An APM Ethics & Research Committee Virtual Course
January & September – CPD Approved
This event was not recorded. No watch back available

Topics Covered

• Basic moral theory
• Principlism
• Artificial Hydration and Nutrition DNACPR
• Advance Care Plans and Assisted Dying

This event will run again in January 2026
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Juniors Conference: Universal Palliative Care – Compassion for everyone, everywhere
November – Watch back available
Topics covered

• Palliative Care in Humanitarian Medical Response
• An overview of Palliative Care for people with learning disabilities
• Palliative Care in Paediatric Neurosurgery
• Working in Palliative Care – wellbeing and trauma stewardship
• Assessment and management of pain: are we all equal in death?
• SAS Careers in Palliative Medicine
• Applying for and working in the best specialty (Palliative Medicine)
• Abstract Presentation: Constipation Audit for Palliative Care Unit
• Striving towards equity: delivering personalised palliative care to ethnic minority groups in London – a healthcare professional’s perspective
• The Hat Trick: Palliative Reg, Med Reg, or Academic?
• Living & Dying on the Streets: Perspectives from the Frontline

Watch back Fees: Medical student £10 | APM member £15 | Non-member junior doctor £20

APMJ Careers Webinar
May – FREE webinar – Watch back available
Topics covered

• Palliative medicine curriculum
• How to prepare your portfolio and application tips
• Life as a palliative care consultant
• Life as a palliative care trainee

Communication Series
April/May – FREE webinar series – Watch back available
Topics covered
1. Introducing Dying, Kath Mannix
2. Skills Workshop in Advance Care Planning Communication, Chris Farnham
3. Specific Scenarios in Palliative Care, Maddy Turley

Palliative Care Research
Why it matters, and why you should do it
February – FREE Webinar – Watch back available
Topics covered

• Why bother with research in palliative care, including benefits and challenges
• Hot topics in palliative care research
• How to progress from an idea to implementing change, and how to get involved in each level

Palliative Care Congress – World Wide Working
Including Book Club – ‘Reading, Writing & Recovery’ Michael Rosen
March – CPD approved – Watch back available

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Postgraduate Medical Education SIF Conference
April – CPD approved – Watch back available

Topics covered

• Is there a place for live streaming in palliative medicine education?
• Learning together: Neurodiversity and Differential attainment
• Where next – the future of medical training
• Learning and teaching in 2023: Using social media and Blogs

Watch back fees: APM Members £48 | Non-members £64

Research Methodology and Appraising the Literature (Virtual Day)
September – CPD approved – Watch back available
Topics covered

• Qualitative Methodology
• Quantitative Methodology
• Mixed Methods
• Systematic Reviews
• An Introduction to Critical Appraisal
• Critical Appraisal Workshop
• Quantitative Methods Workshop
• Qualitative Methods Workshop

Watch back fees: APM/PCRS Members £80 | Non-members £110

Research – Getting Started (In-person Day)
October – CPD approved – No watch back available
Topics covered

• Choosing the Research Question and Matching to Methodology
• Research in Palliative Medicine
• Developing the Protocol and the Project Team
• Navigating Ethics and Gatekeepers
• Research Support Services (RSS)
• Workshop – Designing Research Questions with Impact

SAS and Hospice Doctors Study Afternoon
November – CPD approved – Watch back available
Topics covered

• Management of hyponatraemia and other endocrine emergencies in the palliative setting
• Subcutaneous Medication Part I: Short infusions and antibiotics
• Subcutaneous Medication Part II: Options for opioid poorly responsive pain
• A GMC update on career options for SAS

Watch back fees: APM members £30 | Non members £40

Senior Clinicians Development Series
Unplanned Palliative Care – What works and what doesn’t
June – CPD approved – No watch back available
Topics covered

• Reducing unplanned and emergency admissions at the end of life
• Unplanned care models
• Community initiatives: virtual wards
• What’s the evidence for hospital based palliative care?
• Hospital initiatives: front of house model
• Hospital initiatives: Palliative Care on ICU

Campfire Participant Discussion