Thank you for joining us to hear the latest research and evidence in palliative and end of life care. We'll be back next year between Monday 5 – Friday 9 February 2024.
Find out more about next year's conferenceAbout the conference
At our annual research conference, we brought together thought leaders and key professionals from across research, policy and health and social care to share the latest research and evidence in palliative and end of life care.
Save the date - 2024 Research Conference
Next year's conference will take place from Monday 5 – Friday 9 February 2024.
Visit the 2024 Research Conference page to find out more about next year's event.
Catch up with the 2023 Conference
The 2023 Marie Curie Research Conference continued to focus on our four key thematic priorities, as part of the Marie Curie Research, Policy and Public Affairs (RPPA) strategy:
- supporting the mental and physical health and wellbeing of people affected by dying, death and bereavement
- ending financial insecurity at the end of life and ensuring that everyone has the support they need to address their practical concerns
- ensuring that everyone affected by dying and death – including the family, friends, and carers of the dying person - are supported through and beyond the end of life (including into bereavement)
- ending inequity in end of life experience by ensuring access to excellent standards of care and support for all.
We also held a session dedicated to out-of-hours care.
New to this year's conference were our Spotlight sessions. These are one-hour, bitesize sessions designed to shine a light on topics that have been highlighted to us as areas of particular interest and importance in the sector.
Programme and recordings from the week
Wednesday 8 February 2023 – Support for everyone affected by death, dying and bereavement
Bereavement is everyone's business: findings and next steps from the UK Commission on Bereavement Rachel Warren (Marie Curie) and Gail Precious (National Bereavement Alliance)
Tackling loneliness in terminally ill patients and their informal carers Dr Tracey McConnell (Queen's University Belfast & Marie Curie) and Dr Carolyn Blair (Queen's University Belfast)
One step at a time: using compassionate communities' model (COMPASS Ghana) to impact on the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care in resource-poor setting Dr Yakubu Salifu (Lancaster University and COMPASS Ghana)
The role of the men's shed in a hospice day service context: identifying features of a successful group and developing recommendations to expand the service Rachel Perry (Marie Curie West Midlands)
Caregivers' experiences of end-of-life caregiving in a home care setting Elsa Joan Durhuus Johannesen (University of the Faroe Islands)
Wednesday 8 February 2023 – A spotlight on: Getting involved with palliative care research – a workshop for practitioners
This session was not recorded, as it was an interactive workshop, but you can find the presentation slides and resources shared during the session below:
Research engagement (breakout room 1)
Awards
We're grateful to be able to present two awards each year at the Marie Curie Annual Research Conference.
The Susie Wilkinson Award
This award is for Marie Curie health care assistants, allied health professionals and nurses. It recognises and supports a member of Marie Curie staff who has made significant personal progress in the development of their research capacity.
In 2023, Liz Arnold (Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh) was awarded the Susie Wilkinson Award at the Marie Curie Annual Research Conference. Find out more.
The Joanna Mugridge Research Award
This award is given to the best posters presented at the conference, to support the recipient's ongoing research education and development.
In 2023, Geraldine Finnan, Jane Oyston and Cristina Felizardo were awarded the Joanna Mugridge Research Award for their posters. Find out more.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about the research conference, please email us:
research.info@mariecurie.org.uk.
Posters
We showcased 39 posters at our Research Conference, covering a range of key themes. You can view the posters here.
Catch up on our 2022 Research Conference
View the content, including recordings of the sessions, from the 2022 Research Conference.
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