WHEN /
October 15-18, 2024
ABOUT THE EVENT /
After a successful return in 2022, the McGill International Palliative Care Congress will be held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, from October 15-18, 2024.
This major gathering of healthcare professionals and palliative care specialists from around the world has been hosted in Montréal every second year since 1976. Since the inaugural meeting attended by Cicely Saunders, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and Balfour Mount, we are extremely proud of this tradition that has contributed to enhancing care for those confronted with terminal illness, and to the growth of this clinical field.
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to meet, share experiences and exchange ideas with colleagues from across the country and around the world, representing all disciplines – nurses, physicians, social workers, pharmacists, psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, music therapists, chaplains/spiritual care counselors, administrators, volunteers...
The McGill International Congress offers a unique conference experience: galvanizing plenary speakers; in-depth experiential workshops; seminars covering all aspects of end-of-life care, from the most current scientific developments in pain and symptom control to the large existential questions. All sessions are structured to allow ample time for dialogue, questions and thoughtful interaction.
As always, the Congress will offer a welcoming, inclusive environment where the clinical sciences are intertwined with the humanities, the arts, and compassion
Join this community of extraordinary individuals who are deeply committed to their work with the seriously ill and bereaved, and to the goals of relieving pain and suffering, enhancing quality of life and supporting healing and comfort through the course of serious illness and the end of life.
We would like to thank our 2022 sponsors for their contribution:
Platinum
Ministère du Tourisme du Québec
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)
Pallium Canada
Gold
Arbor Memorial Inc
Flanders Family
Silver
Cole Foundation
Bronze
Canadian Cancer Society
Hope & Cope
The Hay Foundation
Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence
The Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation
Supporter
Bayshore HealthCare
Leika équipements médicaux
Community Service Benefits Trust (CSBT)
Dr Marcia Gillman and Michael Flinker
We would like to thank the community partners:
Ehospice
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians
The Council on Palliative Care
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Territorial Acknowledgement and Welcome
Montréal sits on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka (People of the Flint), also known as the Mohawk. The island called “Montreal” (Tiotia:ke in the language of the Kanien’kehá:ka) has historically been a meeting place for other Indigenous nations, including the Algonquin people.
A connection to the land is inextricably linked to Indigenous identity. For many Indigenous peoples in Canada, and increasingly in broader Canadian society, traditional territory acknowledgements are an important cultural protocol practiced at important events as a way to acknowledge and honour Indigenous peoples’ connections to their ancestral lands.
The Congress Opening Plenary will begin with a territorial acknowledgement. This acknowledgement aims to show recognition of and respect for Indigenous Peoples – of their presence both in the past and the present. It is a part of establishing healthy relations with Indigenous communities, a key to reconciliation, a process to which the Congress is committed.
This event is made possible by financial contributions from the ministère du Tourisme du Québec