With over 480 thought-provoking abstracts, 25OPCC is shaping up for success
06 Mar 2025
With abstract submissions now closed, the 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (25OPCC) is shaping up to be an unmissable event. We are thrilled to have received over 480 abstracts, showcasing the depth, innovation, and thought-provoking discussions that will define this year’s program.
From clinical insights to ethical dilemmas, new therapies to community-driven care models, the lineup is shaping up to be a must-experience for anyone passionate about palliative care.
One of the most exciting aspects of this year’s submissions is the sheer range of topics covered. Here’s a glimpse of what’s coming:
- Chronic and Complex Illnesses: Dementia, intellectual disabilities, heart failure, motor neurone disease, chronic liver disease, kidney disease, end-stage chronic lung disease, complex multi-organ disease, non-malignant disease.
- Community-Based and Multi-Disciplinary Care: Shared care, community-based palliative care, multi-disciplinary teams, allied health and chronic disease, pharmacy and community prescribing, remote settings, care navigation.
- Ethics and Legislation: Clinical ethics, voluntary assisted dying, human rights, organ donation.
- Patient and Family Support: Advance care planning, grief and bereavement, peer support, memory making.
- Mental Health and Wellbeing: Psychiatry and palliative care, depression, emotional distress and health anxiety, existential distress, mental health support.
- Holistic Therapies: Psychedelic medications, massage therapy, dignity therapy, art therapy, natural health.
- Tech and Data in Palliative Care: AI in palliative care, telehealth, data auditing.
- Training and Workforce Solutions: Simulation training, undergraduate education, staff wellbeing, workforce solutions, sustainable workforce development.
- Diverse and Underserved Communities: First Nations palliative care, refugees, prison populations, multicultural, paediatric, and geriatric palliative care.
- Public Awareness and Advocacy: Death literacy, death cafes, global standards in end-of-life care.
- Models of Care and Access: Innovations in service delivery, rural and remote access, community-driven models of palliative care.
With such an incredible mix of abstracts, expect a truly inspiring and game-changing event. We can’t wait to welcome delegates from across the globe to share, learn, and collaborate to shape the future of palliative care at 25OPCC.
Stay tuned for the final program - this is going to be big! In the meantime, secure your spot to experience 25OPCC - early bird registrations are open!
