Joe Wood gave a plenary lecture at the Montreal International Congress on Palliative Care
- Title Joe Wood gave a plenary lecture at the Montreal International Congress on Palliative Care
- Year 2026
- Collaboration MIPCC 2026
- Author of entry Assisted Lab
- Last updated 16.10.2026
Joe's lecture touched on Cicely Saunders' concept of total pain - its origins and continued relevance - as well as the value of close reading, conceptual history, and the care it takes to tend a garden. For more on these issues see his beautiful book, Cicely Saunders and Total Pain: Holism, Narrative and Silence at the End of Life, published by University of Edinburgh Press.
Cicely Saunders and Total Pain
Meet the MIPCC 2026 Plenary Speakers: Joe Wood | Palliative Care McGill - McGill University