Program

Reception desk times:
Pre-Congress Workshops 08.00 – 08.30
Congress delegates 10.00 – 19.00

Pre-congress Workshops (08.30 – 16.30: 8 hours)
Course I: Perinatal Palliative Care
Coordinator: Brian S. Carter
Course II: Children Dependent on Lifesaving Technology
Coordinators: Daniel Garros, Julie Hauer, Joana Mendes
Course III: Bereavement Care
Coordinators: Justin N. Baker
Course IV: Research Fundamentals: From Research Idea to Written Report
Coordinators: Julia Downing

Opening ceremony (17.30 – 20.00)
Keynote Lecture 1: Paediatric Palliative Care Research: Emerging Evidence and Recent Studies – Julie Hauer
Keynote Lecture 2: Key Developments in Paediatric Palliative Care Practice Over the Past Five Years – Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf
Keynote Lecture 3: Has life really changed for the patient and family? Which aspects need more attention and implementation? – A family experience – Filippo Arnaudo, Federica e Matteo Zandali

Young Researchers Awards 2026 presented by the Vlček Family Foundation

Welcome cocktails (20.00 – 21.30)

Reception opens at 08.00 a.m.

08.30 – 09.00 Plenary: Gaining insights
Managing Uncertainty – Brian S. Carter
09.00 – 10.30 Plenary session 1: From Research To Clinical Practice: Symptom Management
Neuroirritability: Diagnosis and Management – Harold Siden
Sleep Disturbances – Judith Owens
Psychiatric Symptoms – Gabriele Masi (TBC)

10.30 – 10.45 Young Researcher Winning Abstract 2026
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.15 Oral Abstract presentation session (3 in parallel):
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch and Poster visit
13.30 – 15.00 Plenary session 2: Young Professionals Session (TBD)
15.00 – 16.15 Poster visit
16.15 – 17.15 Oral Abstract presentation session (3 in parallel)
17.15 – 18.15 Focus Sessions
1. AI and New Technologies in PPC: Use in Daily Practice – Diana Ferro
2. Beyond ‘Dimensions’: Building an Existential Understanding of Suffering in PPC – Daniel Toro-Pérez
3. Models of training/ training opportunities in PPC – Megan Doherty

Reception opens at 08.00 a.m.

08.30 – 09.00 Plenary: Gaining insights
Social Mourning/Digital Spaces – Alejandro Nespral
09.00 – 10.30 Plenary 3: From Research To Clinical Practice: End of life care
Palliative Sedation – Joanne Wolfe
Aggressive Treatments and Parental – Michelle Koh
Managing last hours of life at home – Emily Harrop

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12.00 Oral Abstract presentation session (3 in parallel)
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch and Poster visit
13.30 – 14.30 Oral Abstract presentation session (3 in parallel)
14.30 – 15.30 Poster visit
15.30 – 17.00 Plenary 4: Home And Community- Based Care
Sustainable Models of Care – Joana Mendes
Providing Support for the Family – Veronica Dussel
The Challenges of Developing Compassionate Communities in PPC – Justin N. Baker

17.00 – 17.30 Closing Ceremony
Conclusions