Track 1: Hospice and Palliative Care

Hospice and Palliative Care is the active, expert and gentle care and support of individuals living with a serious, progressive illness when cure is not expected. This is the holistic in nature – caring for the ‘’whole’’ person and their family. The aims of hospice and palliative care are to support and improve quality of life for those in the last stage of living, and their families. This offers social, emotional and spiritual support to individuals and families through members of an interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, social workers, home care nursing, home support, Hospice staff and volunteers, and other disciplines. Palliative care may be offered for people with illnesses, such as like:Cancer, Heart disease, Lung diseases, Kidney failure, Dementia, HIV/AIDS, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) etc.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 02: Palliative care in Geriatrics

Geriatrics is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician or geriatric physician, a physician who specializes in the care of elderly people. Rather, this decision is determined by the individual patient's needs, and the availability of a specialist. Geriatrics differs from standard adult medicine because it focuses on the unique needs of the elderly person. The aged body is different physiologically from the younger adult body, and during old age, the decline of various organ systems becomes manifest. Previous health issues and lifestyle choices produce a different constellation of diseases and symptoms in different people.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 03: Palliative Care and End of life Care

Palliative care that improves the quality of life and quality of care for patients with life threatening or life-limiting sickness and their families through the prevention and relief of suffering, communication about goals of care, and early identification and assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 04: Palliative Care in Symptom Management

Palliative care plays an important role to manage the multiple symptoms commonly experienced by the chronically ill or dying patients remains a primary goal of Palliative care nursing. There are so many ongoing clinical assessment, reassessing pain and medication side effects, developing pain management expertise and advocating for change if the patients does not get relief from the prescribed regimen.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 05: Palliative care in Assisted Dying

Palliative care professionals say the problems that lead to supported dying requests can usually be dealt with in ways that do not accelerate death. They promote quality of life and reject the idea of “dying on demand”. Supporters of aided dying argue that palliative care cannot be effective in every case. To them, the important thing is to respect independence and self-determination of choice.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 06: Palliative care and Rehabilitation medicine

Palliative care and Rehabilitation medicine share the most common goals. They strive to maximize physical function and emotional well-being to the highest extent possible given the nature of the underlying disease process. Many patients with End-Stage disease experience symptoms and functional losses that diminish their quality of life.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 07: Palliative care and Occupational therapy

Occupational therapy practitioners play an important role on palliative and hospice care teams by identifying life roles and activities (“occupations”) that are meaningful to patients and addressing barriers to performing these activities. Unlike other health care providers, they consider both the physical and psychosocial/ behavioral health needs of the patient, focusing on what is most important to him or her to accomplish, the available resources and support systems, and the environments in which the patients want and can participate.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 08: Palliative care and Spiritual care

Spiritual care is an essential domain of palliative care, which focuses on the needs of the whole person and their family. Spirituality is a fundamental element of human experience. It includes the character’s search for meaning and determination in life and the experience of the superior. For some people spirituality can be largely faith based, for others it may be their relationship with nature or the profound connections they have with their people. Spirituality may or may not involve devout opinions.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 09: Palliative care and Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine has progressively taken a central role in the early execution of palliative care. Patients with a serious disease are likely to find themselves in an emergency section at some point along their course of illness, and they should expect to receive high-quality palliative care in that setting. Common integration of palliative care into the day-to-day practice of emergency medicine, however, is often exposed by the demands of many competing priorities.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 10: Palliative Care Nursing

‘’Nursing is primarily assisting the individual in the performance of those activities contributing to health and its recovery, or to a peaceful death’’ Virginia’s definition of Nursing. The role of Nursing in palliative care is to provide relief for physical symptoms, achieving quality of life, maintaining an independent patient, relief for mental anguish and social isolation, family support, reducing isolation, fear and anxiety and good death or dying well.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 11: Pediatric Palliative care

Pediatric Palliative care is specific medical care for children with serious sicknesses. Its attentions on providing relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness’s diagnosis of any kind. The aim is to progress in superiority of life for both the child and the family.

Crew of doctors, nurses and other specialists generally provide the Pediatric Palliative care who works with a child’s other doctors as an additional deposit of support. It is suitable at any age and at any stage of sickness and can be provided laterally with treatment meant to cure.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 12: Palliative care in Oncology

Oncology deals to the patient of cancer for medically treatment. The patients suffered so much by the medical treatment from side effects and emotional issues. Palliative care provides professional treatment and provide the treatment against the symptoms, their side effects, and emotional problems. Palliative care pushes upward to provide mentally fit.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 13: Palliative Care and Psychiatry

Palliative care psychiatry focuses on the emotional and social issues that arise in someone with an advanced illness, often in someone who is receiving hospice or palliative care (hospice being one end of the palliative care spectrum, which offers enhanced palliative care to patients with a short prognosis).

