Global Palliative Care Series webinar: palliative care for older people in the context of Covid-19

We invite you to join this week's Global Palliative Care Series webinar: #5 - Palliative Care for Older People in the Context of Covid-19.

This Thursday 21 May 12 noon UTC/GMT

• 8am New York

• 1pm London

• 3pm Kampala

• 17:30 New Delhi

• 8pm Singapore.

To check your local time for the webinar, click here: https://bit.ly/2wOln1U.

Participants will be able to join the conversation using the chat function.

Distinguished panellists will include:

Speakers:

• Professor Sheila Payne (United Kingdom) – Emeritus Professor, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, UK

• Professor Nezam Ahmad (Bangladesh) – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh

• Dr Simone Cernesi (Italy) – General Practitioner, Nursing Home Physician, Palliative and Geriatric Medicine Expert.

Reflection:

• Dr Stephen Watiti (Uganda) – Doctor and advocate for palliative care with direct experience.

Extended panel:

• Dr Claudia Mahler – Independent Expert on the Rights of Older Persons, UN Human Rights Council.

To keep the webinar secure, registration is required. You can register here: https://bit.ly/36laySl

Spaces on the webinar are limited, but the recording and slides will be available after the session at: http://www.thewhpca.org/covid-19/webinars. 

Detailed briefing notes are available to complement the presentations: https://bit.ly/3cqQCPE

The webinar is organised by: WHPCA, ICPCN, IAHPC, and PALCHASE.