Funding Resources

IAHPC Traveling Scholarships

The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) is pleased to announce 10 (ten)scholarships from the IAHPC Traveling Scholarship Program, to help support the travel of palliative care workers in developing countries to the 12 th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). The EAPC Congress will take place in Lisbon, Portugal May 18-21, 2011.

Applicants must be living in a developing country, be active members of IAHPC, and actively working in palliative care. Applications from physicians, nurses, psychologists and other disciplines are welcome. If you wish to apply and are not an IAHPC member, you may join by clicking http://www.hospicecare.com/join.htm

Preference will be given to individuals who have not received an IAHPC grant in the past three years with accepted poster or oral presentations in the Congress.

Applications are available through the IAHPC website in http://www.hospicecare.com/Travellscholars/

Please send proof of acceptance of a poster or oral presentation along with a copy of your current CV. Selected individuals are also eligible to receive a discounted registration fee from the Congress.

Deadline to apply is February 25, 2011 . Results will be announced by March 1st.

Additional information about the EAPC Congress can be found in http://www.eapc-2011.org/

Best regards,

The IAHPC Office
http://www.hospicecare.com

Asia Pacific Hospice Conference Scholarship

We are pleased to invite applications for the APHN Rosalie Shaw Travelling Scholarship. This scholarship was created in honour of our former Executive Director, Dr Rosalie Shaw, to enable APHN members from resource-limited countries to attend the Asia Pacific Hospice Conference. The successful applicant will receive support up to USD1,500 to fund conference registration, travel and accommodation.

Applications must be made on the attached form, and returned to the APHN Secretariat by the close of business on 9 April 2011. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

We are delighted to announce that Dr Rosalie Shaw has recently been recognised in the Australia Day Honours List with the Medal of the Order of Australia, for her contributions to Palliative Care, especially towards APHN. Please join us to congratulate her on this momentous achievement.

JOIN US IN PENANG FOR THE 9 th APHC!

  Please note:

Closing date for abstract submission has been extended from 14 January 2011 to 19 February 2011; and

Closing date for early bird registration has been extended from 18 March 2011 to 23 April 2011

Pre-conference workshops on 14 July 2011 are facilitated by experts. The topics include:

• Art and Science of Palliative Nursing
• Pain and Symptom Management
• Ethical Decision-Making
• Learning to Teach Palliative Medicine
• Research Forum

For more information, please visit the conference website at http://www.aphc2011.org/

For more information, please visit the conference website at http://www.aphc2011.org/

“Growing Global Leaders . . . Advancing Palliative Care”

Applications Are Now Being Accepted for Cohort 2 from January 2012 to December 2013

Completed Applications are Due: April 30, 2011 by 24:00 hours in San Diego, California (Pacific Time = GMT - 8) without exceptions. Upload your completed application into our Survey Monkey tool at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LDI_2011_Program_Application

Successful applicants will be notified in August 2011

The LDI is for palliative care physicians who wish to develop critical leadership knowledge, skills and behaviors that will help them to advance palliative care capacity locally, nationally and internationally. The ultimate goal of the LDI is to increase world-wide access to excellent palliative care for those who need it.

A stipend is available.

For More Information

For more information and to access the Online Application, see http://www.palliativemed.org/International-Program

You may direct any questions about the LDI or the application process to [email protected]

Shannon Moore, MD, MPH, and Frank D. Ferris, MD, FAAHPM, FAACE Directors, Leadership Development Initiative Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice