To respond to the trend of population ageing, promote scientific and standardised palliative care concepts and clinical practices, and enhance clinical medical and nursing staff’s comprehensive care competency for patients at the end‑of‑life stage, the Academic Conference of the Palliative Care Special Committee and Training Course for Improving Palliative Care Service Capacity under the Medical‑Elderly Integrated Care Model, co‑sponsored by Chengdu High‑tech Medical Association and Chengdu Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, and organised by the Palliative Care Special Committee of Chengdu High‑tech Medical Association, was successfully convened in Chengdu on 28 August 2026.

1.Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony was presided over by Professor Liu Mengjie, Chairperson of the Palliative Care Special Committee of Chengdu High‑tech Medical Association from Chengdu Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. Li Weidong, Party Committee Member and Vice President of Chengdu Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, and Ai He, Person‑in‑Charge of Relevant Divisions of Chengdu High‑tech Medical Association, attended and delivered opening remarks. The speakers emphasised that vigorously advancing palliative care is vital work for actively addressing population ageing and improving people’s wellbeing. The hospital and the association will give full play to their platform strengths, strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration, and jointly advance the standardised development of palliative care services.

Professor Liu Mengjie

Chengdu Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

2.Training Sessions

Subsequently, guest lecturers delivered presentations covering implementation pathways for palliative‑care‑related policies within medical‑elderly integrated care, institutional service system development, team collaboration models, difficult‑situation communication and spiritual care, community resource integration, and the application of appropriate traditional Chinese medicine techniques.

Professor He Haiyan

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

3.Case Exchange

A dedicated case‑exchange session was arranged for the conference. Through open call for submissions and multi‑round expert review, a number of high‑quality cases were selected for on‑site sharing. Presenters conducted thorough, in‑depth discussions grounded in real‑world palliative‑care clinical cases. The session featured active participation and lively exchanges. It effectively combined theoretical lectures with case analysis and achieved satisfactory training outcomes.

4.Conference Summary

This training built an academic exchange platform for practitioners engaged in palliative care, further disseminated standardised palliative care concepts. It is of positive significance for improving the quality and efficiency of palliative care services under the medical‑elderly integrated care model and boosting high‑quality disciplinary development of palliative care.