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 14: Palliative Care in Pain Management

Palliative care is a special type of medical care that focuses on treatment of symptoms people may have when they are living with a chronic (longstanding) illness, such as cancer or heart failure. It is often compared to the hospice care that is offered to terminally ill people. In palliative care, the goal is to provide the best quality of life possible even if someone is not terminally ill.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 15: Palliative Care and Health Issues

Palliative care can address a broad range of issues, integrating an individual’s specific needs into care. The physical and emotional effects of cancer and its treatment may be very different from person to person. For example, differences in age, cultural background, or support systems may result in very different palliative care needs.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 16: Palliative Care and Chronic Diseases

Chronic illnesses are marked by fluctuations and variations over time. Individuals with chronic illness experience pain and other symptoms that are not always adequately managed. Their caregivers often must deal with enormous burden as the illness progresses. Palliative care can serve as an intervention to manage chronic illness, not just at the end of life but also in the early phases of illness.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 17: Palliative Care and Non-Malignant Diseases

Heart Disease identifies the need for patients with heart failure to have access to palliative care services for on-going support and advice; and for Renal Services goes further, listing as a quality requirement for patients near the end of life to have ‘a jointly agreed palliative care plan, built around their individual needs and preferences'.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 18: Palliative Care and Nutrition

Nutrition in palliative care and at the end of life should be one of the goals for improving quality of life. It is important to address issues of food and feeding currently to assist in the management of troublesome symptoms as well as to enhance the remaining life. Cancer and its treatments exert a major impact upon physical and psychological reserves and at the end of life problems with appetite and the ability to eat and drink compound such impact.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 19: Palliative care and Bioethics

Palliative care is a philosophy and a way of caring that aims to enhance the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illnesses. The objective of palliative care is the prevention and relief of suffering by symptom control by integrating the Health Sciences with the Humanities.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 20: Palliative Care and Interventions

Palliative care at the end of life involves meeting the physical, psychological, social, and practical needs of patients and caregivers. It is not limited to the short period of time when the person is moribund. Good clinical care can prevent or alleviate suffering for many patients at the end of life by assessing symptoms and providing psychological and social support to the patients and their families.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track 21 : Palliative Care and Healthcare

Health care or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings. Health care is delivered by health professionals (providers or practitioners) in allied health professions, chiropractic, dentistry, midwifery, nursing, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, psychology, and other health professions. It includes the work done in providing primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care, as well as in public health.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track  22: Palliative Care and Alternative Healthcare

Complementary therapies are becoming increasingly used during the final stages of a condition, to enhance palliative or end-of-life care. These aim to help the patient cope with pain and the fear associated with the unknown, further decline, and death. These therapies include are designed to restore the body/mind balance and include things like aromatherapy, guided relaxation and imagery, music therapy, and therapeutic touch. They are thought to have a positive effect when it comes to helping the patient fall asleep, easing muscle tension, enhancing the effect of pain medication, enhancing rest, and relieving anxiety.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track  23: Palliative Care Management and Leadership

Research shows that palliative care and its many components are beneficial to patient and family health and well-being. Several studies in recent years have shown that patients who have their symptoms controlled and are able to communicate their emotional needs have a better experience with their medical care. Their quality of life and physical symptoms improve.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Track  24: Advance Care Planning

Advance care planning is a process that enables individuals to make plans about their future health care. Advance care plans provide direction to healthcare professionals when a person is not able to plan either make and/or communicate their own healthcare choices. Advance care planning is applicable to adults at all stages of life. Participation in advance care planning has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety for patients and their families, and lead to improvements in end of life care.

Associations & Universities: Royal College of Hospice |KCL Hospice Society |European Society for Hospice |The Irish Association for Hospice |Association of Hospice |Harvard University of Hospice |University of Oxford of Hospice |University of Cambridge of Hospice |Stanford University of Hospice |Johns Hopkins University of Hospice |Yale University of Hospice.

Global Hospice Services market is fragmented due to the presence of number of available service providing options. The market is expected to increase globally owing to increasing incidence rate of incurable diseases. As per the statistics of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), USA, the number of hospice programs in the US have escalated to 5,800 from 1 over 1974-2013. The total number of patients served annually has increased from 25,000 to 1,656, 000 over 1982-2019.

Geographically, Hospice Services market is segmented into regions viz. North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Currently, North America is the leader of the global hospice care services market and is expected to grow in future due to increasing ageing population.

Europe is the second largest market following the USA owing to the well-established concept of hospice care services among population and their better level of awareness. Middle East hospice care market may grow at the fastest speed due to the elevated rate of adoption of hospice care services. Asia Pacific is expected to follow Middle East in terms of growth rate.

