The 4th and 5th Annual U.S. World Hospice and Palliative Care Day conferences: Unifying the global palliative care community

The 4th and 5th Annual U.S. World Hospice and Palliative Care Day conferences: Unifying the global palliative care community 
Palliative & Supportive Care; by William E Rosa, Shila Pandey, Andrew S Epstein, Liz Blackler, Lauren Akua Koranteng, Dana Greenfield, Paul Yoon, Craig D Blinderman, Judith E Nelson, William S Breitbart; 7/18/25 
On October 3-4, 2023 and September 30-October 1, 2024, the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Supportive Care Service hosted the 4th and 5th Annual U.S. Celebration of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) conferences, respectively. This article describes both events and lessons learned in anticipation of the 6th annual conference to be held October 6-7, 2025. ... The U.S. WHPCD Conference provides a virtual platform to disseminate high-quality science, honor both clinician and patient and caregiver experiences, and celebrate hospice and palliative care delivery during substantial local and global change across practice and policy domains.