Gold Coast 4th Annual Palliative Medicine Interventions and Updates Conference
The Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service is proud to announce Friday 20th June and Saturday 21st June 2025 as the dates for the 2025 conference. This year’s focus is Palliative Medicine Interventions & Update.
Topics of discussion include:
Pharmacotherapy – emerging Drugs previously banned
Interventions in Motor Neuron Disease – neural implants, PEGs, NIV and radiotherapy
Changing Paradigms in Cancer – new treatments and changing prognoses
Updates in General Medicine
Philosophy in Palliative Care – the past and the future
Our conference is limited to 240 places and was sold out in 2024. So we suggest you confirm your place quickly and get the early bird prices.
NEWS UPDATE!
The Palliative Care Workforce Capability Uplift Program (PCWCUP) is providing access to educational conferences for Palliative Care Allied Health, Nursing and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professional Workforces in Queensland Health.
The PCWCUP will provide financial support to eligible palliative care clinicians to support registration costs through a reimbursement process to attend the Gold Coast 2025 Palliative Medicine Interventions and Updates Conference.
Applications will close 2 weeks prior to the conference. Queensland Health Palliative Care Allied Health, Nursing and Torres Strait Islander Professionals can find out more about this great opportunity and other PCWCUP initiatives through the centre for Leadership Excellence QPEPS page.
Conference Program and Speakers
Conference Program
Please note this is a draft program. Click here to view.
Speakers Day 1
To Be Announced
Speakers Day 2
To Be Announced
Conference Information
Venue
Pathology and Education (PED) building, Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard Southport.
Friday 20th June and Saturday 21st June 2025
The conference will be held in the large lecture theatre in E Block which is the building located opposite Gold Coast University Hospital
Parking
Parkwood Park ‘n’ Ride (Parkwood tram station) – Free parking with an 8-9min tram ride to the venue.
Gold Coast University Hospital multi storey parking with Secure Parking – Paid parking of up to $19 p/day
Conference Contact
For all conference enquiries please contact Stacey Koellner at Stacey.Koellner@health.qld.gov.au or call 1300 763 218.