1st National Conference on Bereavement in a Healthcare Setting
On 1st and 2nd September 2008,NHS Tayside plays host to the 1st National Conference on Bereavement in a Healthcare Setting.
This conference will be opened by
Dr Colin Murray Parkes, formerly Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist to St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham and St Joseph’s Hospice, Hackney
and will look at three major issues
- Bereavement as a healthcare condition - medical models of bereavement and what guidance they give for intervention.
Professor Margaret Stroebe and Dr Henk Schut, University of Utrecht - Bereavement and its effect on healthcare staff - disenfranchised grief of healthcare professionals
Dr Janice Genevro, US Department of Health and Human Services - Bereavement care within a healthcare setting - delivery of bereavement care for relatives / carers following the death of a patient
Revd Dr Derek Fraser Lead Chaplain at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
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