Uncertainty with certainty: we can all make a difference and what’s in it for me?

Join us on 21st May 2025 for the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System’s annual Palliative and End of Life Care Conference. This thought-provoking day will bring together healthcare professionals, researchers, and community members to explore how we can transform conversations around death and dying.

Event details:

• Date: 21st May 2025
• Time: 09:00 – 16:30
• Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Ln, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ
• Location: MED002 lecture theatre

Featured speakers:

Dr Guy Peryer: Director of Education and Research, St Christopher’s Hospice

Dr Guy Peryer is Director of Education and Research for St Christopher’s Hospice in London. His research career began at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in 2009, where he later held various posts including Lecturer in Applied Health Sciences. In 2017, he joined the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for the East of England’s Palliative and End of Life Care theme group as a Research Fellow, leading an impactful research programme around compassionate communities. 

Guy has led a research group for UEA Health and Social Care Partners investigating methods to expand community involvement in palliative and end of life care. In 2019, he was awarded an NIHR Advanced Fellowship to research and mobilise death literacy knowledge across non-clinical community networks in the East of England.

He is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, a Chartered Scientist with The Science Council, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.

Dr Sarah Zaidi: PEoLC Clinical Lead, NHS Mid and South Essex

Dr Sarah Zaidi is NHS East of England Regional Clinical Lead for Frailty and Home First Ageing Well Steward for Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System, and Clinical Lead for Frailty and Urgent Care at Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT).

Sarah trained and qualified as a doctor from University College London (UCL) medical school in 2000. She initially trained as a medic in London hospitals for the first nine years of her career before moving into primary care. Sarah has developed special interest and expertise in Frailty and End of Life care across Essex for the past 15 years.

She has held several strategic transformation and clinical leadership roles for a Community Provider health trust (EPUT) across Essex, now in Mid and South Essex ICB. Sarah is also a clinical lead member of NHSE East of England Clinical Advisory Groups relevant to Frailty, UEC and the National Virtual Ward programme.

Dr Eva Lew: PEoLC Clinical Lead, NHS East of England region and Medical Director, Farleigh Hospice

Dr Eva Lew joined Farleigh Hospice in 2010 as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine, having undertaken specialist training in the Oxford Deanery. She was promoted to Medical Director in 2019, working alongside Farleigh Hospice’s Clinical Director to deliver high-quality and responsive clinical services.

Eva is responsible for overseeing the medical team in providing specialist medical support across the Inpatient Unit, community and local hospital. As Lead for Clinical Governance, she develops and delivers clinical education within and outside the Hospice, working with the Head of Education.

She is particularly focused on influencing Palliative Care education at the new Anglia Ruskin Medical School and developing innovative ways of delivering education using virtual media, such as Project ECHO.

Why attend?

This conference will help you understand that End of Life care is part of Life and relevant to us all. We’ll challenge ourselves to make that cultural shift where death and dying discussions are normalised in health and social care as well as in our communities.

You’ll discover how this approach can benefit both the people we serve and us as professionals, impacting our teams and the wider healthcare system. The day will also explore our roles as citizens in society, supporting others living with Life Limiting conditions in times of crisis and loss.

Who should attend?

Healthcare professionals, social care workers, community service providers, educators, researchers, and anyone interested in improving palliative and end of life care.

If you have any questions about this event please email us.

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