Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture 2026 - Live stream
Online
Barbara Gomes will explore some of the major questions shaping palliative and end-of-life care today, drawing on her international research into people’s experiences, preferences and priorities for care, including where people are cared for and die.
This lecture will be broadcast live from the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London on YouTube.
About the speaker
Barbara Gomes is a Coordinator Researcher (equivalent to Full Professor) in Palliative Care at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, where she coordinates the Healthcare Challenges thematic line at the Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB) and leads its Palliative, End-of-Life and Bereavement Care Research Group.
She completed her MSc and PhD in Palliative Care at King’s College London and is also an Invited Senior Research Fellow at the Cicely Saunders Institute. In 2022, she was awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant to investigate dying places across countries, and in 2024 she was awarded the Floriani Chair in Palliative Care. She is also scientific advisor of the “la Caixa” Foundation Programme of Comprehensive Care for People with Advanced Disease in Portugal since 2018.
About the lecture
The Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture is the flagship annual lecture of the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London. It brings together leading voices whose research and practice are helping to shape the future of palliative and end-of-life care.
The lecture is aimed at clinicians, researchers, policymakers, funders and others with an interest in improving care for people with serious illness and those close to them.
The Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture are supported by the Institute’s charitable partner: Cicely Saunders International.
Online attendance is open to all. In-person attendance at the Cicely Saunders Institute is limited to invited guests and professionals working in relevant fields. To request an invitation to attend in person, please email NMPC-Events@kcl.ac.uk
About the Cicely Saunders Institute
The Cicely Saunders Institute is part of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care. It is a multidisciplinary research, education and clinical hub at King’s College London, working to improve palliative and end-of-life care and reduce inequalities through research, clinical care, education and policy impact.
The Institute offers opportunities to study and develop expertise in palliative and end-of-life care, including postgraduate taught programmes, MPhil/PhD research, online postgraduate study and professional development courses.
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Interim Director of Cicely Saunders Institute and Professor of Palliative Care
Senior Vice-President (Health & Life Sciences)
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