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Presentations

Making life before death matter: Hospice as a centre for healing—a global view. Help the Hospices 25th Anniversary Conference, Harrogate, UK, 25 November 2009  (For a summary of the presentation, click here)

 

Hospice and palliative care in the global setting: Development, issues and significance. Forum on End of Life in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 21 October 2009

 

Researching the global development of palliative care: Concepts and issues. International Research Summer School,  International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, 30 June 2009

 

Researching the spiritual domain in end of life care. International Research Summer School,  International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, 29 June 2009

 

 Exploring the concept of healing where no physical cure is possible. Annual Conference on Spirituality,  Trinity Hospice, Blackpool,  UK; 7 May 2009

 

Being Church in Lanzarote. St Laurence PCC Away Day, Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, 15 November 2008

 

Across cultures: Palliative care commonality and difference. Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine, Darwin, Australia; 26 September, 2008

 

Developments within palliative care in the Asia Pacific region and worldwide: Challenges and achievements. 9th Australian Palliative Care Conference, Melbourne, Australia; 30 August 2007

 

The role of religion in palliative care. 10th Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care, Budapest, Hungary, 8 June 2007

 

Renewing our strength. Green Pastures, Peaceful Streams: St Columba's Fellowship Conference, Lee Abbey, Lynton, UK, 24 May 2007

 

Hospice care yesterday and today. Victoriano Luno General Hospital, Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Centre, Quezon City, Philippines; 14 March 2007

 

Spiritual aspects of palliative cancer care. European School of Oncology Advanced Course on Palliative Cancer Care, Stockholm, Sweden; 9 September 2006

 

The role of the International Observatory on End of Life Care. Advancing collaboration and synergy for palliative care in cancer and AIDS in resource-poor countries, NCI/ OSI Symposium, Washington DC, USA; 12 April 2006

 

Spiritual care in the context of loss. 13th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care, Chennai, India; 12 February 2006

 

A global perspective: The international Observatory on End of Life Care. Blended Values. The hospice as an anthropological, economical and institutional resource dedicated to the Person: definition of best practices in national and international contexts, MISP, Bologna, Italy; 5 November 2005

 

Palliative care in Europe: A view across the borders. 9th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Aachen, Germany; 10 April 2005

 

The spiritual dimension of palliative care: present yet elusive. 12th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care, Guwahati, India; 12 February 2005

 

Death and dying: The global impact of palliative care. Eye to Eye: 70th Anniversary Conference of the British Council London, UK; 4 November 2004

 

Spirituality: the forgotten dimension of palliative care? 5th Symposium of Hospice and Palliative Care, Zagreb, Croatia; 16 October 2004

 

Seeking the pallium: The global analysis of palliative care. Annual Conference of the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of South Africa, Rustenburg, South Africa; 12 August 2004

 

Through a glass darkly? Spiritual care of the dying. National Conference of the Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Chaplains, Swanwick, UK; 18 May 2004

 

Palliative care in the international setting. 2nd International Conference on Hospice and Palliative Care, Trnava, Slovakia; 26 March 2004

 

The International Observatory on End of Life Care: A new research and development initiative. 11th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care, Chandigarh, India; 13 February 2004

 

Palliative care provision and needs in twelve countries represented at the palliative care policy development conference, Budapest. OSI Leadership Conference, Budapest, Hungary; 16 October 2003

 

The rise of the hospice movement in Russia. Week of Hospice Celebrations, St Petersburg, Russia; 4 October 2003

 

Confronting burnout: An exploration of the professional, personal and spiritual demands of working with seriously ill and dying patients. Seminar on Burnout, National Palliative Care Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia; 23 November 2002

 

Palliative care beacons in Eastern Europe: Challenges, opportunities and achievements. Help the Hospices UK Forum for Hospice and Palliative Care Worldwide AGM, London, UK; 6 November 2002

 

Hospice in St Petersburg: A view from the outside. 1st EAPC Summit of Palliative Care Beacons in Eastern Europe, Stockholm, Sweden; 9 September 2002

 

Finding meaning: Spiritual memory at the end of life. Palliative Care Congress, Sheffield; 10 April 2002

 

A review of palliative care services in Eastern Europe. Council of Europe Expert Committee on Palliative Care, Strasbourg, France; 5 February 2002

 

The spiritual journey. Wielkopolskie Hospicjum, Poznan, Poland; 1 March 2001

 

Changing patterns: the spiritual dimension of health care. Caring for the Carers: The Hospice New Zealand Conference, Invercargill, New Zealand: 20 July 2000

 

Selected presentations (invited)

The Revd Dr Michael Wright