2013 Asia Pacific Hospice Conference (APHC)
Date: 11-13 October 2013
Venue: Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok
Conference Theme: Integration and Harmony of Wisdom
The 10th APHC was held in Bangkok with 905 delegates from 21 nations. More than a hundred Taiwanese delegates joined the conference group organized by Hospice Foundation of Taiwan. 87 poster abstracts from Taiwanese authors were published. As the next host of 2015APHC, we are on a special mission to invite and welcome all palliative professionals to participate 2015APHC.
2015 Asia Pacific Hospice Conference
Date: 30 April- 3 May 2018
Venue: Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei
Conference Theme: Transforming Palliative Care
It has been 14 years since APHC was last held in Taipei. In 2015, Taipei was again the host country for the 11th APHC, and with this year’s conference theme – “Transforming Palliative Care”. A total of 1,315 delegates from Asia Pacific including 631 local delegates (58 were local speakers/moderators) and 684 international delegates (57 were international speakers/moderators) has reached for this conference.
Call for Abstracts
|
|
Poster |
Oral |
Art |
Reject/Withdraw |
Total |
|
Local |
247 |
8 |
2 |
11 |
268 |
|
International |
178 |
29 |
2 |
62 |
271 |
|
Total |
425 |
37 |
4 |
73 |
539 |
Based on the statistics shown, “Service Development and Delivery” aroused the highest interests and had a total submission of 14.82%, with “Difficult Symptom Control” next at 11.76% and then “Psychosocial (Loss, Grief and Bereavement)” at 10.12%.
The least discussed topics were “Palliative Care in Specific Settings” (0.24%), “Rehabilitation” (0.94%) and “Volunteers” (1.18%). The statistics may serve as a reference on what topics and information are most and least eagerly requested in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Through a wonderful conference made up of 24 countries and 1,315 delegates, ideas were expressed and exchanged, and friends new and old met together. We sincerely hope everyone benefited from the conference and returned home safely and satisfied. Now, the conference “Spirit Symbol” has been passed on to the next hosting country –Singapore. We shall see you all again soon in Singapore in 2017!
2017 Asia Pacific Hospice Conference
Date: 11-13 October 2017
Venue: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Center, Singapore
Conference Theme: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
More than 200 delegates from Taiwan flew to Singapore to participate 2017 APHC. Among these 200, Hospice Foundation of Taiwan lead a group of 165 delegates (34 doctors, 117 allied health and 14 students) to participate. Taiwan delegates hold 11% of the total registrations, shows the determination of Taiwan palliative professionals in improving care quality and gaining knowledge.
Total 259 abstracts were submitted by Taiwan delegates. This stands for 52% of the total 576 abstracts. In addition, 4 Taiwan abstracts were selected to be presented in oral.
2019 Asia Pacific Hospice Conference
Date: 1-4 August 2019
Venue: Grand City Convention & Exhibition, Surabaya Indonesia
Conference Theme: Bringing Hope to Those in Despair