Agenda.

Day 1

Thursday, 23 April

08:30 Registration, Coffee, Networking & Poster Exhibition
10:00 Welcome
SESSION 1

Chair: Dr John Allen, Co-Chair of the All Ireland Children’s Palliative Care Conference 2026 and Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and the National Maternity Hospital Holles St.

10:05 The Science and the Art of Resilience: 5 Lessons from Patients, Communities, and Society

Dr Abby R. Rosenberg, Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, U.S.A

10:55 Recognising and Managing Movement Disorders in Children and Young People with Life Limiting Conditions – how and why

Dr Dan Lumsden (UK), Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Evelina Children’s Hospital, London

11:35 Questions and Answers Session
11:50 Stretch, Coffee, Networking & Poster Exhibition
12:10 Opening Address
SESSION 2

Chair: Ms Liz O’Donoghue, Assistant Director of Nursing, LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice

12:25 Oral Abstract Presentations

1. Presentation
2. Presentation
3. Presentation

12:55 Questions and Answers Session
13:05 Lunch, Networking & Poster Exhibition
SESSION 3

Chair: Ms Fiona Woods, Head of Clinical Education, LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice

14:05 Ethnic Disparities in End of Life

Professor Johnathan Koffman, Professor of Palliative Care and Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre at Hull York Medical School

14:55 Questions and Answers Session
15:05 Oral Abstract Presentations

1. Presentation
2. Presentation
3. Presentation

15:35 Questions and Answers Session
15:45 Stretch Break, Coffee, Networking & Poster Exhibition
SESSION 4

Chair: Ms June Foxton, Liaison Nurse Manager, The Jack and Jill Foundation

16:05 Care Does Not End at Death: exploring the experiences of bereaved parents in the care of their child after death

Tara Kerr-Elliott, Director of Care at Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice

16:50 Questions and Answers Session
17:00 Day 1 Close 

  




    

  
  

  



  
    
    


  
  







  

    

    
      
    
    

  

  

    

      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

  
    

  
Day 2

  
Friday, 24 April







  
  


    

      08:00
      Workshop 1: Building a Resilience Toolkit
      

        Facilitated by Dr Abby R. Rosenberg, 
Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, U.S.A
      

                  IMPORTANT:  PLACES AT BOTH WORKSHOPS ARE LIMITED.  ATTENDANCE MUST BE BOOKED WHEN YOU REGISTER TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE

    


    

      08:00
      Workshop 2: Bridging Worlds: Culture, Compassion and the End of Life
      

        Facilitated by Tara Kerr Elliott, Director of Care at Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice and
        Rev Daniel Caldwell, Lead Chaplain in Atlantic Technological University and Lecturer in Palliative and End of Life Care
      

                  IMPORTANT:  PLACES AT BOTH WORKSHOPS ARE LIMITED.  ATTENDANCE MUST BE BOOKED WHEN YOU REGISTER TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE

    


    

      09:25
      Welcome
    


    

      SESSION 5
      
Chair: Dr Jonathan Clarke, Paediatric SpR, CHI

    


    

      09:30
      Ethical Considerations in Perinatal Palliative Care
      

        Dr Sophie Bertaud, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care,
        Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
      

    


    

      10:10
      Oral Abstract Presentations
      
1. Presentation
2. Presentation

    


    

      10:30
      Republic of Ireland Children Palliative Care Updates
      
Mr Maurice Dillon, National Lead for Palliative Care, Access & Integration

    


    

      10:40
      Northern Ireland Children Palliative Care Updates
      
Dr David Graham (TBC), Consultant Paediatrician

    


    

      10:50
      Questions and Answers Session
    


    

      11:00
      Stretch Break, Coffee, Networking & Poster Exhibition
    


  


  
  


    

      SESSION 6
      

        Chair: Ms Alison Cashell, Clinical Nurse Coordinator for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions, Dublin North
      

    


    

      11:20
      Pursuing Cultural Humility: Confronting bias and creating meaningful engagement.
      
Rev Daniel Caldwell, Lead Chaplain in Atlantic Technological University and Lecturer in Palliative and End of Life Care

    


    

      12:00
      Islamic End-of-Life Support for Children and Their Loved Ones
      
Ms Amilah Ali, Community Worker in Islamic End of Life Care and Funeral Support

    


    

      12:20
      Questions and Answers Session
    


    

      12:30
      A Parent’s Perspective
    


    

      12:45
      Lunch
    


    

      SESSION 7
      

        Chair: Dr Hannah Linane, Consultant in Palliative Medicine with a Special Interest in Adolescents and Young Adults,
        St James’ Hospital and CHI
      

    


    

      13:45
      Demonstration of Music Therapy in Children’s Palliative Care
    


    

      14:05
      Taboo Topics: Strategies for navigating tough conversations with Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
      

        Dr Abby R. Rosenberg, 
Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, U.S.A
      

    


    

      14:50
      Questions and Panel Discussion
    


    

      15:20
      Abstract Prizes & Final Comments
      

        Dr Stacey Power-Walsh, Co-Chair of the All Ireland Children’s Palliative Care Conference 2026 and
        Assistant Professor in Nursing (Children’s and General – Integrated),
        UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
      

    


    

      15:30
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