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.

If you have any questions please get in touch endoflifestudies@glasgow.ac.uk

Find out more about the Glasgow End of Life Studies Group.

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