End of life research showcase and networking event

Our members are academics from the University of Glasgow and from related research projects and partnerships worldwide. We are interested in collaborating on other case studies relating to end of life care around the world.

University of Glasgow End of Life Studies Group

Are you active in research related to the end of life? Would you like to get involved in  end of life research? Do you support academics and students who are doing end of life research? Or would you simply like to hear more about end of life research at the University of Glasgow? This event aims to encourage a culture of collaboration around end of life research at the University of Glasgow.
Participation is free to academics, students and support staff from any discipline. This is your opportunity to:
•         Hear an introduction by the Principal of the University •         Enjoy concise talks about end of life research •         Showcase your own end of life research •         Meet researchers from many disciplines •         Find out more about interdisciplinary research Refreshments will be provided, so to make sure there's plenty for everyone please book your place.
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Programme
0930 tea and coffee 
1000 first session begins 
Chair: Professor David Clark, School of Interdisciplinary Studies 
Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal of the University of Glasgow  
Welcome and an introduction to end of life research at the University of Glasgow 
Professor Bridget Johnston, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing 
Plenary: The importance of doing research into palliative care, and the challenges researchers face 
Dr Ben Colburn, School of Humanities 
Autonomy and the end of life   
Kirsty Stansfield and Jeni Pearson, the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice 
Hospice artists talk about the role of the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice art department and the benefits of working with philosopher Dr Ben Colburn 
Questions 
refreshments 
1130 second session begins
Reverend Stuart MacQuarrie, University of Glasgow Chaplain 
Pastoral care and how the University of Glasgow community copes with bereavement and loss 
Dr Naomi Richards, School of Interdisciplinary Studies 
Death café research 
Dr Eileen Cowey, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing  
Using an end of life care pathway in acute stroke  
Professor Callum Brown, School of Humanities  
Humanism and Euthanasia in Britain: a social history 
Dr Carl Knight, School of Social and Political Sciences 
Distributive justice and palliative care   
Professor Alastair Macdonald and Dr Sandra Neves, the Glasgow School of Art 
Co-designing tools for end of life care for people with dementia  
Dr Dot Reid, School of Law 
The role of inheritance  
questions  
networking and lunch  
1330 second session begins
Professor David Clark, School of Interdisciplinary Studies 
A taxonomy of end of life interventions 
Reverend Dr Hamilton Inbadas, School of Interdisciplinary Studies  
End of life ‘declarations’ as advocacy interventions
Professor Karen Lury and Dr Amy Holdsworth, School of Culture and Creative Arts 
Peripheral viewers and situations of care: television as ‘assistive technology’
Dr Elizabeth Reeder, School of Critical Studies 
Direction is the moment you choose - lyric essays on illness, death and love
Dr Shahaduz Zaman, School of Interdisciplinary Studies 
Setting up a network for research on death, dying and end of life care among Syrian refugees in Lebanon 
Professor Craig White, Divisional Clinical Lead, the Scottish Government 
Interfaces between the Scottish Government and University of Glasgow end of life research 
questions 
refreshments 
1450 final session begins  
Dr Clare Roques, School of Interdisciplinary Studies 
Pain management in India
Professor Sandra Corr, School of Veterinary Medicine 
A veterinary perspective on end of life decisions and euthanasia 
Dr José Miguel Carrasco, School of Interdisciplinary Studies 
The role of the World Health Assembly in the development of palliative care 
Richard Meade, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Marie Curie Scotland 
The importance of academic research collaborations in the work of Marie Curie Scotland 
questions
Professor Sayantan Ghosal, Dean of Interdisciplinary and Impact 
Summary of the day 
Professor David Clark, School of Interdisciplinary Studies 
closing remarks from the Chair
1530 networking and refreshments 
1630 ends