National Symposium – Call for Abstracts is Now Open until January 10th, 2025!

As the nation’s only academic conference on palliative care, the National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education and Research brings together teachers, researchers, and practitioners to share cutting-edge work to advance the care of persons living with serious illness and their communities. Join us for an interdisciplinary event that will contribute to our pedagogical, scientific, policy, and practice efforts to change the way that healthcare is delivered in the United States.

The National Symposium provides opportunities for collaboration through a multidisciplinary lens. Professionals from the fields of medicine, nursing, social work, chaplaincy, public health, and mental/physical health are encouraged to submit their work.

Abstracts for an individual paper, panel session, workshop, or poster related to the 2025 National Symposium theme are invited. Faculty, healthcare practitioners, post-doctoral fellows, students, and anyone engaged in designing and delivering curriculum, performing research, or providing instruction and oversight of professionals are encouraged to submit.

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The theme for the 2025 National Symposium is:

It Takes a Village to Weave Connection and Inclusivity into Compassionate Whole Person Care.

Apply for Scholarships!

The California State University Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care is thrilled to announce that we’re now accepting applications for Scholarships for our upcoming 2025 National Symposium!

We are accepting both professionals and students. Don’t miss out and apply now, applications close by February 4th 2025.

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We are pleased to announce that the 2025 National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education and Research takes place June 2-4, 2025 at the California State University San Marcos, Event Ballroom!

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