Some of the players in the global Hospice Services market include Kindred Healthcare, Inc., National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alzheimer's Association, Benton Hospice Services, Oklahoma Hospice Care, New Hampshire Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Dierksen Hospice, Covenant Care, Chatham-Kent Hospice, PruittHealth and Fairview Health Services.

Palliative Care Market Overview:

The global palliative care market size was valued at $11,200 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $25,309 million by 2030, registering a CAGR of 8.4% from 2021 to 2030. Palliative care is an approach that increases the quality of life of patients and their families who are facing issues associated with life-threatening diseases. Palliative care services prevent & relieve suffering through early identification, correct assessment & treatment of pain, and other conditions such as physical, psychosocial or spiritual. Moreover, palliative care utilizes a team approach to support patients & their caregivers. This comprises addressing practical requirements and providing support system to aid patients live as actively as likely until death. Palliative care is essential for a wide range of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, kidney failure, chronic liver disease, and others.

Rise in geriatric population, increase in need of palliative care services in hospitals & clinics, surge in number of qualified physicians for palliative care, rise in public awareness of life-threatening diseases, adoption of sedentary lifestyle, increase in application of palliative care for homecare, and technological advancements for remote monitoring in the healthcare industry are the major factors that drive the growth of the palliative care market. In addition, rise in government funding in healthcare system, development of innovative therapies for chronic diseases, and favorable reimbursement from Medicaid and Medicare are other factors that further drive growth of the market. However, lack of access to palliative care services in underdeveloped countries is expected to hamper the market growth during the forecast period. Conversely, high palliative care market growth potential in emerging markets is expected to offer lucrative opportunities during the forecast period.

Palliative-Care-Market-2021-2030

The World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30, 2020 declared COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. COVID-19 has affected around 210 countries across the globe. The workload for palliative care teams surged during the pandemic as most teams are small in number and different palliative care providers have complementary roles. The use of telemedicine in palliative care showed progresses in symptom management, care with comfort, and patient & family satisfaction. Moreover, telemedicine also simplified cooperation between the specialized palliative care team nurse and community nurses, which is useful parameter in COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, COVID-19 resulted in positive impact on the palliative care market.

Palliative Care Market Segmentation 

The palliative care market is segmented into condition, age group, provider, and region. On the basis of condition, the market is categorized into cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and others. By age group, the market is bifurcated into adult and pediatric. The adult segment is further segmented into hospitals & clinics, nursing homes, and others. The pediatric segment is further segmented into hospitals & clinics, nursing homes, and others. On the basis of provider, the market is divided into hospitals & clinics, nursing homes, and others. Region-wise, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.

Segment review

On the basis of condition, the cancer segment is the major revenue contributor, and is projected to grow significantly during the forecast period. Rise in geriatric population, surge in prevalence of cancer, early screening of the cancer, and rise in number of palliative care specialist for cancer treatment have significantly contributed toward the growth of the palliative care market. Moreover, technological advancements in remote monitoring in the healthcare industry and high potential of emerging economies are further expected to provide lucrative opportunities for market expansion.

Our Organizing Committee cordially invites participants from all over the globe to attend the 8th World congress on Hospice and Palliative care, scheduled during June 14-15, 2021 at Tokyo, Japan. The webinar is focused on the theme “Current Research and New Innovations regarding Palliative Care ".

This auspicious event will provide the best platform for the speakers and delegates with its well-organized program, the attendees will be encouraged to participate in interactive panel discussions, keynote lectures, plenary talks, and poster sessions. As this is a global event it will be golden opportunity for the participants which will not only improve their connections across the world but also will help us understand the international perspective of Geriatric Physicians, Doctors, Palliative consideration trained professionals, Geriatricians, Medical care local area, Clinicians and Researchers, Geriatric Specialist.

The meeting was carried out through various sessions, in which the discussions were held on the following major scientific tracks:

• Hospice and Palliative Care
• Palliative Care and Healthcare
• Palliative care and Emergency Medicine
• Palliative Care and Nutrition
• Palliative Care Nursing
• Pediatrics and Children Care
• Palliative Care in Oncology
• Palliative Care and Chronic Diseases
• Palliative care and Rehabilitation medicine
• Palliative Care in Pain Management
• Palliative Care and Alternative Healthcare

We are obliged to the various delegates from companies and institutes who actively took part in the discussions. We sincerely thank the Organizing Committee Members and Editorial board of Hospice 2021 for their gracious presence and continuous support throughout the proceedings of this event. With the valuable feedback and generous response received from the participants of the event, Conference Series LLC would like to announce the commencement of 9^th World congress on Hospice and Palliative care on March 21-22, 2022 at Tokyo, Japan.

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