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Date: Friday, 25/Oct/2024
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9:00am - 10:30amArt and culture experience 6: Exhibition “What comforts you?” and authors' talk on the new “Hidden object book on saying goodbye“
Location: Kornhausbibliothek / Kornhaus library (3rd floor of Kornhaus)

The interactive exhibition invites us to reflect on our transience and what comforts us in moments of grief and despair. We will also gain an insight into the conception and stories of the new hidden object book by palliative care physician and family grief counselor Sophia Bartenstein and book illustrator Andrea Peter.
9:00am - 10:30amParallel session 6a: Fostering compassionate communities
Location: Kornhausforum - Plenary hall
Session Chair: Esther Nafula Wekesa, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Session Chair: Clément Meier, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Language: English
9:00am - 10:30amParallel session 6b: Engaging with children and young adults
Location: Hotel Bern - Room "Unionssaal 1"
Session Chair: Sibylle Felber, Local Organizing Committee | University Centre for Palliative Care Bern, Switzerland
Session Chair: Guy Peryer, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Language: English
9:00am - 10:30amParallel session 6c: Understanding and evaluating compassionate cities
Location: Hotel Bern - Room "Unionssaal 2"
Session Chair: Sally Paul, University of Strathlcyde, United Kingdom
Session Chair: Libby Sallnow, University College London, United Kingdom
Language: English
9:00am - 10:30amSWISS session 3: Self-reflection: how to stay healthy as a compassionate carer
Location: Hotel Kreuz - Room "Anker"
Session Chair: Philip J Larkin, CHUV /University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Session Chair: Julia Rehsmann, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Language: German and French -> It is translated in both languages
9:00am - 10:30amWorkshop 6a: Towards equity-oriented palliative care: A pan-Canadian workshop on improvements in palliative care for individuals experiencing homelessness or vulnerable housing
Location: Hotel Kreuz - Room "Hodler"
Language: English
9:00am - 10:30amWorkshop 6b: Disrupting Death; Engaging in community conversations about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
Location: Hotel Kreuz - Room "Fischer"
Language: English
9:00am - 10:30amWorkshop 6c: Compassionate Workplaces in Europe: sharing experiences and resources
Location: Le Cap - Room "Arche/Refuge"
Language: English
10:30am - 11:00amCoffee break
Location: Kornhauskeller
11:00am - 12:30pmPlenary 6: Compassionate cities international
Location: Kornhausforum - Plenary hall
Session Chair: Vilma Adriana Tripodoro, Institute Pallium Latinoamerica/ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care WHO CC, Argentine Republic
Session Chair: Allan Kellehear, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Session Chair: Steffen Eychmueller, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland
Announcement of the PHPCI Early Career award winner
Language: English
12:30pm - 1:00pmConference wrap up
Location: Kornhausforum - Plenary hall
Language: English
1:00pm - 2:00pmTake away lunch bags
Location: Kornhauskeller
2:00pm - 3:30pmArt and culture experience 7: Reflection path
From the beginning and the end. Take some time for yourself and immerse yourself in the beautiful, peaceful atmosphere at the Bremgarten cemetery. Take a walk along the path of reflection with a guided tour by Barbara Shankar. You willl encounter philosophical, poetic, comforting and encouraging texts and impulses for dealing with the subject of life and death.

Bremgartenfriedhof (cemetery) can be reached by public transport from the main train station (up stairs near the parking). Take bus (Post Auto) #100 or 101, destination Bremgartenfriedhof. Parking for private cars is limited. Meeting Point: main office
2:00pm - 5:00pmThe Digital Legacy Conference 2024
Location: Le Cap - Room "Nicolas Manuel"
The Digital Legacy Conference 2024 will take place as part of PHPCI. It is an annual conference that explores and celebrates the positive impact technology can have within the end of life and bereavement.

Attendees will learn about emerging best practices in areas relating to digital assets planning and digital legacy safeguarding. It is free to attend for all PHPCI badgeholders.

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13:50 Welcome message from the Digital Legacy Association
This year's MC's are James Norris (The Digital Legacy Association & MyWishes) and Cale Bole (a digital thanatosensitivity (the design of products that anticipate the eventual death of the user) researcher and Masters student
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14:00 Understanding the use of digital technologies in public health palliative care
• Dr Jason Mills is an Associate Professor at the Flinders University Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying. He holds fellowships with the Royal Society for Public Health, Higher Education Academy, and is Editor-in-Chief for the international journal Progress in Palliative Care
• Professor Shyla Mills is the CEO at Palliative Care South Australia (PCSA)
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14:25 Public Health approaches to Digital Assets, Digital Legacy and Digital Bereavement
• James Norris, Founder of The Digital Legacy Association & MyWishes. Digital Research Fellow at Harlington Hospice & Design Research Fellow at the Velindre Cancer Centre.
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14:50 Meta and Facebook’s approaches to memorialisation
• Emilar Gandhi, Head of Stakeholder Engagement for Policy Development within Meta’s Trust and Safety Policy
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15:15 Opportunities and Risks of the Digital Afterlife: results from a comprehensive Swiss Technology Assessment Study
• Dr. Jean-Daniel Strub: Dr. of theology; independent ethics researcher and consultant; clinical ethicist
• Prof. Dr. Ralf J. Jox: Professor of biomedical ethics, neurologist and palliative care specialist at the University of Lausanne (Chair of Palliative Geriatric Care/University Hospital Lausanne)
• Prof. Dr. Francesca Bosisio: professor of management and public health; specialist in advance care planning and advance directives
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15:40 Navigating Digital Remains: Ethical Challenges and Cultural Perspectives from Japan
• Professor Akiko Orita, Japanese scholar based in Japan, holds a Ph.D. from Keio University and has served as faculty at Chuo University, Keio University, and Kennesaw State University. She is currently a Professor at Kanto Gakuin University. Her research focuses on privacy, digital identity, and the ethical handling of data after death
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16:05 Importance of Digital Inheritance During Natural Disasters
• İlayda Yılmaz Murat, PhD Candidate at Bilkent University Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences. She completed her LL.M. degree with the Master’s Thesis titled “Digital Inheritance”. She studies in the field of Civil Law.
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16:30 Governance of the Digital Afterlife
• Khadiza Laskor, PhD Student at the University of Bristol’s Cyber Security Centre for Doctoral Training Programme
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16:55 Closing remarks
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17:00 close
17:00 onwards (Meet-up, Food and Drink)

 
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