Interested in developing your knowledge and skills? This course is ideal for experienced doctors and nurses who are practising in palliative care and end of life care.
Following excellent feedback in 2025, Oxford Centre for Education and Research in Palliative Care is delighted to collaborate with Dorothy House Hospice for the third year to bring you this Masterclass in 2026. Book now for an early bird price of £175.
Topics will be selected from the Oxford Advanced Course in Pain and Symptom Management taking place in Summer 2025. Updates and new publications in the field are added to the teaching materials. A case-based teaching approach is used face-to-face in the beautiful setting of Dorothy House Hospice.
See the course programme section for an example programme from 2025. The 2026 programme will be available in the autumn.
Taking place on Friday the 23rd of January 2026.
EARLY BIRD PRICE! 10% OFF until 12th December 2025
Word cloud of 2025 feedback:
Location: Face to face
CPD Credits: 5 CPD points expected
+ Venue
Dorothy House Hospice, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2LE.
+ Speakers
Dr Mary Miller - Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Sobell House, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, University of Oxford, Director OxCERPC (Oxford Centre for education and research in palliative care) and Clinical Lead for NACEL
Dr Miller qualified from University College Cork, Ireland in 1988. She trained and worked in palliative medicine in Ireland, Sweden and the UK and has been a consultant in palliative medicine in Oxford since 1998. Dr Miller has a strong interest in education; completing a Diploma in Learning and Teaching at Oxford University 2005, was Training Programme Director and Regional Specialty Advisor (2002 – 2008) and has led the Oxford Advanced Courses in Pain and Symptom Management since 2005. She is an elected member of the Education Committee of the Association of Palliative Medicine and joint lead of the postgraduate education special interest forum. Since the inception of OxCERPC in 2017, Dr Miller and the team are focusing on building an exciting portfolio of courses, building research readiness and reaching out to practitioners across the globe.
2026 Speakers TBC.
+ Course Programmes
09.00 - Coffee and registration
09:15 - Welcome and Introduction
09:25 - Nausea and vomiting (Dr Mary Miller)
10:10 - Nonpharmalogical management of breathlessness (Dr Mary Miller)
10:40 - Coffee Break
11:10 - Oral health (Dr Mary Miller)
11:45 - - Vitamin deficiencies in our patients (Dr Mary Miller)
12:15 - Lunch
13:15- The Dorothy House Lecture 2026
14:15 - Break
14:30 - Problematic opioid use (Dr Mary Miller)
15:00 - Opioid induced neurotoxicity (Dr Mary Miller)
15:30 - Final remarks and feedback
15:45 - Close of day
+ Course Aims
Knowledge to inform your practice
Resources from which to continue learning and adapt that learning in practice
A means of ensuring your practice compares with ‘good practice’, benchmarking against your peers
Stimulation, time for thinking and reflection
