Welcome to the advanced course 2026. We are delighted to deliver the course in Oxford once again. The advanced course is a leading course for palliative care doctors, nurses and pharmacists. We welcome delegates and friends from the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and many other countries. Dr Mary Miller leads the course, 2026 will be her 19th year.
The course is developed afresh each year, bringing you the latest knowledge to inform your practice. The learning objectives and programme will help identify what you can learn by attending. In addition, the video recordings and further resources will be available for review and further reading. You will gain 12 hours of CPD credits by attending and many more by post course reading. Your organisation gets value for money as the course delivers high standards of professional knowledge, is educationally sound, allowing staff time for discussion and supports staff in setting continuing educational goals for the year following the course.
Feedback in 2025:
‘I continue to be very impressed by the high standards, excellent content and fantastic facilitation’
‘As a Doctor, things that will influence practice are always useful and there was plenty in this course to think about’
‘Amazing & professional. It reminded me why I love being a palliative nurse’
The price remains the same in 2026! OxCERPC is a charity. Any surplus income generated from our course programme helps keep the costs as low as possible or is ploughed back into education.
Location: Oxford
CPD Credits: 12 CPD credits- application in progress
+ Venue
Blavatnik school of government, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG.
The most Convenient accommodation near to the
BLAVATNIK SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, 120 Walton Street, OX2 6GG is
(Park and ride drop off stop = Old Radcliffe Infirmary (Maths Institute)
The Holiday Inn, Oxford Peartree Roundabout, Oxford - Use Redbridge 300 Park and Ride bus to venue
Travelodge, Oxford Peartree. Oxford, OX2 8JZ - Use Redbridge 300 Park and Ride bus to venue
Premier Inn, Westgate, Greyfriars Court, Paradise Square, Oxford OX1 1BE. Phone: 0333 003 8101 - Use Peartree 300 Park and Ride bus to venue
Keble College, Oxford [10 minute walk from venue]
https://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/conferences/accommodation/
Conference Oxford:
http://www.conference-oxford.com/bb-self-catering
Oxford Park and Ride Service
Cost: 1-16 hours (£2): 16-24 hours (£4): 24-48 hours (£8): 48-72 hours (£12)
Thornhill Park and Ride
London Road, Oxford (OX3 8DP) - located off the A40 from Thame, Aylesbury, High Wycombe, London and the M40 to the east of the city, just before the ring road. East of Oxford, 15 mins from city centre (400 bus to city centre).
Redbridge Park and Ride
Abingdon Road, Oxford (OX1 4XG) – Located off the A34 from Abingdon, Didcot and Newbury. This site is located to the south of the city. (300 bus to venue)
Peartree Park and Ride
21 Lakeside, Oxford (OX2 8JD) – Located off the A34 to the north of the city, this site can be accessed from the A40 (from Witney and Cheltenham). A4260 (from Kidlington), A34 (from Banbury, Bicester and Northampton) and the M40.
Seacourt Park and Ride
234 Botley Road, Oxford (OX2 0HP) – Located off the A420 from Swindon and Bath, to the west of the city on the Botley Road.
Oxford Parkway Park and Ride (OX2 8HA)
This site is located at Oxford Parkway Station to the north of the city and can be accessed from the A40 (from Witney and Cheltenham), A4260 (from Kidlington), A34 (from Banbury, Bicester and Northampton) and the M40.
+ Speakers
Confirmed:
1. Dr Ben Bowers: Using injectable end-of-life medications at home in a safe, effective and timely way
2. Dr Amanda Brain and Dr Laura Nohavicka: Transitioning between paediatric and adult palliative care
3. Dr Paul Howard: Update on medicines and pharmacology to underpin our clinical practice
4. Dr Mary Miller: Updates from the journals over the past 12 months
5. Dr Claire Stark Toller: Iron and blood in palliative care practice
6. Dr Rhys Thomas: Management of seizures
7. Dr Farzana Virani: Sialorrhoea and an update on management
+ Course Programmes
A full programme is to follow shortly.
+ Course Aims
The course aims to provide participants with:
- Knowledge to inform and update your practice
- Knowledge that is delivered by expert speakers
- Knowledge that develops between the speakers and the audience during questions and discussions
- Resources that can be used over the following 12 months to develop and extend your learning
- Resources that will support you to bring learning back to your workplace
- Resources that will help you develop your portfolio of evidence for appraisal and revalidation
- A means of ensuring your practice is at the cutting edge
- Time for thinking, questions and reflection
