The theme of APCA’s fourth triennial conference is ‘The net effect: spanning diseases, crossing borders’ - the aim of the conference is to develop new partnerships and to involve members of the global health community who may have not had direct exposure to palliative care in their field of work.

The target audience for the conference has also been expanded to include partners from Francophone and Lusophone countries that have traditionally had low participation in the global palliative care dialogue. 

APCA’s 2013 conference will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa,  from 17 to 20 September 2013. The conference is being organised in partnership with the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa.   

If you are interested in participating in the conference, funding a workshop participant or a track, or suggesting workshop session themes, please contact APCA at info@africanpalliativecare.org.