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From 1976 to 2010...
Palliative care represents a field of excellence for McGill
University. From the very beginning, it has committed itself
to ensuring access to palliative care, to supporting the training
of the different professionals and volunteers and to encouraging
research initiatives.
One of the most tangible expressions of this
commitment is certainly the organization of the International
Congress on Palliative Care; since the first gathering in 1976, which was
attended by Dame Cicely Saunders, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Robert Buckingham
and Balfour Mount, among others, the Congress has been held every two years,
bringing together professionals and volunteers from more than 50 countries.
This international forum has contributed significantly to the evolution of
palliative care in America and around the globe. The next Congress will
continue this tradition by exploring the new challenges we face today and
sharing newly acquired knowledge. What sets the Congress apart is the
quality of the presentations, which are firmly anchored in a daily practice of
end-of-life care; second, the true interdisciplinarity that is clearly present
throughout the program; and finally, the opportunity to speak with colleagues
who are equally dedicated to the men and women confronted with terminal
illness.
In October 2010, we intend once again to make every effort to
re-create this place of dialogue and sharing. We're expecting you.
Bernard J. Lapointe, MD
Eric M. Flanders Chair in Palliative Medicine, McGill University
Director, Palliative Care Division, Departments of Oncology and Medicine,
McGill University, Montréal
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This Congress, world renowned for its avant-garde presentations and humanistic orientation, is preparing to welcome you once again! The 18th International Congress on Palliative Care will offer a trilingual program that will provide up-to-the-minute ideas and research findings that will interest participants from any discipline and from any part of the world. 
