2005

 

March - Pain Association/APM Meeting

• Neuropathic Pain in Cancer: A prospective study of current management and development of clinical guidelines in a Cancer Network. Emms H, Douglas C, Makin M, Ellershaw J - Oral presentation

8 - 11th March - Royal College of Nursing International Nursing Research Conference - Belfast

• The improvement of cancer patients insight into their disease following the intervention of the hospital palliative care team. Jack BA, Hillier V, Williams A, Oldham J. - Paper presentation

• What do health assistants do? A descriptive survey of ward manager's views of the role of the health care assistant in the acute hospital. Jack BA, Brown J, Chapman T. - Paper presentation

• Care Pathways do they make a difference? Nurses perceptions of the impact of the Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway in the acute hospital setting. Jack BA, Gambles M, Murphy D, Ellershaw J. - Paper Presentation

• The Role and Impact of Clinical Nurse Specialists Third year student nurses perceptions. Jack BA, Hendry C, Topping A. - Poster presentation

8th - 10th April - 9th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Aachen, Germany

• End of life care for all - Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit. Ellershaw J, Chapman L, Gambles M, Jack B - oral presentation

• Neuropathic Pain in Cancer: A prospective study of current management and development of clinical guidelines in a Cancer Network. Emms H, Douglas C, Makin M, Ellershaw J - oral presentation

• Respiratory Tract Secretions in the Dying Patient: A comparison between Glycopyrronium and Hyoscine Hydrobromide. Hugel J, Ellershaw J, Kass RM, Gambles M, Foster S - oral presentation

• When you cannot use an RCT - the value of using evaluation research to assess the improvement of cancer patient's insight into their disease following the impact of the hospital palliative care team. Jack B, Hillier V, Williams A, Oldham J - oral presentation

• Benchmarking care of the dying with the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP). Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, Ellershaw J - Poster Presentation

• A qualitative evaluation of hospice staff views of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP). Gambles M, Stirzaker S, Jack B, Ellershaw J - Poster Presentation

• Evaluating the delivery of care to dying patients - Health professional perceptions of a Network benchmarking exercise using the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP). Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, Ellershaw J - poster presentation

• Resilience, hardiness, and coping in palliative care: a qualitative study of nurses' experiences of work. Ablett J - poster presentation

• International use of the Liverpool integrated Care Pathway. Veerbeek L, van Zuylen L, Gambles M, van der Heide A, Ellershaw J - poster presentation

• Hospital Mobile Palliative Care Teams: Structural and developmental guidance for Europe. Smeding R, Mason S, Ellershaw J, Markstein C - poster presentation

• Nausea and vomiting - the development of clinical guidelines based on current practice and literature. Usbourne C, Chapman L, Dickman A - poster presentation

• Diagnosis and management of spinal cord compression - what's the urgency? Hugel H, Jones L, Saltmarsh P, Coackley A - poster presentation

• Physical compatibility of oxycodone injection with supportive drugs in palliative care. Dickman A, Hunter S - poster presentation

• The use of Tramadol as an adjuvant in cancer related bone pain: prospective case series. Dickman A, Doherty J, Thompson A, Wiseman J, Littlewood C - poster presentation

• A prospective regional audit of the management of cancer-associated hypercalcaemia in palliative care. Smith J, Doherty J, Dickman A - poster presentation

• A bereavement service in light of the UK supportive and palliative care strategy: where do we stand? Hugel H, Wiseman H, Oakes S, Tann A - poster presentation

• Beyond Words. The use of creative arts as a coping strategy for palliative care professionals. Wiseman H - poster presentation

28th - 30th April - European Association for Cancer Education 18th Annual Conference, Birmingham

• Learning to Practice. Roberts, A - Key Note Talk

May - Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool Annual Conference 2005 - Cancer and Palliative Care: Is Patient Choice an Illusion? LACE Conference Centre, Liverpool

• Physical compatibility of oxycodone injection with supportive drugs in palliative care. Dickman A, Hunter S - poster presentation

• Pathological fractures in cancer patients: can they be prevented? Emms H, Emms NW, Hennessy MS - poster presentation

• Benchmarking care of the dying with the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP). Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, Ellershaw J - poster presentation

• A qualitative evaluation of hospice staff views of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP). Gambles M, Stirzaker S, Jack B, Ellershaw J - poster presentation

• A bereavement service in light of the UK supportive and palliative care strategy: where do we stand? Hugel H, Wiseman H, Oakes S, Tann A - poster presentation

