The UK Dementia and Palliative Care Conference 2025 – Rowcroft Hospice
The UK Dementia and Palliative Care Conference 2025 - Rowcroft Hospice
Podcast Description
This podcast features the keynote speakers from "The UK Dementia and Palliative Care Conference 2025" which is organised by Rowcroft Hospice. The series explores the critical role of dementia and palliative care in supporting those living with dementia.Across these episodes, we’ll be sharing expert insights, real-life experiences, and innovative approaches to improving careAll episodes were recorded live at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre in Devon on Tuesday 25th March 2025.This podcast was recorded and produced by Steve Hindley at iNarrator
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The podcast focuses on the critical role of dementia and palliative care, with episodes sharing expert insights, real-life experiences, and innovative approaches. For example, one episode covers Fred Caygill's personal journey caring for his wife with vascular dementia, emphasizing the emotional challenges caregivers face, while another delves into innovative support strategies provided by Admiral Nurses.
This podcast features the keynote speakers from
“The UK Dementia and Palliative Care Conference 2025” which is organised by Rowcroft Hospice.
The series explores the critical role of dementia and palliative care in supporting those living with dementia.
Across these episodes, we’ll be sharing expert insights, real-life experiences, and innovative approaches to improving care
All episodes were recorded live at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre in Devon on Tuesday 25th March 2025.
This podcast was recorded and produced by Steve Hindley at iNarrator
Join Professor Wilco Achterberg from Leiden University Medical Center as he explores the complex challenges of identifying and treating pain in people with dementia. In this illuminating episode, Prof. Achterberg breaks down how the aging brain processes pain differently, especially in those with cognitive impairment, and why traditional pain assessment methods often fail these vulnerable patients
Connect with Professor Wilco Achterberg on LinkedIn
This podcast is free to listen – but the care behind it isn’t.
Rowcroft Hospice is a registered charity, and much of our work is made possible thanks to the generosity of local supporters. We provide outstanding care to people with life-limiting illnesses and their families across South Devon—through our inpatient and outpatient services, as well as vital care at home.
We’re also planning to expand our impact even further, with a pioneering 60-bed dementia and complex nursing care home at our site in Torquay, designed to support some of the most vulnerable people in our community.
If you’ve found value in this podcast and would like to support our work, please visit rowcrofthospice.org.uk/donate thank you.
This podcast series is recorded and produced by Steve Hindley at iNarrator
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