Undergraduate SIF Annual Conference
Educating for Excellence: Shaping the future of undergraduate teaching in Palliative Medicine
Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Location: The Spine Building, Paddington Village, Liverpool, L7 3FA
Why You Can’t Miss This Event
✅ Explore the future of undergraduate palliative care education
✅ Engage with leading voices and innovators
✅ Shape the next generation of medical professionals
This dynamic one-day event will bring together experts to discuss how medical undergraduate curricula can evolve to meet today’s challenges.
Approval being sought for RCP 4 category 1 (external) CPD credits
Call for Abstracts
Successful submitters will be offered a 10 minute oral presentation (7 speaking and 3 for Q&A). The topic needs to be related to undergraduate palliative medicine education, including novel teaching methods, simulation, research outcomes, challenges and solutions to placement provision etc.
This call for abstracts will close at 5.00pm GMT on Friday 3 July 2026.
Click here to Submit an Abstract
Dinner
Join us the evening before the conference for a relaxed and welcoming dinner. An ideal opportunity to connect with fellow delegates, speakers, and colleagues in an informal setting. Whether you’re looking to catch up with familiar faces or build new professional relationships, the dinner offers a great chance to network, share ideas, and set the tone for a productive and engaging event ahead.
Venue: 1931 Restaurant https://www.hopestreethotel.co.uk/dining/1931
Meal Cost: Three courses £32 per person
Charged on the Night: Drinks and Service Charge
Accommodation
The APM UME SIF Organisers have secured a preferential rate at a local hotel, for delegates needing to travel and stay in Liverpool the night prior to the conference, details as follows:
Hotel: Hope Street
Address: 40 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9DA
Discounted Rate: £95 B&B (please note: there will also be a £2.40 per person, per night local city tax)
Cancellation: You will be able to cancel, free of charge, up to 24 hours before arrival
Details on how to make a booking will be emailed to you when you’ve registered to attend the conference.
Hourly Schedule
APM UG SIF Annual Conference 2026
- 09:30 - 10:00
- Registration
- 10:00
- Welcome and overview of the day
- Professor John Ellershaw
- Welcome from the APM Vice President
- Professor Paul Paes
- 10:15 - 10:45
- Keynote Address 1
- Professor Andy McKeown, Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Liverpool
- 10:45 - 11:15
- Keynote Address 2: AI
- Professor David Kennedy, Dean of Digital Education, Newcastle University
- 11:15 - 11:35
- Morning refreshments
- 11:35 - 12:35
- Oral Abstract Presentations: Sharing Research and Best Practice
- 12:35 - 13:00
- Round Table Discussions of the 6 Oral Abstract Presentations
- 13:00 - 13:45
- Lunch and poster viewing
- 13:45 - 14:05
- Project Group updates and Outline for Round Table Discussion
- Dr Jean Potter
- 14:05 - 14:30
- Round Table Discussions (1) • Curricula in New Medical Schools • Undergraduate Medical Education on Assisted Dying • Simulation • Research and Measurement in Palliative Care education • MLA and Question Writing • Mersey Undergraduate Palliative Care Evaluation Project
- 14:30 - 14:55
- Round Table Discussions (2)
- 14:55 - 15:15
- Afternoon refreshments
- 15:15 - 15:40
- Round Table Discussions (3)
- 15:40 - 16:00
- Plenary Discussion: Feedback from the Round Table Discussions
- Dr Jean Potter
- 16:00 - 16:15
- Concluding comments and evaluation
- Professor John Ellershaw
