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full programme

VIEW THE PDF PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

programme at a glance

  • Day 1 Thursday 24 September 2026
  • Day 2 Friday 25 September 2026
  • Day 3 Saturday 26 September 2026

DAY 1Thursday 24 September 2026

 LOCATION: TRAMSHEDS, 4 INVERMAY RD

 

Communication Skills Workshop (open to registrars and consultants only)

0700

Registration Desk open

0800 – 1000

Session

1000 – 1030

Morning Refreshments

1030 – 1215

Session and Workshop Close

1215 – 1300

Lunch

 Trainee Forum
0700Registration Desk open
0800 – 0945Session
0945 – 1015Morning Refreshments
1015 – 1200Session
1200 – 1300Lunch
1300 – 1500Session
 LOCATION: ALBERT HALL LAUNCESTON, 47 TAMAR ST
0900Registration Desk open
1000 – 1200Special Interest Workshops (running concurrently)
Kidney Supportive Care | Public Health | Neuropalliative Care
1200 – 1300Lunch
1300 – 1500Special Interest Workshops (running concurrently)
Rural and Remote / GP | Respiratory – Breathing Well at Home: More than the Lungs | Spiritual Dimension of Palliative Care
1500 – 1600Afternoon Refreshments
1600Conference Opening
1630Rosalie Shaw Oration
Dr Frank Brennan AM
1720Plenary 1
The role of creativity in connecting with patients and providing care
Dr Sharonne Zaks AM, Melbourne Dental Clinic and University of Melbourne, Melbourne
1805Close of Day 1
1830Welcome Reception, Albert Hall Launceston

DAY 2Friday 25 September 2026

 LOCATION: ALBERT HALL LAUNCESTON, 47 TAMAR ST
0700Registration Desk open
0730ANZSPM AGM (members only) THE HOTEL VERGE
0830Plenary 2
What is a good death? An economic research agenda for Palliative Care
Prof Erik Finklestein, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
0915Plenary 3
Advocacy for global change – addressing the abyss of lack of access to palliative care and pain relief
Dr Elizabeth Saenz, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Austria (virtual)
Prof Karl Lorenz, Stanford School of Medicine USADr Shilpa Khanna, Sangwari, India
1015Poster speed talks
1030Morning Refreshments
1100Concurrent Session 1Concurrent Session 2Concurrent Session 3Concurrent Session 4
1215Lunch
1315Concurrent Session 1Concurrent Session 2Concurrent Session 3Concurrent Session 4
1515Afternoon Refreshments
1545Plenary 4
Where science meets the art of caring
Dr Masanori Mori, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Japan
1630Plenary 5
Exploring prognosis with parents of very sick children
Dr Naomi Katz, Alfred Health and Melbourne Health/Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
1700Close of Day 2
EveningANZSPM 2026 Conference Dinner – St John’s Church

DAY 3Saturday 26 September 2026

0800LOCATION: ALBERT HALL LAUNCESTON, 47 TAMAR ST
0800Registration Desk open
0830AChPM Fellows Update THE HOTEL VERGE
0900Concurrent Session 1Concurrent Session 2Concurrent Session 3Concurrent Session 4
1030Poster speed talks
1045Morning Refreshments
1115

Plenary 6
Creative solutions: food for thought, space to breathe, music to our ears
Hanz Lee, JAWS Architect, Hobart

Emily Sanzaro, Occupational Therapist and Harpist, Launceston

Paul Amourgis, Van Diemens Land Creamery, Elizabeth Town

Hannah Maloney, Director of Goodlife Permaculture, Author, TV Presenter on ABC’s Gardening Australia, Hobart

1215Lunch
1315Concurrent Session 1Concurrent Session 2Concurrent Session 3Concurrent Session 4
1445Afternoon Refreshments
1515

Plenary 7
Psychedelics in clinical care
Dr Justin Dwyer, Psychiatrist, Melbourne

Dr Marg Ross, Clinical Psychologist, Melbourne

1615 – 1700Conference close – Awards & Reflections
EveningPost-conference piano performance and drinks (cash bar)
  • Day 1 Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Day 2 Wednesday, 26 November 2025
  • Day 3 Thursday, 27 November 2025

Full program available as downloadable PDF

DAY 1Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Full program available as downloadable PDF

DAY 2Wednesday, 26 November 2025

7:30 – 8:30am Registration and Exhibition

10:00 – 10:30am Morning Refreshment


12:25 – 1:25pm Lunch


3:05 – 3:35pm Afternoon Refreshment


Full program available as downloadable PDF

DAY 3Thursday, 27 November 2025

8:00 – 9:00am Registration and Exhibition

10:00 – 10:30am Morning Refreshment



1:05 – 2:05pm Lunch

2:55 – 3:25pm Afternoon Refreshment

Acknowledgement

ANZSPM acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Australia on which our members live and work, and to their Elders, past, present and future. We pay respect to the Ngunnawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which ANZSPM’s office stands.

ANZSPM acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

ANZSPM aims to be an inclusive and respectful society, which celebrates the diversity of its membership.

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