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Our enormous thanks go to all the speakers, sponsors, supporters and participants for making the 2024 Palliative Care Summit such a rich and illuminating event.
Presenters Professor Hsien Seow, Professor Susan Kurrle, Professor Samar Aoun, Dr Nathalie Huitema, Caroline Reid, Vicki Barry, Janet Wagland, Richard Newman, Lenni Duffield, Andrew Allsop, Bernadette Nowak, Professor Alan Harvey, Dr Peta Murray, Sabena Lund – you are amazing!
Thank you to our introductory speakers too – Health Minister Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson, PCA CEO Camilla Rowland, Bethesda CEO Neale Fong, Ingrid Cumming for the Welcome to Country, and Di Darmody for her excellent MC role.
Huge thank you to Major Sponsor Bethesda Health Care, Valued Sponsors Carers WA, St John of God Health Care, Palliative and Supportive Care Education at the Cancer Council WA, Silverchain, Hesta, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Brightwater Care Group, and to supporters Health Department of WA, Richard Lockwood Charitable Foundation, Parkinson’s Western Australia, MNDAWA, Buswest and Lotterywest.
A special thank you too to the Friends in Harmony Choir.
If you missed the event, please see the speaker presentations here:
Presentations
Lenni Duffield – Good News. You’re worth Millions$
Professor Alan Harvey – The lifetime benefits of music on mental and physical health. (coming soon)
Workshops
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