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2014 Conference: Palliative care in the community - making a difference in practice - Call for abstracts

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Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Palliative Care Section of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) are calling for abstracts to be presented at their Conference on Friday, 28th March, 2014 at the Royal Society of Medicine, London.
 
The Marie Curie Annual Palliative Care Research Conference, held jointly with the Palliative Care Section of the RSM, will include expert researchers who work to improve palliative care in community settings. The presentations will focus on research into quality of care at home, experiences of caring for a dying person at home, effective community care teams, and care homes.
 
Abstracts for short presentations and/or posters on research in palliative and end of life care are invited. Whilst abstracts relevant to palliative care in the community are more likely to be chosen for oral presentation, submissions on any subject in palliative and end of life care are welcome. There will also be awards for the best poster presentations.
 
For more information on how to submit an abstract visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/researchconference

Abstract(s) must be submitted electronically by 5pm on Friday 6th December 2013 to katharine.peacock@mariecurie.org.uk. You will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your abstract. If you do not receive this e-mail within 3 working days please contact Katharine Peacock. We will aim to notify you if your submission is successful by Friday 10th January 2014.

Researchers whose abstracts are selected for oral or poster presentation will receive one free place at the meeting.

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Marie Curie Cancer Care

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end of life care charity. The charity provides free nursing care to people with a terminal illness, either in their own home or one of the charity’s nine hospices. The charity is also a leader in research into the best ways of caring for people with a terminal illness. In addition to this the charity designs and advises on end of life services and works to ensure that the best possible care and patient choice is at the heart of commissioning end of life care across the UK. All Marie Curie services are completely free of charge. Around 70% of the charity’s income comes from donations with the balance of funds coming from the NHS.

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The Royal Society of Medicine

The Royal Society of Medicine is one of the country's major providers of accredited postgraduate medical education. Each year, the RSM organises over 400 academic and public events, spanning 58 specialties, providing a multi-disciplinary forum for discussion and debate. Videos of many key lectures are also available online, increasing access to the Society’s educational programme. The Society is home to one of the finest medical libraries in the world, with an extensive collection of books, journals, electronic journals and online medical databases. As well as providing medical education, the Society aims to promote an exchange of information and ideas on the science, practice and organisation of medicine, both within the health professions and with responsible and informed public opinion. The Society is not a policy-making body and does not issue guidelines or standards of care. 

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