Report from the 2. International LAST AID Conference Online—The social impact of palliative care, October 30 2020, Maribor, Slovenia

Erika Zelko; Georg Bollig; Erika Zelko; Georg Bollig

doi:10.3934/medsci.2021005

AIMS Medical Science

2021, Volume 8, Issue 1: 42-45. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2021005

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Report from the 2. International LAST AID Conference Online—The social impact of palliative care, October 30 2020, Maribor, Slovenia

Erika Zelko ^1,2,3,
Georg Bollig ^{3,4,5
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1.
Institute of Palliative Medicine and Care, Medical Faculty Maribor, Taborska ulica 8, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
2.
Public Health Centre Ljubljana, Metelkova ulica 9, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
3.
Last Aid Research Group Europe (LARGE), 24837 Schleswig, Germany
4.
Medical Research Unit, Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, 6200 Aabenraa, Denmark
5.
Palliative Care Team, Medical Department Sønderborg/Tønder, South Jutland Hospital, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark

Received: 04 January 2021 Accepted: 17 February 2021 Published: 22 February 2021

The second International Last Aid Conference Online was held on 30^th October 2020 with 174 participants from 18 countries. The main topics of the conference were the social impact of palliative care, public palliative care education (PPCE) and experiences with Last Aid Courses from different countries. Invited lectures and submitted abstracts on these topics highlighted the need for PPCE. The experiences with Last Aid Courses for both adults and children, as well as the Online Last Aid courses that were developed during the COVID-19 pandemic were presented. This conference report provides an overview of the topics and the content of the presentations.
- palliative care,
- public awareness,
- end-of-life care,
- home death,
- compassionate communities,
- Last Aid Course,
- public palliative care education,
- online course,
- COVID-19 pandemic
Citation: Erika Zelko, Georg Bollig. Report from the 2. International LAST AID Conference Online—The social impact of palliative care, October 30 2020, Maribor, Slovenia[J]. AIMS Medical Science, 2021, 8(1): 42-45. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2021005

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Abstract

The second International Last Aid Conference Online was held on 30^th October 2020 with 174 participants from 18 countries. The main topics of the conference were the social impact of palliative care, public palliative care education (PPCE) and experiences with Last Aid Courses from different countries. Invited lectures and submitted abstracts on these topics highlighted the need for PPCE. The experiences with Last Aid Courses for both adults and children, as well as the Online Last Aid courses that were developed during the COVID-19 pandemic were presented. This conference report provides an overview of the topics and the content of the presentations.

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