Date: Wednesday February 3 2010 at 16:00
Venue: RCPI. No. 6 Kildare Street and recognised webcast centres

For more information contact:
Helen Murray
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Phone: +353 1 863 9770
Email: college@rcpi.ie

Co-Chairs:
Dr Dominic O'Brannagain and Dr Regina McQuillan
Programme:
16:00  to 16:25 - Dr Tony O’Brien, Marymount Hospice, Cork.
Care of the imminently dying
16:25  to 16:30 Question and Answer Session
16:30  to 16:55 - Dr Jane Fleming, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford.
New opioids formulations in cancer pain management
16:55 to 17:00 - Question and Answer Session
17:00 to 17:25 - Dr Regina McQuillan, St. Francis Hospice, Dublin.
Ethics and end of life care
17:25 to 17:30 - Question and Answer Session
17:30 to 17:45 - Refreshments
17:45  to 18:10 - Dr Stephen Higgins, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin
The surprise question – care  of people in the last  year of life
18:10 to 18:15 - Question and Answer Session
18:15  to 18:40 - Dr Ita Harnett, Galway Hospice, Galway.
What to tell patients and their family
18:40 to 18:45 - Question and Answer Session
18:45 to 19:15 - Panel discussion

Continuing Medical Education
This meeting was approved for 3 CME Credits