Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 17th International Congress on Palliative Care , to be held September 23-26, 2008 at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal , Canada .
Presented by the Palliative Care Division of the Departments of Medicine and Oncology of McGill University, this biennial Congress has grown to become one of the premier international events in palliative care. Healthcare professionals, therapists, volunteers and all those involved in care for the dying come to renew themselves as providers of care and to obtain the inspiration that will help them shape the palliative care of the future. Since the first Congress in 1976 under the leadership of palliative care pioneer Dr. Balfour Mount, there has been increasing agreement in the field that palliative care should be provided from diagnosis, hence the shift to “Palliative Care” from “Care of the Terminally Ill” in the title of the 2008 Congress.
This year's outstanding programme will feature five plenary sessions, four day long Concurrent Seminars, research fora, and over 80 workshops and symposia. In 2008 for the first time, the Congress will be a trilingual event, with simultaneous interpretation of selected sessions, including all Plenaries, into Spanish as well as French. There will also be a special focus on palliative care as a basic human right and how to develop and support programmes and initiatives in Africa, Asia and Latin America .
Poster abstracts may be submitted until May 28, 2008 .
The early registration deadline is March 24, 2008 .
If you are on our mailing list, you will receive the Detailed Programme in the spring. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please e-mail us your postal address.
We look forward to welcoming you in Montreal !
Sincerely,
April O'Donoughue
17th International Congress on Palliative Care 2008 Congress Secretariat
c/o O'Donoughue & Associates Event Management
75 chemin Mountain
Mansonville, Québec, Canada J0E 1X0
Tel: +1 (450) 292-3456, ext. 227
Fax: +1 (450) 292-3453
E-mail: info@pal2008.com
Web : www.pal2008.com
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