• Experience of patients with a new diagnosis of motor neurone disease: the importance of the palliative care approach. Hugel H, Lee J, Grundy N, Rigby S, Young C - poster presentation

• A network approach to formulation of guidelines for end-stage heart failure. Smith J, Littlewood C - poster presentation

• A prospective regional audit of the management of cancer-associated hypercalcaemia in palliative care. Smith J, Doherty J, Dickman A - poster presentation

• Development of a directory of specialist palliative care services available for patients with end stage heart failure. Smith J, Richards E, Littlewood C - poster presentation

• Collaboration in pain control - it's good to talk. Twomey F, Nash TP, Corcoran GD - poster presentation

• Nausea and vomiting - the development of clinical guidelines based on current practice and literature. Usbourne C, Chapman L, Dickman A - poster presentation

• Neuropathic Pain in Cancer: A prospective study of current management and development of clinical guidelines in a Cancer Network. Emms H, Douglas C, Makin M, Ellershaw J - oral presentation

• End of life care for all - Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit. Gambles M, Ellershaw J, Chapman L, Jack B - oral presentation

• Promoting the integration of continuous care in the hospital: structural and developmental guidance for hospital mobile palliative care teams in Europe. Mason S, Markstein C, Smeding RM, Ellershaw J - oral presentation

• The palliative care needs of elderly patients in an acute general hospital. Twomey F, McDowell D, Corcoran GD - oral presentation

• Advance Directives - what do health care workers in oncology feel about them? Usbourne C - oral presentation

15th June - Palliative Care Research Society - Hulme Hall, University of Manchester

• How well do patients die? Instruments used with bereaved relatives to measure the quality of dying - C Mayland, J Ellershaw, EMI Williams - Poster Presentation

13th September - 4th Annual Conference Palliative Care: Improving the Quality of End of Life Care

• Implementing the End of Life Care Framework in Practice. Roberts, A. Oral Presentation

7th October - The 3rd Annual Research and Development Open Day of the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust

• Benchmarking Care of the Dying with the Liverpool Care Pathway - Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, Ellershaw JE

• A Qualitative Evaluation of Hospice Staff Views of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) - Gambles M, Stirzaker S, Jack B, Ellershaw JE

• Evaluating the Delivery of Care to Dying Patients: Health Professional Perceptions of a Network Benchmarking Exercise using the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) - Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, Ellershaw JE

20th October - Trans-Pennine Palliative Care Research Network

The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool

• Benchmarking Care of the Dying with the Liverpool Care Pathway - Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, Ellershaw JE - Poster Presentation

• A Qualitative Evaluation of Hospice Staff Views of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) - Gambles M, Stirzaker S, Jack B, Ellershaw JE - Poster Presentation

• Evaluating the Delivery of Care to Dying Patients: Health Professional Perceptions of a Network Benchmarking Exercise using the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) - Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, Ellershaw JE - Poster Presentation

• Care Pathways in the hospice setting. Doctors and Nurses perceptions of using the Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway - Gambles M, Stirzaker S, Jack BA, Ellershaw J - Poster Presentation

• Disseminating Specialist Practice in the acute hospital. The value of a network nurse programme - Jack BA, Gambles M, Saltmarsh P, Murphy D, Hutchinson T, Ellershaw J - Poster Presentation

• Evaluation of global tools for the assessment of nausea and vomiting in palliative care - J Moses, S Callin, S Kite, C Saxby and C Mayland - Poster Presentation

• How well do patients die? Instruments used with bereaved relatives to measure the quality of dying - CR Mayland, EMI Williams and JE Ellershaw - Poster Presentation

• Which specific tools for the assessment of nausea and vomiting have been validated in palliative care? - S Callin, J Ackroyd, S Kite, C Saxby, C Mayland - Poster Presentation

3rd November - Palliative Care Conference - The 3rd Annual National LCP Conference

• The management of agitation in the dying phase - an audit of current practice - Gambles, M., Mannering, E., and Matthews, K - Poster Presentation

• A qualitative evaluation of hospice staff views of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) - Gambles M, Stirzaker S, Jack B, and Ellershaw S - Poster Presentation

• Benchmarking care of the dying with the Liverpool Care Pathway - Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, and Ellershaw J - Poster Presentation

• Evaluating the delivery of care to dying patients: Health professional perceptions of a network benchmarking exercise using the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) - Gambles M, Hamblin G, Murphy D, and Ellershaw J - Poster Presentation

• How well do we care for dying patients? Instruments used with bereaved relatives to measure the quality of dying - Mayland C, Williams EMI, Addington-Hall J, and Ellershaw J - Oral Presentation