Celebrating Community Programme

Charity Number: 1167511

Celebrating CommUnity CONFERENCE - 2nd & 3rd July 2024 Rugeley, Staffordshire

Draft Programme We believe in a world where people’s natural gifts of compassion, togetherness and equity are recognised as more powerful than medicine alone

Main sponsor Marie Curie is a registered charity in England and Wales (207994) and Scotland (SC038731)

Come and join the CommUnity

Draft programme Day 1 08.45 - 09.30 Registration Conference opening and keynote - Keynote Compassionate Cities: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Professor Allan Kellehear A conversation with Sue Merrimen and Professor Hirobumi Takenouchi – Approaches to compassionate communities in Brereton and Matsuzaki Break World Café - Compassionate Cities and Communities Abstract Round - The Omega Course: Enhancing community capability for caring compassionately - Chantal Meystre ; Compassionate Conversations Hugh McElhinney, St Elizabeth’s Hospice and An exploration of the experiences of family carers of older people living with advanced disease in rural/ remote locations of caring at home towards the end of life, Caroline Mogan Lunch and Networking Keynote: Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief - Rebecca Patterson, Palliative Care Scotland Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in practice – examples of grass roots working and reflections on research including Dr Jamilla Hussain and Sam Codie Break Abstracts rounds - “ Done to, with and for” Kieran Mac Feely, Community Partnerships & Inclusion Lead St Michaels, Marie Curie and Community Engagement, Lynne Hughes and Jennie Morgan Community participation in establishing an integrated palliative care program, in Cape Town, South Africa.

17:00 Reflections, Drinks reception and transport to evening event

Draft programme Day 2 08.30 - Day 2 Opening, Marie Curie Keynote: Ubuntu and Compassionate Communities, Dr Christian Ntizimira, Founder/Executive Director or the African Centre of Research on End of Life Care (ACREOL). A non-profit organisation bringing socio-cultural equality through Ubuno in End of Life Care Panel: Global best practices in compassion: Dr Naheed Dosani, Dr Christian Ntizimira, Dr Kerrie Noonan, Professor Hirobumi Takenouchi, Jennie Morgan, Camilla Ronderos Break A conversation with:- Samantha Barlow BEM, Founder & Chief Officer, Fitmums and Friends, Colette Scarborough-Jelfs from Widowed and Young, Alex Wray Clinical Research Fellow, Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre and Madeline Bracken - On the sofa with – Amy McKeowan Abstract Rounds - To utilize the fractured history of Northern Ireland, as an opportunity to challenge the taboo subject of death and encourage ‘every day’ conversations - Jenny Marshall, Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership, EoL Doulas - Emma Clare, and representatives from Compassionate Neighbours Lunch and Networking A conversation with Camila Ronderos Bernal, The "Colombia Contigo, Ciudades Compasivas" programme, The Trucanta Project, Palliative Care Scotland and Developing Creative Compassionate Communities in Rural Areas, Karrie Marshall Keynote: Kerrie Noonan – Death Literacy plus findings from Birmingham and Brereton Break Final discussions, reflections and action!

16:15 - close

Ticket Options Members - if you are a member of CCUK, select one of our member ticket options which are discounted for the conference Members full conference 3 days (inc. Monday & Tuesday social events)

£185

Members full conference 2 days (inc. Tuesdays social event)

£155

Members - general admission - 2 days no social events

£120

Members online admission

£60

Members full time student 3 days (inc. Monday & Tuesday social events)

£105

Members full time student - 2 days (inc. Tuesdays social event)

£75

Members full time student - 2 days, no social events

£40

Non members full conference 3 days (inc. Mon & Tues social events)

£215

Non members full conference 2 days (inc. Tuesdays social events)

£185

Non members - general admission 2 days no social event

£150

Non members online admission

£75

Non members full time student - 3 days (inc. Mon & Tues social events)

£115

Non members full time student - 2 days (inc. Tuesday’s social event)

£85

Non members full time student - 2 days (no social events)

£50

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