Revisiting the 2025 Palliative Care Conference
It has been just over a year since the 2025 Palliative Care Conference brought palliative care practitioners together in Durban, South Africa, under the theme Revolution. Evolution. Solution. We recently reread the conference snapshot report, kindly compiled and shared by Mundipharma, and found it just as valuable to engage with now as it was then.
Our thanks to Mundipharma for capturing these workshops and presentations so thoughtfully, and for making this resource freely available to the palliative care community.
In the document, you will find:
- Practical, hands-on guidance from workshops covering nutrition, oral care, PEG tubes, pressure care and lymphoedema
- Reflections on ethics, moral resilience and living wills for palliative care teams
- Local and international perspectives, from compassionate communities in Kerala to Ubuntu and the Safari Concept in African palliative care
- Updates on tools and support systems available to South African patients and practitioners, including telehealth, Alignd and Discovery Health’s Epilog
Whether you were there in person or are discovering these insights for the first time, we hope this snapshot sparks reflection on how far our community has come, and where it is headed next.
And speaking of what’s next: rumour has it that planning for the 2027 Palliative Care Conference is already quietly underway. Watch this space.
