PLENARY SESSION 1 | 09:30 - 10:00 | Compassionate Communities, Lessons from Kerala Dr Suresh Kumar |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 | Panel Discussion: Compassionate Communities Facilitated by Dr Colleen Cox Panellists: Dr Suresh Kumar, Dr Margie Munnings, Sr Kash Raghubar, Dr Jennie Morgan & Mrs Galiema Isaacs |
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| 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 |
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| PARALLEL SESSION 1 | 11:30 - 11:50 | Communication 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 - 12:10 | Evaluation 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 |
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| 12:10 - 12:30 | The 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 |
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| 12:30 - 12:50 | The 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 |
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| 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 |
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| PARALLEL SESSION 2 | 14:00 - 14:20 | Queering 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 - 14:40 | Building 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 |
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| 14:40 - 15:00 | Training 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 |
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| TEA & COFFEE BREAK 15:00 - 15:30 | ||||
| Chairs: Dr Julia Ambler; Dr Colleen Cox | ||||
| PLENARY SESSION 2 | 15:30 - 16:00 | A Hands-On Demonstration of a Human-Centred Designed Tool for Enhancing Quality in Children's Palliative Care Using Service Data Erin Das |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | Ubuntu as a Principle for Informed Palliative Care Nokulinda Mkhize |
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| 16:30 - 17:00 | The Safari Concept: An African Framework for End-of-Life Care Dr Christian Ntizimira This will be a virtual presentation |
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| RECEPTION EVENT | 19:00 - 21:00 | MZANSI MIXER Venue: Great Ilanga Conference Centre |
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Conference Day 2: Friday 20 June
| THEME: SOLUTION | GREAT ILANGA | ILANGA NORTH, EAST & SOUTH | SUITES 1 & 2 | |
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| 07:00 - 08:15 | PALPRAC AGM Venue: Great Ilanga |
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| WELLNESS/ NETWORKING | 07:00 - 08:20 | Wellness programme Expressive Arts Ilanga North, East & South / 7:00 - 7:45 Office Yoga Suites 1 & 2 / 7:30 - 8:15 Dr Welly den Hollander |
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| Chairs: Tersia Burger; Hanneke Lubbe | ||||
| PLENARY SESSION 3 | 08:30 - 09:00 | How to Eat an Elephant: Finding Solutions to Address the Growing Need for Children’s Palliative Care in SA Tarryn Bell |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 | The Puzzle Model: Integration of Telehealth to Expand Access to Palliative Care Dr Barbara Matthews & Dr Craig Geoff Howes |
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| 09:30 - 10:30 | Panel 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 |
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| 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 |
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| PARALLEL SESSION 3 | 11:00 - 11:20 | How 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 - 11:40 | The 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 |
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| 11:40 - 12:00 | Family 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 |
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| 12:00 - 12:20 | The 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 |
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| LUNCH BREAK 12:20 - 13:30 | ||||
| Chairs: Tracey Brand; Dr Margie Venter | ||||
| PLENARY SESSION 4 | 13:30 - 14:00 | Palliative Care Accreditation and Standards Warren Oxford Huggett |
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| 14:00 - 14:30 | Understanding Parental Anger in Paediatric Palliative Care: Why It’s Not Personal Bonita Suckling |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Overcoming Burnout Dr Julia Ambler |
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| TEA/COFFEE BREAK 15:00 - 15:30 | ||||
| WORKSHOPS | 15:30 - 17:00 | Policy 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: REVOLUTION | GREAT ILANGA | ILANGA NORTH, EAST & SOUTH | SUITES 1 & 2 | |
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| WELLNESS/ NETWORKING | 07:00 - 08:20 | Wellness programme Expressive Arts Ilanga North, East & South | 7:00 - 7:45 Office Yoga Suites 1 & 2 | 7:30 - 8:15 Dr Welly den Hollander |
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| Session Chairs: Hanneke Lubbe; Tersia Burger | Session Chairs: Dr Jesne Kisten; Dr Katya Evans | Session Chairs: Dr Samantha Govender; Sue Boucher |
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| PARALLEL SESSION 4 | 08:30 - 08:50 | Holding 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 - 09:10 | Propellers 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 |
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| 09:10 - 09:30 | Putting 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 |
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| 09:30 - 09:50 | Palliative 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 |
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| TEA/COFFEE BREAK 09:50 - 10:20 | ||||
| Chairs: Dr Thilo Govender; Mr Warren Oxford Huggett | ||||
| PLENARY SESSION 5 | 10:20 -10:50 | A Revolution in Death Literacy Dr Libby Sallnow This will be a virtual presentation |
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| 10:50 - 11:20 | A Revolutionary Ethical Model for Palliative Care in Africa Dr Michelle Meiring |
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| 11:20 - 12:00 | Palliative Care and Policy Implications for South Africa Ratification of The Durban Declaration Dr Aslam Dasoo |
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| 12:00 - 12:30 | Envisioning the Future for Palliative Care Sr Joan Marston |
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| CLOSURE | 12:30 - 13:00 | Prize Giving, Wrap Up, and Farewell Dr Thilo Govender & Tracey Brand |
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