What's New

  • As part of the preparations for the 5th Sapporo Conference for Palliative and Supportive Care in Cancer (SCPSC), we have published Greetings from the president as well as the Conference Program.
    Additionally, we have published regarding our decision to open participant registration and set the call for general presentations to begin in "February 2025." .
  • The summer issue of the News letter of SCPSC has been published.
    Please find it at our website.IRS-SCPSC News Letter summer2024
  • The spring issue of the News letter of SCPSC has been published.
    Please find it at our website.IRS-SCPSC News Letter Spring 2024
  • The New Year Special Issue of the News letter of SCPSC has been published.
    Please find it at our website.IRS-SCPSC / News Letter-New Year
  • New Year’s message from the President has been posted.
  • The winter issue of the News letter of SCPSC has been published.Please find it at our website.IRS-SCPSC News Letter
  • A message from the president has been published regarding the upcoming 5th SCPSC scheduled 2026.
  • We are pleased to announce the appointment of new Board Members.Please refer to the “Board of Directors” section on our website for more information.
  • Contribution to BMJ SP Care Blog

    We are pleased to announce that Dr.Toshiaki Kusakabe, the Executive Committee Chair of SCPSC and Vice Director of Higashi Sapporo Hospital, has contributed to the BMJ (British Medical Journal) SP Care blog.

    Titled “History of Higashi Sapporo Hospital and the Progress of the SCPSC," Dr.Kusakabe's article traces the history of Higashi Sapporo Hospital, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in April 2023, and also discusses the inception of SCPSC. The article provides some particularly interesting insights into these topics.

    The article was published in two parts on September 5th and September 12th.

    For more information, please visit the BMJ SP Care blog at
    http://blogs.bmj.com/spcare/or the official BMJ website at
    http://www.bmj.com
  • The news letter of SCPSC has been published. Please find it at our website.
    IRS-SCPSC News Letter
  • Our Conference has now been registered in the directory of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC, IAHPC website):
    The IAHPC is a non-profit, charity organization that works with the World Health Organization(WHO) and others to promote and develop palliative care, and it currently has 1005 facilities in 119 countries worldwide. It is expected that our Conference will be further provided with an opportunity to play an active role internationally.
  • Message on “Human Dignity" from the President, Dr. Ishitani has been posted.

Sapporo Conference 2026 Access the program here
Sapporo Conference 2026 Pre-registration for participation Sapporo Conference 2026 Adstract Submission
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続きを読む Messages from Friends

Dear colleague:
Thanks very much for the update. I am delighted the plans for the new Sapporo Conference are continuing. I look forward to meeting again with many Japanese and international colleagues next July. Best regards,
Eduardo Bruera, MD
FT McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer
Chair, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, & Integrative Medicine

Special thanks

Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology
MASCC
Swiss Society of Palliative Care


Contact Information
  • Higashi Sapporo Hospital
  • 3-3-7-35,Higashi Sapporo,Shiroishi-ku,Sapporo,003-8585 Japan
  • TEL:+81-11-812-2311 FAX:+81-11-823-9552
  • E-mail:office@sapporoconference.com
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