APMJ Conference: Kaleidoscope of care – innovation for everyone
Sunday 27 September 2026
Call for abstracts
We invite abstract submissions from medical students and resident doctors for presentation at this year’s APMJ conference – ‘Kaleidoscope of Care – Innovation for Everyone’. Abstracts should present original work, such as research projects, audits, quality improvement initiatives, or case series, and be related to Palliative Medicine. Successful applicants will be invited to present a poster and top scoring abstracts will be selected for oral presentation. Please submit your abstract (250 words maximum) to conference.apmj@gmail.com by 12 noon, Monday 31st August.
Medical Student Essay Competition
We invite submissions for this year’s Medical Student Essay Competition, which should be centred on the conference theme ‘Kaleidoscope of Care – Innovation for Everyone.’ Essays may explore emerging or evolving challenges in palliative care, consider how innovation can broaden access and equity, or reflect on creative approaches that shape the future of care for all. Submissions may be analytical, reflective, or imaginative, provided they engage meaningfully with the theme. The winning essay will be announced at the conference. Please submit a 750 word essay to conference.apmj@gmail.com by 12 noon, Monday 31st August.
Tickets
- APM Member Resident Doctor £20.00
- Non-Member Resident Doctor £30.00
- Medical Student £10.00
*programme subject to change
Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams – What You Need to Know
During this session, breakout rooms will be available, and you will be able to move freely between rooms as required.
To ensure you can access the breakout rooms successfully, please:
- Use the Microsoft Teams desktop app where possible (recommended)
- Ensure your Teams app is up to date
- Join the meeting using the account you registered with or were invited to use
- Avoid joining in a browser, if possible, as some Teams features may be limited
Thank you for checking your Teams setup before the session. This will help ensure you can move between breakout rooms smoothly and participate fully in the discussions.
Hourly Schedule
APMJ Programme
- 09:00 - 09:05
- Welcome and Introductions
- Dr Suzanne Kite
- 09:05 - 10:00
- Keynote Speaker: What it means to care? Followed by Q&A
- Rekha Vijayshankar
- 10:00 - 11:00
- Parallel Sessions 1: Expanding Access
- Room 1: Remembering Ourselves: Reflective Arts and Trauma-Informed Practice with Asylum Seekers at the Margins of Hospice Care
- Loren Seaman and Toby Kilby-Pollard
- Room 2: Palliative and Homelessness
- Sam Dorney-Smith
- Room 3: TBC
- Dr Stephen Fleming
- 11:00 - 11:15
- Break
- 11:15 - 12:00
- Parallel Sessions 2: Palliative Care Across Complex Settings
- Room 4: Teaching Palliative Care in Conflict Zones
- Dr Mhoira Leng
- Room 5: Thinking Ahead: Making Future Care Planning Accessible
- Dr Sally Boa
- 12:00 - 12:40
- Oral Presentations of selected abstracts followed by Q&A
- Facilitated by Dr Madeleine Fisher
- 12:40 - 13:10
- Lunch – Virtual display of poster presentations
- 13:10 - 13:15
- Announcement of oral presentations/poster presentations and essay competition winners and runners up
- Facilitated by Dr Madeleine Fisher
- 13:15 - 13:55
- Plenary Session - Research in Palliative Medicine: Opportunities for Students and Trainees
- The Palliative Care Research Society and Dr Eilisha De-Alker
- 13:55 - 14:45
- Parallel Sessions 3: Research Spotlight
- Room 6: Assessment and Management of Sialorrhea in Severe acquired brain injury
- Teresa Clark
- Room 7: TBC
- Dr Rachel Davies
- Room 8: TBC
- Dr Joy Rafferty
- 14:45 - 15:00
- Break
- 15:00 - 15:30
- Alternative pathways: SAS Careers in Palliative Medicine
- Dr Beth Goundry
- 15:30 - 16:00
- Career pathways to delivering supportive oncology
- Dr Daniel Monnery
- 16:00 - 16:45
- Applying for and working in the best specialty (Palliative Medicine)
- 16:45 - 17:00
- Closing Remarks
