Join us for the Annual LOROS Lecture 2026: Breathlessness - an overlooked challenge, learning and unlearning evidence-based management
We are delighted to welcome Professor Irene Higginson, the founder of the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London, the world’s first purpose-built centre for palliative and end-of-life care research and education integrated with clinical care. A clinical academic, dual trained in palliative medicine and public health, her pioneering work and partnerships have shaped palliative care policy, research and clinical practice internationally. At King’s she leads the Better Health and Care Hub — a cross-faculty initiative bringing together clinical innovation and research and education for people with complex illness. The Institute’s MSc and PhD programmes, to which she contributes, continue her vision, training the next generation of researchers to improve quality of life and care for people with advanced illness.
Details:
Date: Thursday 19th March 2026
Time: 5pm-6pm
Location: Virtual
A one-day virtual conference exploring new evidence, practice, and research shaping equitable palliative care for all.
In this one-day virtual conference the national Sawubona - Equity in Palliative care for all research forum members in partnership with Hospice UK and Good Grief Festival will showcase and critically engage with emerging evidence, current practices, and the impact of recent research in shaping future directions in addressing inequities in palliative care.
