title: The 9th Palliative Care Congress:  one attendee's highlights.
abstract: The 9th annual Palliative Care Congress, organised by the Palliative Care Research Society and the Association of Palliative Medicine, took place in Gateshead, England, on 14-16 March at the impressive The Sage Gateshead on the bank of the river Tyne. Proceedings got under way in dramatic fashion with a production of the Nell Dunne play Home Death, which International Journal of Palliative Nursing part-sponsored. The play was well received by the early comers to the Congress, as evidenced by the comment that it was interesting to experience the very familiar event of a patient's death from the unfamiliar perspective of the person's relatives. This refreshingly alternative start to the Congress continued into the official opening next morning, with a vibrant and humorous performance from the Newcastle Sword Dancers that no doubt helped to cast off the last traces of sleep for many a delegate.
authors.affiliation: International Journal of Palliative Nursing. craig.nicholson@markallengroup.com
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D028723:Personhood; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012042:Registries; D006113:United Kingdom