- We are running all our online courses in 2022 – see CDOCTraining.org.uk for dates
- We’ll be speaking at Holy Cross hospital’s PDoC conference in June 2022 – see https://www.dochub.org.uk/courses-and-conferences/2021/03/24/4th-international-doc-conference/
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We’ll be presenting at the Elysium Neurological conference “Rising to the Challenge: Managing the diverse challenges in the field of brain injury” 30 November 2022, One Great George Street, Westminster, London
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Rearranged events due to Covid (details to follow once they’ve been reorganised) include: – European Conference of Health Workforce Education & Research, Geraldine Latchem-Hastings and Julie Latchem-Hastings will be talking about “Taking a virtual ‘Team Based Learning’ approach to interprofessional PDoC education”; Workshop about advance care planning at Guy’s and St Thomas’, London. Jenny Kitzinger will be talking about advocacy at: ‘Let’s talk: the importance of communication in the Court of Protection’. How can advocates support families to ensure patient’s values, wishes, beliefs and feelings are addressed in best interests decisions about them?. And we will be contributing to the ‘Intensive Care Society Law and Ethics Study Day’ and Presenting to the Association of UK Dieticians- Specialist Group on Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (PENG)
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Latest News
- New online course "Caring for PDoC patients" starts 1st May - see www.CdocTraining.org.uk
- Prof Celia Kitzinger interviewed by the RSM - see the interview here
- Prof Jenny Kitzinger's CPD lecture on palliative care for PDoC patients here
- Read our blog about videoing patients
Previous news
Our new paper on 'Supporting families'-exploring our role as academics, advocates and activists in published in Bioethics. Read More
Media comment on the latest 'miracle recovery' story, Jenny Kitzinger is interviewed about the implications (and some misinterpretations) about 'waking up' from a disorder of consciousness. View/Listen here
Supreme Court judgement “will benefit thousands of patients and families” Read More
A new online CDoC resource for Healthcare Professionals has been developed View here
Online Resource
Online resource for families looking for information and support here. This resource includes information on everything from diagnosis to treatment decisions. It includes over 200 film clips of families talking about their experiences Read More
'Coma Songs' radio programme
Listen to our Coma Songs Radio 3 programme here.